"For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
Psalm 139:13-14
School is in full force at our house. Mia is loving the 4th grade and is in a super program. She comes home excited about learning and doesn't seem to mind that she doesn't get much of a break. English school five days a week and then two hours of Chinese school on Saturdays. It's not easy learning a new language, keeping up with your native language and learning new skills. Plus we have thrown piano lessons in there somewhere. Makes me tired just blogging about it. She is a fighter and no doubt will be successful in all that comes her way.
During this past month I have been to two baby showers and welcomed the birth of my great nephew. Watching the joy and care these women have for their babies left me feeling a little empty inside. Nine months of experiencing blissful excitement, shopping and the best medical care. Events that I have had the privilege of experiencing twice in my lifetime. Putting away sweet baby clothes for the anticipation of a miracle to come.
When reflecting on Mia's entrance into the world I had an overwhelming feeling of sadness. There was no baby shower, crib, diapers, or even medical care. How cheated I felt for her. I will never know the circumstances concerning her birth parents, or the nine months that should have been a celebration of life to come. I will never know what her birth mother was thinking, or the pain she must have felt. Questions there will never be answers for. What I do know and what brings me comfort is the knowledge that Mia was created in the image of God. It doesn't matter that I don't know the circumstances. God has a plan that transcends from what we might feel is right and just. It doesn't matter that she wasn't knit together in my womb - that I don't have fancy ultra sound pictures, or the technology to have heard her beating heart. I have something far greater. God's promise. A promise that says before we ever came to earth that God had a plan for us and we are of incredible value. That we are fearfully and wonderfully made. No matter who birthed us into this world and what "genetic makeup" we come with, we are all God's children.
Looking forward to seeing what the fall season has in store for our family.
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If you would like to hear Mia singing Jesus Loves Me go below and mute the blog music.
Thanks for reading and may God bless you and yours.
