As many of you readers know, my husband and I are expecting our 4th child between the two of us. His 3rd and my 2nd. When we first found out we were pregnant we were beyond thrilled. There wasn't anything that either of us wanted more than a child of our own together. And we were blessed to have one this soon after being married. :)
One thing that always stayed in the forefront of my mind was how we were going to pay for everything that we would need before the baby got here. I'm sure many of you either know from experience or can imagine just how much it truly costs to start a child's life. They need so much and literally have nothing! Of course in the first trimester we didn't really worry too much about where and how we were going to pay for everything. As time went by tho I started to worry. Which I tend to do more often than I should, despite how well Christ has taken care of me, especially in the past 6 months.
From finding steady work, to finding the love of my life, finding a house in two days, finding funds for said house, and so much more in between. God has been by my side blessing me time and time again. So of course I was worrying for no reason at all about where all this baby stuff was going to come from. Out of our own pockets I think we've spent maybe $75-100 in the past 5 months that we've known I was expecting. Everything that we have was either bought for us or given to us. And I cannot express how this is a direct gift from God.
A great friend of mine that I've known since high school was beyond generous and gifted my husband and myself a crib, pack n play with a bassinet attachment, high chair, crib set, blankets, toys, shoes, clothes, and even items that are for our girls! It honestly is going to save us more than $600-800 in baby expenses we had no idea where we were going to pull that money from. And it wasn't just second hand stuff that no one would want. My dear friend could have easily sold all of these things and gotten a very decent amount of money for it. But God touched her heart and reached out to me and offered it all.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't cry during this whole ordeal. My God is so good to me, so unbelievably amazing that I just couldn't believe it. Through my trust and faith that God would take care of us no matter how grim the circumstances looked, that's how I was blessed with everything that I've been gifted for Oliver.
Never underestimate the power of faith in The Lord. You will truly be amazed at what blessings he pours into your life when you trust whole heartedly that he will never let you go without. And be sure that even when you feel like you have nothing, you have much more than others in this world that are very thankful, be thankful the Him for everything that he has given you. I am blown away and in awe.
God is so good!!
-Mrs. C
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