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(c) Nicki Black
I realized today that I have not written a blog here for a while, and many of you may not know why. Last March we were blessed with a beautiful baby boy after years of praying to the Lord to expand our family. It's a bit of a funny testimony in itself. The short version is that after many years coming up empty, and being frustrated and just plain weary, I finally decided that I was content to have only one child. There really wasn't any fanfare and I didn't get down on my knees or anything like that. I gave the desire to the Lord one night "in passing". With that, a sweet peace washed over me and I heard the voice of the Lord say, "ok, it's done." Well, within 24 hours of my surrender, I discovered I was pregnant. Pregnant?! See, now this is funny (upon hindsight, of course), because I was MAD! I felt that I finally had my peace and now the Lord yanked out the rug from under me. Thankfully, that passed, I righted my raging hormones, and I found my joy again. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a very difficult pregnancy and I became quite ill for 6 months, and we were unsure whether the baby would survive. Then, at 30 weeks, my water broke and I was rushed to the hospital, where I stayed for 2 more weeks until our son was born prematurely. He spent just short of 3 weeks in the NICU, covered in prayer by friends and family all over the world. It is God's miracle that he overcame all of his challenges and came home so quickly, with only a serious reflux issue to deal with and no other health issues. The reflux lasted 8 months, and now I am just starting to touch base again with my blogs and get back into the studio (which is currently under construction as we expand). Thank you for being patient, and thank you always for your prayers! |
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