God works through blog posts!

I was playing (aka wasting time) on the internet today and stumbled across a co-worker's (Hi Karen!) blog. Her daughter (Hi Katie!) also had a blog link there. I began reading Katie's blog and came across the post where they announced they were pregnant with their second child. First, Katie, I apologize that I didn't realize you were pregnant again. Congratulations!!! Second, she had posted Psalm 113. I skimmed through it, thinking that I had read this Psalm a million times and knew it. But then the last verse jumped out at me, and not just because Katie had it in bold black print. Check it out:

Psalm 113
Praise the LORD.

Praise, O servants of the LORD,

praise the name of the LORD.
Let the name of the LORD be praised,

both now and forevermore.
From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,

the name of the LORD is to be praised.
The LORD is exalted over all the nations,

his glory above the heavens.
Who is like the LORD our God,

the One who sits enthroned on high,
who stoops down to look

on the heavens and the earth?
He raises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes,

with the princes of their people.
He settles the barren woman in her home

as a happy mother of children.

Praise the LORD.

I see this as not a promise that I will have biological children, but that I will have children somehow. If He has placed this desire in my heart, He will be faithful. Thanks, Katie.

Let me also take this opportunity to ask for prayer for Katie's pregnancy; that this baby and Katie will will be healthy. I also ask for prayer for Karen. She has some health issues right now that I know are weighing heavily on her. I pray for God's hand of peace on her and that He guide the doctors in her treatment.