On the Eve of Our Gender Reveal

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First off, I published a Youtube video last night: please enjoy!

Well it’s the night before our gender reveal, and I’ve spent the evening in prayer and contemplation.

My husband, Steven, had a work dinner out, and so I was blessed with the luxury of time and a quiet house for the first time in a while. And so, I resisted the temptation to turn on Netflix, and instead, opened the book, Nine Months with God and Your Baby: Spiritual Preparation for Birth.

And I don’t think it was a coincidence that tonight of all nights, I had the opportunity of time to sit and reflect on the momentous day tomorrow brings.

I have been reflecting on Psalm 139: 13-16

For You created my inmost being;
    You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    Your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.
 My frame was not hidden from You
    when I was made in the secret place,
    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained for me were written in Your book
    before one of them came to be.

I have been so struck by the miracle of life tonight.

I have been stunned in awe of the fact that not only is God creating our child as we speak, but in fact, God already knows this child, intrinsically. He knows every part of who he or she is and will become. These things are, of course, hidden still from us, but not to God. Our child is intimately and personally known and loved by our Father.

And tomorrow, we are going to be revealed who he or she is. We are going to find out the gender, and be introduced to the person God is forming.

It’s absolutely incredible. It’s absolutely mind-blowing.

We’re going to get the first glimpse at this beautiful, little person that God is knitting together, knowing full well the person he or she is and will become.

It is my deepest prayer that Steven and I can raise this child to know and love the Father who knew him or her first. The Father who is so meticulously crafting his or her body, mind, soul and future.

I pray that God guides us as parents to take care of this gift He has blessed us with, and shepherd them to the life He has planned out for him or her. And that He help us continue to grow in love with one another along the way.

Those are my thoughts tonight, on the eve of meeting our son or daughter. On the eve of getting a glimpse at the child that God knows, deeply loves, and is masterfully creating for us right now.

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27 thoughts on “On the Eve of Our Gender Reveal”

    1. thank you so much Ian! yes! amen to that! Grateful that God is carrying our child in His safe and loving hands! Hugs and love xox

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    1. thank you so much Alice 🙂 I definitely spend A LOT of time in that kitchen!!! thanks for watching! Hugs and love xox

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    1. Thank you so much John. Amen – God is SO GOOD. And generous and loving and dependable. I could go on and on hahahh Hugs and love xox

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  5. It is such a privilege to follow your miracle journey! My daughter is due about the same time as you with a miracle baby too. ❤️❤️❤️

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    1. oh Amy, this just brought a tear to my eye. thank you so much. God is absolutely amazing. And oh my gosh how exciting!! i will be keep her in my prayers!! Bump Buddies! hehe Hugs and love xox

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  7. Beautiful. 😭 Jesus is working so intimately and with such detail to create the child in your womb. So excited to see them when/if you decide to show them here!

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    1. thank you Annalee! amen to that — He is forming our child to the finest detail! and it’s so amazing that He already knows and loves this child! yes, of course! our child is a testimony of God’s healing power and love and grace!!

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  8. It’s a beautiful journey. I’m on the other side (almost) of raising children. It’s been the journey of a lifetime. Enjoy every day, even the hardest ones. There’s diamonds to be found in the difficult times. Blessings!

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    1. thank you Lea — I cannot wait for our baby to come into the world so we can start!! We’ll always be on the lookout for those diamonds! 🙂 Hugs and love xox

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  9. The Psalm says that the way God forms us is both awesome and fearful. The fearful is mostly those things that we don’t know about the future for our children. How wonderful to know that we can trust even those things to Him.

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    1. Hi Pete! that is such a powerful perspective. amen to that — I know that our child is in God’s protection and hands, and I truly trust that. He’s carried me my entire life, and I know he’ll do the same for our baby!! Hugs and love xox

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  11. Caralyn, in an age where children and people in general are treated as something we can easily throw away, your post is both beautiful and refreshing. May God richly bless this reveal day, and may you both continue to grow in awe of the God who knits your little one and also created the vast expense of time and space. He’s amazing and so worth getting to know.

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    1. thank you so much Robin. This child is our greatest blessing and we are forever grateful to God for bestowing us with this huge gift. Thank you for your prayer and kind words!!! Hugs and love xox

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  12. Congratulations! That’s a great blessing. Our son and daughter-in-law are about your age and they have two little girls. We’ve enjoyed the joy that new life brings to a family

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    1. thank you so much!! oh wow, that’s so awesome — yeah, even though our daughter hasn’t arrived out of the womb yet, she has already brought SO MUCH joy to our little family, our families, and our circle of friends. There’s something so special about new life! God is good!! Hugs and love xox

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