Preparing to Breath

What an amazing thing!!  I woke up this morning to the feel of jumping in my stomach.  Not a turning jumping that stopped but an uncontrollable continuous jumping.  At first since it's been almost seven yrs. since the last time I was pregnant, this alarmed me. Then I remembered "hiccups" thats what that is.  And after a few minutes they ceased. I then remembered hiccups in my other pregnancies and what their purpose is.  Hiccups exercise the little ones lungs preparing them to breathe when they are born  As I marveled over the child in my stomach having hiccups, It became very real to me that God is preparing my little one to breathe and that his word says "Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord!  Today was Gods timing to begin to prepare this lovely child "my sweet baby" to praise him!!!

I think That is ...Wonderful!!!

Psalms 150:6 "Let everything that has breath praise the LORD!  Praise the LORD!"

Today I believe I am approx. 24 weeks along the date is Dec 28th.  Calculate your date and the day God saw it time to begin to prepare your baby to praise Him.

Let's pray:  Thank you Lord  for this beautiful child living and growing inside of me.  Thank you for preparing him or her to live and praise you all the days of their life.  The days only you Lord already know. Lord give me the strength and ability to lead and guide this child to follow you Lord, and may this child praise you all the days of their life. This I pray in Jesus name Amen.

This Christmas Gift

This year everything's been crazy just trying to get everything done.  Kids school parties, extra curricular activities, church functions, decorating and all the fun things that come along with the Christmas Holidays.
I was out shopping the other day for gifts for the kids.  So many different things to choose from, most of them small and electronic this year, I become hesitant on what to buy.  Is it going to be out dated and upgraded after the new year? Should I wait to see if a newer and better one is on the way?  After they play with it for a week or so are they still going to appreciate this gift??  Since everything is constantly changing and  getting better in our material world once you think you've got the best of something you realize they came out with a newer model, better picture, takes pictures has video, more memory etc.....
As I was thinking about all of this I looked down at the baby nestled in my stomach and it dawned on me.  This Christmas I had the gift of life that only God can give.  This child, though I do not know what sex it will be, can never be upgraded, when it's born it will be all it needs to be, God designed this baby especially for our family, and it is the perfect gift from him.  The best thing about it, God gives this gift and it costs nothing.  Now surely by next Christmas it will cost something as I will have another little one to place gifts under the tree for, but the life itself is a perfect gift from Al-Mighty God.

 No Upgrade Needed!!!!