When it rains it pours and Tricia and Alex are experiencing showers of God's blessings. They officially announced that they are expecting number three in May. Tricia and Alex had a long season of difficulty in initially getting pregnant. I so appreciate how they take such care to mix their excitement with a hint of the remembered grief and continued heartache for people that they love who are walking through similar struggles. I remember the conversations that I had with Tricia when I would call her to tell her that we were pregnant. In those moments I tried to reach into and acknowledge her disappointment and she pushed to put her excitement for us above her own fears. This is most of life. It is the nature of the "here but, not yet" paradox. God has gifts for us here, but they are not yet culminated. In each of our sorrows, there are hints of joy. In each of our joys, there are drops of grief. Always, life is pointing us to somewhere and someone deeper.
Tricia, Alex, Davy and Jacob, we celebrate with you and thank God for His many mercies in your lives. We thank God for the many manifestations (some mentioned above) of his grace in your lives. All of their kids will be 15 months apart. They will be a busy family. What a joy!
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Praise God! That's awesome! I remember talking to Amanda back when they were having struggles getting pregnant b/c Jim's sister had and continues to not be able to get pregnant. How wonderful for them to hear about baby #3.
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