We are in His hands
This morning I was reading 1 Peter. When he quoted Isaiah, I suddenly remembered a heart stopping moment from last night:
“ All flesh is as grass,
And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away,
But the word of the LORD endures forever.”
Little Bethany was very fussy through the afternoon and into the evening. She had eaten generously, dirtied her diaper and received a clean one, been bounced and carried and rocked and coddled, and was showing no signs of gassiness or other discomforts. She was simply in a bad mood and probably overstimulated, so I finally sent her to bed around 7.
She went right to sleep and didn’t make a peep for the rest of the evening. When I finally headed to bed at 11:30, she was on my bed so I lifted her gently.
She was limp and motionless. Her mouth hung slightly open. I couldn’t feel the warmth of her body through the blanket that was wrapped around her.
For 2 or 3 seconds, I held her at arms’ length, not breathing myself, not feeling her breathe, watching her precious face, thinking “Please Lord, not again.” I had seen a still, quiet little face like that once before - when our Sarah was born.
Then she took a deep breath, and wriggled and grunted a bit in her sleep. I breathed a prayer of thanks, remembering once again that every breath is a gift from God.
In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
And the breath of all mankind?Job 12:10
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Heart-stopping indeed!
Much blessing to you all!!!
Whew, Kim. I’m glad she’s okay. Thank you, Lord.
In Him
Meredith
x
How’d you get all those littles to pose so nicely?
I’m so glad she’s okay. So scary!!
That picture is absolutely precious.
What a moment. Praise God she is alright.
Wow..very frightening. But yes you are so right EVERY single breathe we breath is a gift from God…very powerful when you think about it.
Oh that is scary. I am so glad that she is alright. Blessings!
Thank you for linking the post about Sarah. I hadn’t read it before since I only started reading your blog within the past couple of months. Our subsequent pregnancy after the loss of our baby Paul, was Evan. He was due on July 4th which was the anniversary of Paul’s birth, but was born on June 14, Flag Day of 1999. Sarah was born on his birthday. Sarah’s story is beautiful and I know her life will continue to impact others.
I am sorry you had a scary moment with Bethany. I bet it was hard to breathe. Thank you Jesus that she is okay.
I’ve had those heart-stopping moments a few times with my kiddos. Thank God they were fine. Thank God Bethany is fine!! What a moving post, thank you for the reminder that we are truly in His hands.
Shew! I know that feeling. I have twins. They are 9 months and I STILL check their breathing several times a night. The girl breathes very lightly. Well, I’ll admit..somtimes I check the older kids breathing too and they are 9,8 and 3!! HA I wonder if I will ever quit that?
What a terrifying moment. I’m so glad she’s okay.
Wow, Kim, how incredibly scary. Praise God it ended up being ok. Did you mention it to your midwife to see if there is anything to be concerned about? Have you ever had that happen to your others? That’s a new thing to me. I guess I should be more vigilant about checking breathing!
I had a similar happening last week in my life. One never forgets the trama of loosing a little one on this earth. It is nice to know that we are in His hands and nothing happens without His approval first. Yet, after having lost one - one realizes how fast life can change - and how precious each day is.
I love your blog and think your new little one is absolutly adorable!!
Blessings,
~Martie
Jesus bless you, glad all is well with your precious girl and family
Oh Kim,
That IS a scary moment. We’ve had those too.
We’ve also had a stillborn baby. Her name is Aviella Joy; it’s Hebrew for “God is my Father who brings joy”.
The peace and joy you spoke of in Sarah’s story reminded me of our journey too, It’s hard to describe how something so surreal can cause you to become so much more solidly grounded in Christ, yet it does. I often felt as if His arms were literally enveloping me.
Since our little one went to heaven, we’ve been blessed with 3 more little ones. We thank Him for each one.
Hugs,
Becki
Wow, Kim! Thank you for sharing this and reminding us of God’s truths and blessings! There are many precious little ones to meet one day in heaven!