Many of you have asked how we announced
our little miracle to our church family back on Nov 20. It went something
like this:
Do you ever have those times where you
stop, reflect, thank God for your blessings, look back, and wonder where the
time goes? Carter and I have done a lot of all of these lately, and even
more the last several months.
I mean think about it: Just look at our
Glades kids…they are getting taller, going grade to grade and next thing we
know, they are in middle school then high school and then college! Baby
Evie turned 1 this past Summer. George turns 1 this week. And these
are just a few things happening right here in our church family! Where does the
time go?
As we have continued our daily quiet
time individually and as a couple, Carter and I keep hearing, reading, and
ending up at the same verses, whether it be in a devotional or an email someone
shares with us, scripture reading, or a bible study… You know God those times
when is wanting you to hear or grasp something? Let me share just a few
of the repetitive verses and phrases with you:
Every good and perfect gift is from
above…James 1:17
From the fullness of grace, we have
received one blessing after another. John 1:16
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the
earth. Psalm 100:1
It takes a church to raise a
child. Or It takes a village to raise a child. Isn’t this SO TRUE…hence
why we ALL participate when a child/adult gets baptized?
How about these verses…
Psalm 127:3 “Behold, children are a
gift from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.”
1 Samuel 1:27 “For this child we
prayed, and the Lord has granted us our petition.”
Carter and I have been asked for the
last 5+ years, when we were going to have a child? Or when it was going
to be our turn? Whether easy or hard to say, our answer has always been,
“It’s up to God and in His timing.” We cherish every time you have shared
your babies, kids, and youth with us along the way. We love every minute and
will continue to do so.
We couldn’t be more humbled, blessed,
and overjoyed to share with you, God has shown us it’s our time! We have been
counting down the days to be able to tell YOU, our church family, WE ARE
PREGNANT! BABY ROBINSON WILL BE JOINING US NEXT YEAR!!!! < I was
crying with joyous tears with the biggest smile on my face. Everybody was
clapping, cheering, and sharing in the happy tears. > We couldn’t be
more thrilled of this church family/this village to be here with us along the
way and in the years to come.
Join us in prayers for a healthy rest
of our pregnancy, for me as I carry this baby, and for a healthy baby,
delivery, and in the days and years to come raising him or her. Most
importantly, let’s all totally give the Lord the credit for our miracle!
We love you and thanks for loving
us!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE don’t post this fun news on
social media such as Facebook until you see us do so. Please respect that
we are still sharing with family and friends and we prefer them to hear from
us, not internet.
< They all did great and didn’t
spill the beans or share until we did so the week after Thanksgiving. >
To Our Bloggers:
Ya’ll, what a special moment this was! It definitely went on
our awesome Glades Memories List! It was priceless…We could tell on their
faces they kept going back and forth trying to figure out if we were pregnant
or not. Was great! Worked out just how we had hoped. ; )
