It’s official! Courtney is miserable!

She’s almost 38 weeks and Colt Allen is really pushing on her ribs.

She’s still smiling but it’s definitely getting a little crazy around here.

 

 

I remember being 9 months pregnant with Courtney.

I thought she was never going to come out of me!

Funny, when you’re pregnant and in pain you feel like

you’re the only one who’s ever been pregnant.

I keep reminding Courtney that all the pain of pregnancy

will soon be a distant memory.

The pain will soon turn into a blessing named Colt Allen.

The first time she holds that baby boy in her arms………

nothing else will matter.

Many of us have real hardships and real trials.

It’s hard sometimes to see clearly when we’re smack

in the middle of a painful situation. Romans 5:3-4 says,

“More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering

 produces endurance, and endurance produces character,

and character produces hope,”  It’s hard to rejoice in our sufferings isn’t it?

But those sufferings and hardships are doing a work in us

that will make us look more and more like Christ.

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,

whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that

the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance

finish it’s work so that you may be mature and complete,

not lacking anything.”  James 1:2-4

I don’t know what trials you’re facing today but I do know that God

can bring blessings from them. He is faithful!

Walking in His Grace,

Now it’s time for Encouraging Words Wednesday Linky Party!

We all need encouragement so each Wednesday I’m having a linky party.

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