Home Stretch

As the holidays end, and I enter the 8th month of this pregnancy, I feel like I have been running a long, hard race, and I find myself overly excited to be nearing the end. Not just in my pregnancy, either. As many people know, when we began this journey, we found ourselves financially, in over our heads, due to the miscarriage we had in April '13, and lack of insurance to help pay for those expenses. With the unexpected loss brought a debt of just over $10,000. As newly weds we had no idea how things were going to work themselves out. We found ourselves on our knees, in tears(Partially due to my hormones, and partially due to stress), in prayer more often then not. But through it all God had us in such a good place. We were blessed by friends, and family who rallied around us, to support us during this season, beyond what we could have ever imagined.

With that being said, as I think of the words 'home stretch' and how they relate to my current whale-like situation, I'm not JUST excited to be nearing the end of this pregnancy, and holding a baby boy(though I am pretty excited for that as well). This Home Stretch marks the ending of unwanted bills, and debts. March 1st, 2014, isn't just the day our boy is due, it's the day we make our FINAL payment to unplanned medical expenses. It will be the last day we have to see a medical bill that is from a day we lost a baby, As well it will be the first day,hopefully(though I might not mind him coming early), we hold the blessing that is our current baby.

Yes there will still be expenses, we will still need to pay for school, and will need a car, and of course continue having our everyday living expenses, but none of that feels overwhelming. It's not an added demand that we feel pressured by. This is truly the home stretch for us!!

Thank you, to everyone who has been behind us, holding our hand, listening, praying, and supporting us. This has been a very difficult journey for us, more often then not, but a needed one(I'll explain why later). :)