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We found out April 11th that we're have a sweet little...

 

 It was so amazing lying their watching the screen as the doctor did the ultrasound! I loved seeing my sweet baby! Neal and I both thought we were having a boy...not that we actually knew. We were so excited. It was always neat for me to have older brothers, so I'm glad my other children will have the same. He's grown so much, which you can tell by the size of my stomach. The doctor said according to the length of his femur bone he is probably measuring eight inches by now. He was moving around trying to get away from where my stomach was being pushed on. I don't blame him because it's already a tight spot:) I was thankful to see him move so much because I don't feel him too often. Every once in a while I can feel him pressing against my side, or a little punch or kick. We both think he's pretty chill like his daddy...or maybe he's building up his strength. He already looks like he has his daddy's feet. In comparison to the rest of his body his feet look long, and I'm not surprised.

This morning I was reading in Acts 3 - 5 where Luke talks about Peter and John being placed in jail for the healing that took place of the crippled beggar, and their continual persecution because of the message of Christ. I love the boldness Peter had before the Sanhedrin and rulers when he was filled with the Holy Spirit! I also love Gamaliel's words, "For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God." The very last paragraph of chapter five says this: "The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ." 

Lord, our prayer is that we will never stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ. Help us Lord to be bold in sharing. Thank you for the amazing example of Jesus and His apostles. We love you Lord!

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Neal and I had been meeting with people.  The Lord had blessed us with some sweet visits with friends. We were very encouraged, even on the hard days:) It's a precious place to be - trusting the Lord for all your provision.

Then one very unexpected day came when Neal and I found out we were expecting! We couldn't believe it! We sat together on the bathroom counter just looking at each other, asking what the Lord was doing, and praying. Such a precious blessing, but one we had not anticipated, although our hearts desired to be parents one day soon. How wonderful!

Baby Bond is due to arrive on August 27th!

I couldn't believe I was already three months pregnant! The doctor laughed when we told him we didn't think we were very far along. It was the most precious thing hearing the heartbeat and seeing our sweet little baby! We could see the head, which already had the eyes, nose, mouth and little fist stuck in the mouth. Our hearts just soared with thoughts of the little life inside of me. How amazing is God's prevailing purposes!

We sought the Lord much during the next two to three weeks asking for wisdom with timing of moving to India. The Lord confirmed to us through various ways, one being our friends that the wisest thing to do was to have the baby here where things are familiar and then move when the baby is old enough to travel. We hope Baby Bond will be ready to travel when he/she is a couple to a few months old. 

With the few months added onto our stay here in Alabama we both thought it would be better to move into an apartment and find jobs that could support us and the baby until we leave. The Lord was so sweet to give us an apartment right between both sets of parents, and to give both of us jobs. Neal is doing maintenance at an apartment complex that's owned by the same place as the one we live in, and I'm an assistant teacher at a Christian Academy. 

One of the scriptures we have been praying over the baby is one that was spoken of Jesus when he was young. "And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men." (Luke 2:52) That is our prayer Lord of little Baby Bond.