A Year Ago Today...

A year ago today our sweet babies were conceived. It was a year ago today that I went in for my ‘egg retrieval’ that began our journey into parenthood. (See our posts from last year...) Our journey has never been what we ‘envisioned’ many years ago; I can honestly say it’s been much better though. True it’s been much harder than I could imagine and many roads filled with trials have been traveled, but the growth and gifts we’ve been given along the way far outweigh everything else. The past week or so, I’ve been looking back through my writings as I traveled through our journey of infertility God entrusted us with. My heart is warmed as I read my pain knowing God was smiling down on us as He held our sweet baby boys Gavin and Wyatt. ‘All is well my child’ I can imagine God saying to me back then as I cried for our children. And ‘all is well’ indeed. I thank God for being with us each step of the way. I thank God for shining enough light on our path to take the next step. I thank God for the growth He wanted us to experience before our boys were born. The list goes on and on as I reflect. To top off the list, I sit here this morning as my sweet boys take their first morning nap and say thank You God for the precious little ones you have entrusted to us. I pray with all my heart we can be great parents to them. I pray we set good examples for them to follow. I pray we help them know the Lord as their personal Savior and friend. I pray we encourage them to grow into the men God created them to be; to travel the paths He has prepared for them. I pray they know just how much we love and cherish them. I pray they see just how much their mom and dad love each other and love the Lord. I pray for their health and safety; for their happiness and their future. I pray for the lives they will touch. Oh the things I pray… Thank you Lord for all the wonderful journeys and gifts you have entrusted us with. May my eyes stay continually on You.