Another One?

I was chatting with my sister-in-law last night and she and my brother informed us that they are having another baby, their second child. How exciting! Another baby in the family! This brings the grandchild total for my parents to 5 and the great-grandchild total for Nonie and Howie to 7. Wow! Now, Sarah attended a baby shower yesterday, and no one at the shower knew she was pregnant. All of the girls at her table were either pregnant or holding new borns. They were kidding her about not drinking the water, HA HA HA! Well, Sarah buckled...and if you know my sister-in-law, you'd know that it is very difficult for her to hide good news. Okay...so where I am going with this story? Well, last night on the phone Sarah humbly referred to the new baby as ANOTHER baby! This is true...it is another baby in a period of our lives where most of our friends and family are having babies. Baby showers are frequent and trips to Babies R Us are habitual. Some are tempted to scream, "YIKES! ANOTHER ONE?"

It doesn't matter to me, though, if this baby were the first, tenth or thousandth. I reminded Sarah that God uniquely designs every baby and has a specific plan for each and every soul. Of course, I didn't need to remind her, because she is very much aware of God's promises and plans. She joined me in celebrating Psalm 139:13, which states...

"For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb."

So when we start to feel bogged down by babies and showers and all that, we need to push the "all that" aside and remember that God personally designs each and every one of us. That includes an only child, as well as the youngest of seven. Just another blessing for which to be thankful.