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BABY!!! Yep, you read that right. Baby Riddle is due to arrive sometime on or around August 25, 2012. It's kind of crazy to think about! I am not really sure about the timing, but one thing I've learned over the past couple of years is that MY timing and GOD'S timing are two different things, and that GOD'S timing is ALWAYS much better than mine. We decided about 2 years ago now that if we were going to move to another country to share the Gospel of Christ, it might be good for Briggs to have a sibling. We just thought it would make the transition easier and give him someone to play with. We sought to make it happen quickly, because after all, once Aaron graduated from seminary, we planned to be headed somewhere overseas with the IMB. Notice a lot of "we's" in there? Well, we doesn't equal God! Anyway, after nearly a year and a half of hoping, praying, pleading, and trying to get pregnant, we decided that it must not be in God's will for us.... so we quit trying. I literally prayed, "not my will be done, but yours Lord." I was content with not having another child. It's hard to say that, but I had gotten to the point where I knew in my heart my family as I knew it was complete. Imagine my surprise when the pregnancy test came back positive. I thought it was a fluke. When a second test came back positive, I began to wonder if it really was correct. Then a third test was positive, I knew there really was no denying it. I still had a little doubt tucked away in the back of my mind though. I finally made it to the doctor this week, and after receiving a sweet little picture of this baby, I finally, completely opened myself up to believe that it is really happening.

So back to the timing. Well, right now we are not even living in our own place. Our boxes of stuff are still packed and our furniture is still in storage. We both work jobs, but still could use a little more income, especially in light of the fact that we have started a non-profit organization and are raising money for it. Planning trips to Guatemala.... I could continue to list reasons why I think the timing is all wrong, but I won't. I won't because it doesn't matter what I think about the timing. What matters is that God's timing is best, and that for whatever His reason, He has chosen to bless us now with another miracle of life. God uses this life I live to speak to me daily, to draw me closer to Him. I am thankful for His grace, His timing, His life, and that He chooses to use those things in my life daily.

Thank You, Creator Lord, for this precious life. Thank You, Awesome God, for Your PERFECT timing. Thank You, Almighty, for knowing what I need better than I do.

As the words from one of my favorite songs say:

"Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to God, Forever. Take my life and let it be all for You and for Your glory. Take my life and let it be Yours."