Today I went to a baby shower for another mom-to-be in my Women's Bible Study small group. As far as I know, no one else is expecting, so this should be the last shower.
The guest of honor this morning, K, had been the hostess for the previous shower for E. In turn, this shower was hosted by two women from K's Sunday School class, so the demographic for her shower was definitely younger than it was for E's.
In fact, there were actually babies at this shower! Four babies to be exact. The oldest was an almost 9 month old boy and the youngest was a 4 month old girl. Two other boys were somewhere in the middle of that age range. The women of College Church are certainly a fertile bunch -- especially since there potentially could have been more babies if some of the young moms hadn't elected to leave their babies at home with the daddies.
The mom of the 4 month old baby girl was in my small group two years ago. At that time she was pregnant, but miscarried. She conceived and miscarried a second time before she and her husband were blessed with their beautiful daughter. The little girl is as sweet as can be -- a delightful, smiling child -- and her mother is so gentle and at ease with her.
This same mom also gave a beautiful devotion based on the opening verses of 1 Thessalonians. K likened Paul's depiction of the Thessalonians' work of faith, labor of love, and steadfastness of hope that was rooted in Christ Jesus to the task of a parent raising and nurturing a child with the goal and desire to see their child grow up to be an adult who strives to attain maturity in Christ.
The mom-to-be was very touched by the devotion and prayers that were offered for her, her husband, and their unborn child. I hope that this baby's grandmother, who was also at the shower and does not seem to be a believer, was also blessed to hear the words of scripture and the prayers of God's people on behalf of her daughter and her first grandchild.
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