The last I heard, there are 11 women in our church who are currently pregnant, plus three who just delivered - and one was a set of triplets!!! God is showing Himself to be VERY faithful amongst us! The women of Redeemer Presbyterian are absolutely amazing. They have welcomed me for nearly 7 years now! They embraced Josh & me as a couple with open arms. And now they have lavishly showered us with prayer, encouragement, love, and pointers as we prepare to welcome our baby Wesley into the covenant family.
The Redeemer showers are not your typical baby showers. They have a different twist. They seek to bestow upon the mother-to-be warm words of encouragement, wisdom, and warnings as well. They include a time of open sharing in which any woman present is welcome to share advice, tips, tools, or even a funny story. Another special part of the shower that happens quietly during the time together is that a little journal is passed around and the women write their thoughts and wisdom in their words that they later share out loud. Along with the insight comes a basket full of anonymous gifts, so sweet! I just love these women!
I was just thinking today how very special it is that the Lord has coordinated His perfect timing in each of our lives to bring this group of women together. How neat that there are so many covenant children who will all be born so close together. And what a great opportunity for the women in our church to be united by such CUTE little beings and common life-changing events! Praise the Lord :)
The beautiful cake, it was scrumptious!
Lee, Me, & Laura
Me, Beth, & Alla
"There is nothing more amazing & beautiful than seeing your lives duplicated in the life of your child; seeing yourself will take you to new heights as well as depths than you ever thought possible" Kathy Bailey
1 comment:
Lila,
I am so glad you have such a wonderful group of women around you! The shower sounds wonderful.
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