When you think about the way we were made and how amazing the human body is, a woman’s body at that. You just can’t help but to recognize that a lot of creativity and beauty went into our design. Like the fact that a woman can carry and nourish and grow a human being inside her body, and then after 9 months of carrying, having this tiny being come out of her through labor (they don’t call it “labor” for no reason). To top it off, being able to produce food to once again nourish this little being. Wow! We can’t help but to thank our Creator. How marvelous His works.
Looking back to those first days after coming home with Penelope. We can clearly remember us looking down at this beautiful little creature and thinking, “She’s ours? We made that? God made that?!!!” We were simply in awe, we couldn’t help but feel warmth in our heart. Even thinking about it brings back a lot of nostalgia. The thought that now we were no longer two but three. From her big brown wonder-struck eyes to her itty-bitty chubby little toes, we continually marvel at Penelope’s beauty. While at the same time we always joke around about what she has from who, and wonder who she resembles more when she makes silly little faces and we see her personality unfold. Before we even laid our eyes upon her, she was already being formed, with a distinct personality, unique features, a one of a kind DNA. The way we are woven in our mother’s womb will forever be a mystery that only God himself can fully explain.
We are completely blessed with this little bundle. Every day we wake up and see her sweet face in our bed, we can’t help but feel complete. Before her coming, there were fears of what our marriage would look like, our relationship and time together but now having her here, we can sincerely say that we were missing a little Poppy Bloom in our lives. We don’t know how many more babies the Lord will bless us with, whether by blood or adoption but for now we are forever grateful that we went from being a boring B and J to a yummy P, B & J. This little family sandwich was not complete until now. How many of you can relate to this feeling?
Illustrated by Joe Grasa
Grasa means Grace 