in His Strength

I cannot believe how close I am to meeting my next little princess!

Just under 3 weeks now till she's due...

God has been reminding me that I cannot do ANYthing without HIS strength.

I need it so badly.

And I know I will need it even more with two little ones.

I've been really open lately concerning my anxiety of adjusting to life

with a newborn and a toddler.

But thankfully, in the last week or so,

the Lord is giving me such JOY

as I look forward to this new arrival.

When we were touring L&D at the hospital the other day,

we heard the brand new cries of a little one

who had literally just been born minutes before.

I cried.

And then the Lord reminded me what a blessing I am about to experience again.

That's what I needed.

I needed to hear those little cries, to remind me that

all my anxieties will go away

when I hold this new little one in my arms.

Even in the midst of heightening toddler fits,

being so physically uncomfortable,

Christmas, Abigail's birthday planning,

being so totally hormonal that I've been losing it almost daily

(my sweet husband is holding me together)...

HE GIVES ME STRENGTH.

{pictures by the lovely Kelly Madole.}

And just like the verse for my blog (Hebrews 12:1) says...

I am looking towards the JOY He has set before me.

"I can do ALL things through HIM who strengthens me."

Philippians 4:13

linking with Casey today - lots of lovely hearts being shared.