Friday, July 23, 2010

A Verse for Jessie

When I was pregnant with Maggie, I took great joy in Psalm 139:13-16.  I marveled at the thought that while we couldn’t see our child, she was not and is not hidden from Him.  God has had a plan for Maggie since long before we even thought of her.  That God knit her together and she is fearfully and wonderfully made. 

2010-07-18 2010-07-18 001 001Throughout my pregnancy with Jessie, I kept looking for a verse for the new baby.  I knew that once I heard or saw it, I would know that THIS was the verse for him or her.  Nothing stood out to me.  Then I got her a baby book with lots of Bible verse in it and one FINALLY stood out to me: 1 Thessalonians 3:9

How we thank God for you!  Because of you we have great joy in the presence of God.

As Rocky and I talked about last night, I have been thinking about Jessie since Maggie was about a year old. And after the miscarriage, the thankfulness for a full term pregnancy and healthy baby are beyond anything I could have thought of.  So oh, how I thank God for Jessie.

And because of the great joy her big sister takes in her:

2010-07-18 2010-07-18 001 002 2010-07-18 2010-07-18 001 003

2 comments: