Hope Deferred

August 6, 2008 2:05 PM 2

Well, Zeke is snug as he can be and there are no signs of his coming yet (unlike the signs of our Lord’s coming – hallelujah!)… God is so good and I am already so in love with this little grandboy, I can hardly wait to see him. (I can hardly wait to see my Savior most of all)… Proverbs 13:12 says “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but the desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Waiting and waiting for this grandbaby has made my heart sick – but knowing the desire is soon to be filled has made me think about another “tree of life,” and that is our family tree. Because it is growing and this precious little boy will be the beginning. My Sunday night Bible study ladies gave me a “Gran Jan” Wal-Mart gift card Sunday night. I was so surprised and so excited. The wise sages (already Grands) in my class told me that I will need baby things at my house…I jumped for joy! Thank you for reading – be encouraged – be blessed – for the joy of the Lord is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10).

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Waiting Room

July 24, 2008 12:03 PM 1

Well, just a few more days until I will become Gran Jan. I am beyond excited – for this has been a long journey…not only for me – but even more so for little Zeke’s parents – my first-born son and his precious wife. While they waited for a baby, I was waiting for a grandbaby, and when I quit asking God for the baby – and began praying for His will, the peace came – and so did the pregnancy (in that order). It came out of my time at the “Deeper Still” conference in Nashville, Tennesse in September of 2007. God used His Word and the words from sweet Beth Moore to minister to my heart, calm my spirit, and give me the assurance to pray for His Will – whatever that meant. The story is miraculous, and after a failed adoption (of triplets), the conception came – when we least expected it to come. Isn’t that just like our Father? While we are in the waiting room, He is busy all around us, preparing, working, teaching – being God. My heart is full of joy today, and I am so thankful to my heavenly Father for His peace, and that out of the waiting time for the past 3 years, I will soon be in a real-live waiting room…as I wait for the birth of my first grandchild.

A Well-Watered Soul…
soon to be…

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