Happy ONE MONTH to our Dream Come True, Liberty Ann.

Liberty means freedom and her nickname, Libbie means Promised of God !

This is significant to me because Brady and I didn’t know that when we chose her name!

Before I knew I was pregnant, I was reading the story of Elizabeth and Mary and the verse came up, “ Blessed is she who believes the Lord will fulfill his promise to her.” (Luke 1:45) 

That verse made my spirit jump and I started dreaming of having a little girl for the first time in years. (Hello, Pinterest board) 

If you don’t know this part of my story, about 6 years ago I was pregnant for the first time. Brady & I purchased nursery furniture from a neighbor and it came with the most beautiful girl bedding and decorations. We set it all up in baby’s nursery. 

From there, I started dreaming of having a baby girl. I found out that I had miscarried her at 12 weeks when we went into hear the heartbeat and it couldn’t be found.

That was one of the most heart wrenching moments and seasons of my life.

The pain of losing a child, no matter how or how early on, is an extremely painful loss. 

Fast forward, I got pregnant again and that sweet baby was miscarried also. I was overwhelmed with loneliness and depression after that, not knowing if I’d ever be able to have a baby.

When I very least expected it (We has just begun looking into infertility testing, got a dog and started fostering three sisters), I found out that I pregnant with Parker, our rainbow baby boy. 

I’m so thankful for him, our ‘light‘. Having a son is such a gift. He takes after Brady in his looks, but after me in his personality. (That will be fun in the future.)

And Liberty is the sweet baby girl I had imagined holding in my arms that I hadn’t yet been able to do.

Her ‘coming home’ outfit was something I received at my first baby shower all those years ago. 

Putting it on her was the fulfillment of a dream I’ve been waiting for. It wasn’t anything special except that it was special because I held onto it.

Dear friend, I don’t know what or who you’ve lost. I don’t know the dreams in your heart that you aren’t sure will ever come true. But I encourage you to hold onto that dream! You never know when it might come to pass. Believe in that miracle because absolutely nothing is impossible for God. 

 I haven’t walked in your shoes and I don’t know your pain, but I do know that our stories often look much differently than we plan and expect. Our miracles sometimes come in different packages and timeframes. 

We may never know the answers to our deepest questions, but I know that He’s near to the broken-hearted and that there are dreams that do come true.