A couple weeks ago I had the amazing opportunity to witness a miracle; my friends birth of her first baby girl. If you’ve never been in such a situation I will tell you it is indescribable. It is beautiful, scary, nerve-racking, exciting, inspiring, mind-blowing, and incredibly exhausting all at the same time… and that’s just coming from a non-related auntie. For the new mom and dad to be I’m sure it was all those things times a billion.
Of course it wasn’t the first time a friend or family member of mine has had a baby, but it is a completely different experience when it’s a person you care deeply for and you are able to be by their side when it happens. I watched her every day for 9 months, with her little baby growing inside her, talk about how excited she was to meet her. She worried about whether or not she would be healthy and happy. She didn’t want to bring any attention to herself as the mom to be, only to the new life she got to bring into the world. She glowed with excitement leading up to the day of her birth and then on the big day she wanted everyone in her life to be part of it so she made sure everyone was updated and had the opportunity to be there. I couldn’t be more grateful that I was able to be there and witness the very first moments of her life and all of the eager anticipation leading up to it.
Here is a picture of the beautiful babe:
All of the time I spent marveling at the crazy experience of bringing a new life into the world; I had a completely unoriginal original thought. God is so good! He gave his only son who he undoubtedly loved more than anything so that we could live our lives to the fullest! He watched his son go through unbelievable torture and humiliation so that we could be freed from that fate. I have been a Christian for a little over a decade and I have never fully grasped the immensity of that gift. It wasn’t until I saw the look in the eyes of my friend as she handed me her newborn daughter; the relentless love in her eyes. I saw and felt with every fiber of my being what God did for his creation when he sacrificed his son for us. There is a lot of garbage in this world but if that doesn’t bring you hope, I don’t know what will.
And what other way is there to live your life after realizing such a thing? The only way to ever repay God for this chance he has given me is to live my life to the fullest. The only way to show my gratitude is by loving his people and doing everything I can to help make this world he has saved from ruin a more beautiful place while I’m here.
I realize that this may come across as the most ridiculously corny post but there is no other way for me to express this revelation that I’ve had. I just want everyone who is supporting me in this journey I am about to go on to understand why I am doing it. I am not traveling the world to get extra stamps on my passport or to check things off my bucket list. I am going to experience God’s love and spread it to the ends of this earth and hopefully become a better person in the process.
Do I sound crazy? Oh well! Anyway, if you pick up what I’m puttin’ down, please consider donating to my fund by clicking the Support Me! link on the top or left side of this blog. I can not do this without your help! I love you all and I am so grateful to have your support in every form!
