Pictures!

Hadassah Joy 34 weeks 4 days

I’m sorry, but those are the most beautiful jaws I’ve ever seen 🙂

Now for the 4D….

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They are a bit distorted because of her size (a whopping five pounds!!), but you can make out how perfect she is still 😉

See how she’s resting on her arm?  One word – precious.  And if you look really closely, you can see her umbilical cord laying over her arm.  Amazing.

As I gaze at these pictures (for the bizillionth time) I am in awe of our God creating such a miracle.  Haddie Joy has already meant so much to so many people.  Her life has worth, even now, yet unborn.  She is laying there resting on her sweet little arm in the safety of my womb, and God is miraculously shaping and forming her.  He knows her days, how many they will be, and what they will be like.  He knows if I will be able to hold her this Christmas, or if she will be with Him and the angels.  Tears pour down my face at the thought of her being with Him instead of me.

Yet, there is a quietness here.  A place of gratitude in the midst of the unknown.  A place to rest and hold on to my Jesus.  A place where, though fear threatens to enter, it is banished and knows its boundaries aren’t limitless.  This is a protected place, safe from all harm.  It is a beautiful place.  I know it as Peace.  My Father is the prince of this place.  He reigns here with a silent majesty which words cannot justly describe.  I am in His courts now, fellowshipping with Him for the life He has created, how ever long it is.  I know where she will be no matter what the future holds.  She’ll either be with us,  or with Him.  Look upon these pictures with me, and wonder at the majesty of our Lord.  For He is good and His mercy endures forever.

Psalm 136

¹ Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good.
His love endures forever.

² Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love endures forever.

³ Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
His love endures forever.

⁴ to him who alone does great wonders,
His love endures forever.

⁵ who by his understanding made the heavens,
His love endures forever.

⁶ who spread out the earth upon the waters,
His love endures forever.

⁷ who made the great lights—
His love endures forever.

⁸ the sun to govern the day,
His love endures forever.

⁹ the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.

¹⁰ to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt
His love endures forever.

¹¹ and brought Israel out from among them
His love endures forever.

¹² with a mighty hand and outstretched arm;
His love endures forever.

¹³ to him who divided the Red Sea ^[a] asunder
His love endures forever.

¹⁴ and brought Israel through the midst of it,
His love endures forever.

¹⁵ but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;
His love endures forever.

¹⁶ to him who led his people through the desert,
His love endures forever.

¹⁷ who struck down great kings,
His love endures forever.

¹⁸ and killed mighty kings—
His love endures forever.

¹⁹ Sihon king of the Amorites
His love endures forever.

²⁰ and Og king of Bashan—
His love endures forever.

²¹ and gave their land as an inheritance,
His love endures forever.

²² an inheritance to his servant Israel;
His love endures forever.

²³ to the One who remembered us in our low estate
His love endures forever.

²⁴ and freed us from our enemies,
His love endures forever.

²⁵ and who gives food to every creature.
His love endures forever.

²⁶ Give thanks to the God of heaven.
His love endures forever.