CALL ME GRANDMA JUNE!
This post has been rattling around in my head for awhile now. I actually waited longer than I had intended and thus was not able to announce our news quite the way I would have chosen. Never underestimate the power of facebook when it comes to spreading information.
So, what is this aforementioned news you ask? I am going to be a grandma. Yes, you heard me correctly...I am going to be a grandma. As Jeff and I have shared this news with family and dear friends, we have received a number of different reactions and understandably so. It is not an easy thing to find out that your daughter (or granddaughter, niece, cousin, etc.) is pregnant before she is married. One runs the gamut of emotions...surprise, fear, disappointment, concern. I have observed others as they have dealt with similar situations, but I now know firsthand. I have had almost 8 weeks to digest the news, and my thoughts and emotions have evolved along the way....and here are a few of my thoughts.
I am pretty excited to meet this little one. Babies are a blessing! I look at the ultrasound picture of this precious life and am amazed. I don't believe God makes mistakes. We do, all of us, make mistakes on a daily basis. We make choices that we regret, wish for opportunities to do things differently, hurt people both accidentally and purposefully, are careless with our words, and thoughtless with our actions. But God doesn't make mistakes...ever! This little one is being knit together even as I write these words. Yes, I am definitely excited to meet my first grandchild and hold this little miracle in my arms.
I am proud of my daughter. This has been a big surprise for her, not quite what she had planned. She is 20 years old, three semesters from graduating from college and yes, not married. She made choices that I wish she hadn't made. That being said, she has handled herself remarkably since. I am proud of her boyfriend Heath. He has taken what could be a very scary situation, one that many a young man before him has tucked tail and run from, and has been as responsible and supportive as we could possibly hope for.
I am thankful for family and dear friends who love and support us no matter what. They faithfully encourage us and pray for us. There is no doubt in my mind that this baby will be incredibly loved and cherished.
So, what is this aforementioned news you ask? I am going to be a grandma. Yes, you heard me correctly...I am going to be a grandma. As Jeff and I have shared this news with family and dear friends, we have received a number of different reactions and understandably so. It is not an easy thing to find out that your daughter (or granddaughter, niece, cousin, etc.) is pregnant before she is married. One runs the gamut of emotions...surprise, fear, disappointment, concern. I have observed others as they have dealt with similar situations, but I now know firsthand. I have had almost 8 weeks to digest the news, and my thoughts and emotions have evolved along the way....and here are a few of my thoughts.
I am pretty excited to meet this little one. Babies are a blessing! I look at the ultrasound picture of this precious life and am amazed. I don't believe God makes mistakes. We do, all of us, make mistakes on a daily basis. We make choices that we regret, wish for opportunities to do things differently, hurt people both accidentally and purposefully, are careless with our words, and thoughtless with our actions. But God doesn't make mistakes...ever! This little one is being knit together even as I write these words. Yes, I am definitely excited to meet my first grandchild and hold this little miracle in my arms.
I am proud of my daughter. This has been a big surprise for her, not quite what she had planned. She is 20 years old, three semesters from graduating from college and yes, not married. She made choices that I wish she hadn't made. That being said, she has handled herself remarkably since. I am proud of her boyfriend Heath. He has taken what could be a very scary situation, one that many a young man before him has tucked tail and run from, and has been as responsible and supportive as we could possibly hope for.
I am thankful for family and dear friends who love and support us no matter what. They faithfully encourage us and pray for us. There is no doubt in my mind that this baby will be incredibly loved and cherished.
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