Being Blessed

This morning at our co-op Christmas practice I had the opportunity to talk to a woman who's also had two babies die.  It was my first opportunity really getting to talk to her and get to know her and I feel like it was totally God-ordained that we were in the nursery together.  It was wonderful to hear her tell of her precious baby, Daisy, who she delivered in January.  She is now pregnant and due around the same time Daisy was 'born'.  It was encouraging to hear her account of how God worked in that situation.  I shared with her parts of my story and I told her of a verse a dear woman shared with me yesterday, Exodus 23: 25, 26 "Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span."  She shared with me verses about the Israelites drinking the bitter water in Marah, and how God then led them to the sweet waters of Elam.  She shared how she had to go through the difficult, bitter waters of losing a baby, but that she has peace with this pregnancy and how her sweet "Elam" is coming!!!  By the way, she's naming her baby Elam!  I was just so encouraged!!!

On another note, Thanksgiving was rather quiet and uneventful.  I made a nice meal and we just had a really lazy day.  I didn't get too 'sad' about it, but just tried to enjoy it.  Sorry I've been MIA a bit...just haven't had a whole lot to say!