Friday, September 11, 2015

Surprises and Goodness

This is my first time blogging as a mom to be, on my iPhone. ( I'll be 17 weeks tomorrow!) It's kind of crazy, all that's happened this year-  I graduated from Pratt Institute in May, got pregnant, moved four times ( the last being home to PA), got a new job, and now here I am- blogging to you.
Can we just stop and realize how good God is for a moment? He places us on the earth, raises us up, educates us, gives us a career, and then we begin a whole new life by acquiring another life.  It just wows me. That he the creator of it all, has destined us for so much life and greatness beyond our wildest imagination.
Believe me, I never thought I would be a college graduate and pregnant by 20. It's truly wild. But he knew. He knew every hair on my head, every trial I would face, and he knows the same amount for me that he currently knows for my almost 17 week-old fetus. He knows his/her entire life because he knit that beautiful being in my womb and has a plan for him/her. He is a good God. He is faithful, fertile, and fervent. February 2016 is gonna be the arrival of this precious gift, and I can't wait to meet my baby! But first, I can't wait to find out if it's a boy or girl. I've got a list of names right here:
Girls:
Finley Kate
Hazel Acelyn
Poppy Kate
Violet Harper
Harmony Lee
Tessa Quinn

Boys:
Leeland James
Deklyn James

Going for Finley Kate (or Finley Acelyn) and Leeland James

It's super wild, and life's a journey, but the exciting thing is that we get to walk this life with Christ. He leads us, takes care of us, and shows us that his plans for our life are even greater and better than our own.

Xoxo,
Emma