Josh and Reah

I’d like to believe that the rain brings good news to our life as husband and wife. It was raining during our wedding. It was also raining on the night when we found out I was pregnant.Joshua and I are finally expecting our firstborn. Oh what joy when I saw the two positive lines on the pregnancy kit! I had to wait for a few minutes first before I told my husband. The moment I saw the result in the bathroom, I cried and praised God for the greatest gift a married couple can have.

Saying the good news to my husband did not happen as I always planned it. I thought of showing him a pair of little shoes with a note saying “See you soon, Daddy”. Instead, I sent him an SMS with that message while I was pretending to be asleep. When he finally received it, he just went to my side, hugged, and kissed me and asked me if it’s true.

“TALAGA!!??”, he asked. I answered smiling, “Yes!” He was shouting the same way he did when I gave him my “Yes” when he was courting. He could not contain his joy. Tears fell down his cheeks as the cool summer night rain poured.

We prayed. We thanked God for the gift we’ve been waiting for, for months. We had been praying to have one since our first year anniversary. We wanted to spend our time together as husband and wife, to savor the days together before a little one is given to us.

Indeed, God honored our desire and gave us a precious little gift only a month after our first wedding anniversary. I could still remember my wedding article when “we are both looking forward to the time when God will bless us with one in His own perfect time”. And surely, He did. Read the rest of this entry »