Philippians 4:19

"And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus."-Philippians 4:19

Wow. We are just days away from the halfway point to our little man's arrival, and I am overwhelmed with all that the Lord has met our needs already. And we still have a ways to go...

Just a few examples...
-The day after we found out I was pregnant, I got a raise at work, which has since turned into a salary.

-We were GIVEN a crib. With a mattress. Even better, I really wanted dark wood furniture (crib, changing table, etc.), and sure enough, that's what we were given. So thankful, and so grateful knowing that this crib has already been prayed over many times by precious people. I feel like God's safety net was around it before it even touched our hands.

-Alright, so crib-check! The search sort-of began for a dresser/changing table combo. I didn't really want two separate pieces of furniture, and I wanted the changing pad barriers to be detachable if any were even on the dresser. That's what I wanted. What we needed was a changing table, period. Back to the "sort-of" search. Well, there wasn't really a search. I knew everything in stores was too expensive, and I had only glanced at Ikea. But behold! A sweet member of Christ Community was serving in the nursery with me recently and asked if I was going to the upcoming consignment sale. She then told me her daughter was selling a dresser/changing table if I was interested. Ummm, yes! Do you have a picture?... It was settled before we left church that it was ours. Guess what. It's a near match to the crib. Guess what else. The changing pad rails/barriers are detachable to make the top flat when we don't need the pad anymore. How cool is that? And did I mention it was a steal?! This beauty looks brand new, and we got it for a wonderful, affordable price.

-On to the consignment sale... David and I went hunting for a jogging stroller right when they opened. We found a few, but we weren't set on any. David wandered over to the actual stroller systems and found the identical one we registered for, for just over half the price. Stroller, car seat, and two bases. At first, I was hestitant, because I had heard stories of used car seats, etc. So what does God do? He provides sweet "second family" members to be right there, right when we couldn't decide to take it or leave it. These sweet ladies checked everything we didn't know to check for, and we felt at piece walking out with our man's mode of transportation.

-David and I decided that I would take 8 weeks maternity leave. When we made this decision, I wasn't salaried, and therefore would have no paid leave. So that was 8 weeks without a paycheck from me that we were preparing ourselves for. Since our decision, I've been bumped up to salary and will now have at least 2-3 weeks paid. It may not cover the whole thing, but it definitely helps.

Those are just a few examples. I love how God provided our NEEDS that also matched our wants. Pretty awesome.

We have already been blessed with sweet gifts here and there... outfits, accessories, blankets. We've been able to pick up a few things ourselves... clothes, diapers... and we grabbed a few other baby gear items at the consignment sale.

I hope this isn't coming across as "look at what we got!" I'm really just excited to share how the Lord has made it all happen. We are truly blessed. David and I have done our best not to be concerned with anything and to just try and figure things out as they go... We have tried not to focus on, "How are we going to afford this?" and other questions like that. Whenever we hit a block (which thanks be to God we really haven't), we, well David says, "We'll figure it out. We always do." We don't have to have top-of-the-line, best-of-the-best, brand-new things. We are so grateful for the already used and loved items we have received. Our bank account is especially grateful :)

We are overwhelmed with how much our boy is already loved. We thank you for your love, prayers, and support. We are excited, and so immensely blessed, to have so many to share in this journey with us.

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."  -Matthew 6:34, NIV

"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes." -Matthew 6:34, MSG