Miracles

Well, today I met a precious baby girl. But let me go back and tell you what God has been doing. In May 2009, my good friend miscarried a precious baby at 10 weeks. She and her husband "felt" it was a baby girl, and b/c they miscarried on the Feast of Our lady of Fatima, they named her Fatima. Well, then a little time passed and she became pregnant again, but once again, this soul was not meant for this world, and baby went home to Heaven. So then a little more time passed by, and my friend found out she was 7 weeks pregnant, which shocked her b/c she had been bleeding for several weeks.

Gods timing..Gods perfect timing...

So yesterday, on the Anniversary of the say the sun danced..the Miracle at Fatima, Portugal, this same friend delivered a bouncing baby girl..Lucia Maria...weighing 7.1 pounds, 18 inches long...it is no coincidence that this precious child, this miracle baby, was born on a day that is so close to their parents hearts...a day that connects these precious souls..

Lucia is the name of the youngest of the 3 children that Mama mary appeared to in Fatima...so that is where they got the name from..and Maria of course for Mama Mary.

I am so blessed to be able to share this story..God might not be SO CLEARLY EVIDENT in all of our lives...but when He goes and does something like this..or gives us a rainbow at a precise moment...or even just ever so gently whispers "I am here" through a breeze...I cherish these moments and cling to them. For his grace is enough..we are never going to be left or forgotten...and how beautifully he carries us!

So, today I took my little Gemma to meet her...little Lucia Maria, and she looked like an angel. And just as we lost Moriah and were able to have Helena b/c of that loss, I stared into the heart of this precious baby girl...who is here b/c of the sacrifice of 2 souls who were called home to heaven before we would have liked...but so perfectly in Gods timing...as always!