When God Saves a Life
I was an exhausted, expectant mom, seven months along, managing
a multi-million dollar property.
I had just found a new OBGYN because the one I was seeing
since the beginning of my pregnancy let me go. She did not agree with my desire to have an unmedicated birth. (Still shake my head at that one) Adding to the confusion, my new doctor could not understand why I
had an uncontrollable itch all over my abdomen and feet. But I didn’t have time
for that. My position was much “too important” to let sleep deprivation and
discomfort take precedence. After all, I was in the process of hiring a new assistant.
On a Friday night I made the call to my regional office
telling them the legal notices would need to wait until the next morning. I would return to the still quiet of a
Saturday to finish.
But God had a different plan.
My morning stretch produced a gush of water that ushered in a
panic. There would be no going into the office to finish anything deemed
important.
I was thankful for my new doctor who was ready to battle on
my side. She had strict instructions for
the hospital staff which played an instrumental role in buying time for our
little girl.
After receiving medication to stop labor, being pumped with
IV fluids and antibiotics, unceasing prayer, strict bed rest, conference calls
with my regional office, two rounds of steroid treatments for our preemie’s
lungs…labor began again on a Monday night.
Early on Tuesday
morning, March 11 2003, my baby girl only 17” long was welcomed into this world
by a team of NICU doctors and nurses.
It was discovered much later that I had been suffering with a rare condition
called Cholestasis which was threatening to take the life of my baby. I am happy to report we just celebrated her 11th birthday!
I see my Spring baby
as a reminder -- sometimes you have to let go in order to spring forward. We may be traveling in one direction but God sees
what’s ahead. He may give us some difficult turns but it may be because He is
trying to save a life.
Is it yours?
No matter what you
are going through, let go, spring forward and in all things give thanks.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
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Get Out Your Pom Poms
When we first received our writing assignments I immediately
thought, “What in the world? Tell my BIG dream? AND be honest?”
Somebody needs to tell me I have an option to run around
naked on national television…during the Super Bowl. Get the idea? Me sharing my
deepest, grandest dream would give you an insight into the shyest part of me…my
heart.
[still stalling]
Dear goodness. Please. It would be so much easier to share a
New Year’s Resolution. After all, they
are so much less scary because, well, everybody quits them at some point or
other!
I will say this, the moment I read what we would be writing
about, I felt God’s nudge. I felt Him essentially saying, “You’re not meant to
chase this on your own. Others will come along side you. We will all cheer you
on. But they cannot…if they know not.”
So here it goes.
Babies. The worlds’ babies. I want to hold them, love them, breathe
in their air, snuggle them, help deliver them. I want to support the moms. I
want to hold them, love them, breathe in their air, snuggle them, help deliver
them too – together, as one. Because with the birth of an infant, comes the
birth of a mother.
Small dream? Don’t worry, it gets bigger.
I have a strong personal belief that mother care and
childbirth are a human rights issue. I promise I have made every attempt to dream within the United States
of America but every time I do, God expands my perspective. I see myself working with organizations like
World Vision who are at this very moment, on the ground in places like
Afghanistan, training young women on how to be midwives. (go read!)
I dream that one day I will be a missionary, using the
skills I acquire here in the US over the next decade or two; I will find a
little corner of the world, delivering babies and empowering their mothers, all
while sharing the Love of Jesus with them.
That’s my heart.
Yikes. I’m gonna need a ton of cheering.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
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