Appointed and Anointed

Michelle decided to come with me to my church this morning, and to be honest, I was happy that she came with. Michelle has always gone to church as a Catholic and I've been going to different Christian churches since late grade-school age. Bringing God into our lives at this point in time will probably serve to be more important then ever, now that we have a growing family. I want my future child to know who God is and how important he is in all aspects of life.

To date, I do believe that God has spoken a prophetic word to not just us as a couple, but to others very close to us. The fact that Michelle had a dream about a daughter and then having a positive pregnancy test is not exactly a coincidence. Also with some of those that are close to us knowing without really us provoking much (if any at all) had a hunch or feeling is also something that comes to mind. In science, coincidence is not an allowable conclusion. Different actions that lead to the same results have to lead to a power higher then what we have here on earth. And if the fact that my future child will be a girl, it will further lead me to believe that God was speaking a prophetic word to many people for us.

"God has appointed us as parents to change the world through our child." This is the quote from Pastor Lawrence Huey, and this is the quote that Michelle ended up jotting down in my Blackberry. So, I know this has to be important. This message must have touched Michelle in some way for her to jot this down. All children change the world we live in some facet, shape, form, or something. It is my hope that my actions as a parent will guide my future child to change the world that they are connected in for the positive.

So, getting back around to what I said earlier. At lunch after church, Michelle and I were having a short little discussion. I know that Michelle doesn't exactly feel totally comfortable at my church as it is very strange looking into the actions from an outside eye. However if this leads to growth in spiritual faith and growth in not only Michelle, but also the to-be child, I'm all for it. Michelle states that the positive environment of church will be good for the pregnancy and for our future kid. I'm all for this and I'm more then elated that Michelle is more then willing to not only start coming with me more often, but I know in doing so, her faith will grow along with what's growing within her. =)

When we found out!

The weekend before we found out, I had a dream. I was with a 10 year old girl with long black straight hair and bangs. I was telling someone to wake up Dean. When he joined us I said, "Your daughter wants to talk to you." Then I woke up and it's 4am.

I took a test.
Waited.
Negative.
Damn.

On the day I was suppose to "start," according to the calendar, I decided, "What the hell, I'll take another test just to see." As I was waiting, I was thinking, "It's probably negative."

On the test, there is a faint "+" sign where there is usually a "-". All I could do was smile.

After I was done with my business, I tell Dean to go into the bathroom. He was confused of course, but what laid on the counter was a positive test.

"Michelle! Really?! Is that a positive? Really? Really! REALLY!" As he's hopping like a little kid coming out of the bathroom. I then tell Dean to buy another test, a digital one, at the nearby drugstore just to be extra sure.

Take the digital test, and it reads:

That's when we both start calling friends and family to share our wonderful news!

Sharing

This moment in our lives has been long awaited. We would love to share our stories and experiences with close friends and family. For the future, Michelle can copy these blog posts and put them in a special scrapbook to share with our future.

Love,
D&M

P.S. This blog only invites close friends and family at first. Probably in 2 months, we will share the good news with the rest of the world!