pink and blue

Last month I headed to Chicago to help throw a baby shower for my little sis Kimmy.

She's expecting twins in about a month. One pink, and one blue.

And we're pretty ecstatic to meet them.

It's been a journey to say the least.

And if you've been driving around town with your radio tuned in to Christian contemporary these past few months....you probably know the song "Blessings" by Laura Story.

Beautiful song.

Beautiful words.

A portion for you today...

We pray for blessings  

We pray for peace

Comfort for family, protection while we sleep

We pray for healing, for prosperity

We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering

All the while, You hear each spoken need

Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears

What if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You’re near

What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdom

Your voice to hear

And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near

We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love

As if every promise from Your Word is not enough

All the while, You hear each desperate plea

And long that we'd have faith to believe

 This song chokes me up every.single.time.
 
And without getting into the specifics of all of our family details these past several months, I can see glimpses of  God's mysterious and perfect timing.  His love and provision for us....His children.  In the moment we can't always see or understand  His "mercies in disguise", but they're there....in ways more beautfiul than we could dream up on our own.  His love for us is so great.
 
And without getting all sappy nat on you, I'm looking forward to watching Kimmy waddle around at Christmas :)

A few pics...

Happy Wednesday all~