Hello Motherhood......and the unknown

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I am writing this in the following days leading up to my baby's due date. Cup of tea at hand, some birthing affirmations playing in the background and currently in a state of calm that I am praying will carry me through the next few weeks! 


We have baby's room ready. It is surreal seeing the space in our home that used to be a spare room which will now become a room for someone else, tiny human to be exact.
We have done some parenting courses together and read up all we could on what we could expect in this new season.
We have prayed and had amazing support around us from friends and family. We have been blessed with prayers and gifts.


But there is still that thought of "are we really ready?"

I have been told a mixture of things throughout my pregnancy, from different people. Some say that you need to prep as much as you can before the baby arrives, others say its a learn as you go journey and one thing you will need to be
expectant for is the unknown.


Hmm.


Something I have never been great with is the unknown. When I became a Christian back in 2014 and realised trusting God meant trusting Him in/despite the unknown was a struggle to say the least.


With this season, there will be a lot of uncertain and unknown territory which looking at from a glance made me nervous at the start of my pregnancy. Questions began to stir in my mind:


Will I be good enough?
Will I disappoint my family? How will they think I'm doing?
Have I done all I could to prepare?


I have been spending long evenings with God, journaling and praying and pouring out to Him asking to not leave me in this season.


Then it dawned on me


When has He ever left?


He has never left or forsaken me, He has never let go of being my right hand and pillar of strength. What makes me think He would now?


I am so thankful for God's truth, reminders of His promises and presence and the fact that we can do life WITH Him.


So today I am saying goodbye to a few things. Fear of the unknown, of the new experiences and situations I will come across.


And I'm saying hello to new blessing. To a new season and to a new title where someone will see me as their mother.


I am saying hello to all that motherhood has for me.













Chloe @ SheReformed x

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