Wow! I am just floored at how God provides!!! So two days after my due date just waiting on my little one to enter our world a silent prayer was answered! I love sharing how good God is!! This has been a really healing week for me and I'm so excited for what's to come yet!!
God told me that this week I would heal in ways I couldn't imagine! I have been able to face some hard stuff head on and it's left me so free to trust in my Daddy! Through the waiting I've learned that I don't have to feel rejected or stupid as I often felt anymore! I get to live in freedom now knowing who I am, that I'm loved, seen, heard and protected! What's even better then that is that I get to also teach that to my son!
I woke up early this morning (go figure) and went to my son's room to pray. I'm going to be doing that a lot throughout his life I know! I prayed for a little bit then read the book I made for Nathan sharing my experiences being pregnant with him. I was tearing up reading it because God was faithful to his promises throughout this entire season of pregnancy! He set up insurance, midwives, my hospital of delivery, he promised me this would be a smooth pregnancy and true to his word it was! I really didn't feel sick much throughout it, just nausea which is normal! The only potential complication was the placenta being to low but even that brought my husband and I closer in ways I couldn't begin to explain! We're able to communicate in ways we've never been able to in our relationship before it's really beautiful! I love what God has been showing us!
So this morning I finished my prayer and reading time and came to my phone to see if I had any missed calls/texts. My bestie did leave me a message. Last year we helped out at a camp in WI together! It was a great experience and we made a lot of amazing memories together being at camp, our car rides, nights hanging out, etc. we sang for the talent show also! I really enjoyed my experience last year and was hoping to somehow be able to help again this year. I didn't know how that could be possible with an infant to take care of.
Around June I felt like I needed to sign up to help out at camp. I can't describe what I felt but when I talked to my best friend she said about the same thing. For some reason I can't figure out we are supposed to go to camp this year! So I sent in my registration and all the forms needed and knew I was on my way to camp. Anxiety over this has been piling up though in me because I didn't know how it was going to work out. I couldn't possibly sleep in a non air conditioned tent for a week with an infant so I had no idea what housing would look like all week. Then I got a message saying there was a place for me and my son to stay all week!
It was at that moment I realized that God really does want me to go to camp this year and more importantly that he provides a way to make it happen! Knowing that God really does have me and my son is such a beautiful revelation. He really does love us! Not only do I get to go to camp this year but our housing has been taken care of! Tears are welling up in my eyes as I write this!! Last year I was a very newlywed leaving my husband for a week to serve children with disabilities. This year I'm a new mother leaving my home for a week to help children with disabilities. It's beautiful to see how God works in our lives!!
I'm looking forward to sharing the journey of discovery with you as we near the arrival of our son and camp! God has always been faithful to keep his promises! I pray that he does the same for your lives!
Thank you to those that have made this journey possible!
With all the love in my heart
Tina M. Putney
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