Soli Deo Gloria

(by Donny)

We’re not pregnant.  

Our little embryos were unable to hold on and result in pregnancies.  This is a bummer, this is a trial, this is hard, this is God’s perfect will.  

Can I ask something of you, reader?  Would you keep praying?  We’ve felt so, so blessed in hearing about and feeling your prayers over us, and so we would ask that you keep doing that in this time.  Instead of well-intentioned consolation with biblical references (which we’re totally holding onto right now), and/or asking about, “well, what’s next?”, would you simply weep with us (Rom. 12:15) for now?  That would be the best thing you can do.  That’s what The Church does.

If you believe that life begins at conception, then so far, 3 of our little lives have gone to be with Jesus (also assuming you believe that babies who die go to heaven, which I think there is very good reason to believe, but that’s for another topic).  During the thaw process, one went to be with Jesus, and now, two more went to be with Jesus.  (How cool it will be to see them in heaven!?) And so it’s hard, but we trust an amazing God with a perfect will that can often be hard to swallow.  Job said it well, “Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.”

In the midst of this, we still have hope because we have God.  Through Jesus’ death and resurrection, we have hope in Salvation.  That’s all we need.  As a bonus, we also have each other.  We know that this will work together for our good and God’s glory.

“The road of disappointment runs where unseen mercies wait for us.  And all is well because of God’s great love…Through every failure, every fear, the Lord of comfort draws us near.  And all is well because of God’s great love.”

-From “All is Well” by Steve and Vicki Cook

To God alone be the glory (Soli Deo Gloria).

P.S. In time, we’ll post about “what’s next.”  But for now, we’re going to grieve, regroup, and worship God.