18 years in the making

We're on vacation in lovely Gatlinburg, but I brought my laptop and found some time to post. Good thing, because I have some big, BIG news. Those that know me well know that my husband and I have been infertile for nearly our entire almost–21-year marriage. The Lord had blessed us with one adopted child, and, thankfully, only 1 miscarriage. But that's changed. I'm pleased to announce that, after 18 years of actually pursuing (and nearly giving up on) a biological addition to our family, the Lord has blessed us again: I'm actually pregnant and have seen and heard the baby's heartbeat in a sonogram! Lord willing and provided we have a healthy baby from this, it will truly be the best of both worlds: a baby by adoption and one by birth.

Given our somewhat older ages, this is a bit of a surprise--along the lines of nearly 1/2 Sarah and Abraham, and, so, Rog is considering the name Isaac if it's a boy. :) Given the age factor, we, naturally, are a little concerned about how things will go and covet your prayer for a healthy body for me and a healthy fullterm baby--boy or girl (we don't care!). But nothing is too hard for the Lord, and His timing, as always, is impeccable. May He be glorified through this.

I supposed I'll have occasional updates to post, but feel free to ask whatever between posts. We've got a lot of decisions and work to do over the next few months, and I'll try to keep up. :) Thanks for your prayers!