We’re playing the waiting game.  And it’s not my fav pastime, I’ll tell you.  But it DOES give me an amazing opportunity to watch God work.

Yesterday was a HARD day.  Not bad, not particularly demanding, just HARD spiritually.  I felt so weak before Him and had spent some time yesterday morning just “flopping” in front of God with absolutely NOTHING to say, NOTHING to offer.  Sometimes that happens because I’m being whiny, but yesterday, it was because I felt so weak.

And in His mercy, He did not seem to mind

My body’s making progress — contractions here and other things there and sometimes enough that I think maybe I should call the doctor.  But as of yet, we’re just here.  That was hard yesterday.

I called one of my “Jonathans” yesterday morning and she prayed over me and called her aunt after we hung up so they could pray for me.

And yesterday afternoon, I lost it with Darren.  Just dissolved in tears on the bed.  Which was hard, too, because he’d come down with a fever and wasn’t feeling great, but as usual, he was my rock.  He held me and let me cry and reminded me of Truth I needed, AND he made me laugh.  And I needed all of that.

By last night, I’d received texts from 3 different friends whom God had prompted to be praying.  “You’ve been on my mind all day….”  “When is that baby coming? I just had a feeling…” “LORD, give Sarah strength…”  I was so humbled by God’s careful orchestration and by my friends’ obedience when He said “Pray.”

As promised and as no surprise, His mercies are new again this morning.  Darren slept in and seems to be feeling much better, LittleMan is back to normal speed and he and LittleBit cleaned her room so we could move the cradle in.  The kitchen is 50% recovered and the laundry is in process (as always ).  It feels like a better day.  I had a sweet little time in the Word; not going to lie, could have been MUCH longer, but it was great to meet with Him and I loved what He had to say.  And I’m hoping to finish my Beth Moore book (When Godly People do Ungodly Things — Arming Ourselves in the Age of Seduction) because it’s been FABULOUS and I’m in the home stretch.

So, the waiting game doesn’t feel quite as HARD today. He is here. He is in the waiting.  And days from now, when this beautiful new little soul makes her entrance into our world and into our family, these days will fade into barely recallable memories.  I’m so good with that!  Can’t wait for it to happen!