Life Changes & a Big Surprise!
Any country music fans out there? Even if you aren’t, I’m sure you can relate to the words. Thomas Rhett has a new song out, and the lyrics go:
Ain’t it funny how life changes
You wake up, ain’t nothing the same and life changes
You can’t stop it, just hop on the train and
You never know what’s gonna happen
You make your plans and you hear god laughing
Life changes, and I wouldn’t change it for the world, the world, oh no
THAT is the story of my life right now. In the midst of selling our old house, moving in with our parents for a few months, and waiting for our new house to be finished, we got a surprise that took the cake. We are having baby #3!! Charlotte is barely 1 and we are at such a busy time in our lives, but that didn’t matter to God.
My initial reaction was fear. I immediately started worrying about being able to handle a third child (even though we’d always planned to have 3 or 4) so soon. I’d have to take a maternity leave after moving into a more expensive house. If this was our last baby, I’d wanted to space it out and savor my last pregnancy. It all seemed like too much, but Mike grabbed my shoulders and looked me in the eyes and told me, “This is a good thing.”
Although in that moment I was scared and overwhelmed, he reminded me what a blessing this was and how this was just all part of the plan. I’m thankful I’m married to a man who can calm me when I’m overwhelmed and who is positive and encouraging. He’s really the best.
So, I’m nowhere closing to having it all together, but at least I’ve got my attitude straightened out. And I’m choosing to be thankful and count my blessings. After the shock wore off, excitement set in. We are having another girl, and the two girls will be close in age and *hopefully* best friends. Even when things don’t go how you’d plan, they always work out for the best. You might not see it right away, but you will eventually be thankful things happened the way they did.
Thanks for getting a little more personal with me today <3