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“I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalm 27:13 As a mom of two precious but busy boys, it’s so easy to get caught up in day to day, sometimes referred to as the “nasty now and now.” Juggling nap schedules, snack/nursing and endless diaper changes, until before I realize it, the day is over. Okay, that’s not true. A lot of days truly drag by. But you get the idea. How often I feel like I’m just hanging on, just sur

After surrendering everything, I fell into a peaceful sleep. At 5 am, I woke up with a sharp spasm and the half hopeful feeling that perhaps this time it was “real.” I stayed in bed for a couple of hours, doing my devotions and language lesson. I texted my husband, who commented that I sounded nonchalant for someone in labour. But I’d had too much false labour to get my hopes up quickly. At 7, I went to get my toddler up, and suddenly couldn’t lift him out of his playpen. Wa

Another Braxton hicks contraction. Only this time it felt different. I tried not to panic as the cramping became more frequent, intense, lasted longer and could even be described as painful. I was only 34 weeks along. But not only that, the very next day I was supposed to embark on an international flight to have this baby — next month, not this month! These contractions lasted several hours and did not dissipate with changes of position, eating or drinking. I finally asked f