One to call their own

Husband is blessed to be part of a large family. He is the baby of 4, 2 older sisters and an older brother.

All four of them are married and 3 of the 4 have children.

Until yesterday.

Husband's oldest brother, Beeb, has been married for a little over 12 years. Despite countless efforts to conceive a child (almost every available medical option), their time had not come. Beeb's twin sister had 2 children, the middle sister, L, had 1 step-son and we had D-Man, and still they had none.

There were times when I was pregnant with D-Man that I felt so much heartbreak for them because I couldn't imagine what it felt like to want a child and not have one.

And then, God reminded me that it is not our plan, but HIS plan that our life follows. And HIS plan became very apparent in their lives about 10 months ago.

We were on our way to a Razorback football game when we got the call with the news, "We're pregnant!" How long they had waited for this moment, how long we had wanted this moment for them.

And yesterday at a little after 1 in the afternoon, our niece, Baby C, came into the world. A wonderful blessing from God; a wonderful addition to our family; and someone to call their own.

Praise be to God!