The Birthday Blessing

Three years ago this coming September, my brother married the most amazing woman who has ever existed. Lachelle is single-handedly one of the best things that's ever happened to our family, and I cannot even begin to express how much we all love her. When Nate and Lachelle got married, Lachelle made it perfectly clear to everyone that she was beyond ready for a baby, and they wanted to start their family immediately. As the months went by, we all waited anxiously for the exciting news, but it never came. After almost a year, Lachelle decided to seek fertility treatment. Sadly, two years and countless treatments later, that glimmer of hope for a new addition to their family was slowly fading. This is when they decided to take a break from the fertility treatments.

Now, let's fast forward two months to Lachelle's 32nd birthday party at my parent's house. Every year, when Lachelle would blow out her candles, she made the exact same wish. And every year, we told her THIS was the year!!! However, this year was different. Because of everything that had been going on and the break from fertility, no one mentioned Lachelle's birthday wish. To tell you the truth, it really bothered me. Three days after Lachelle's party, I got a late night phone call from my brother. His only words to me were, "Hi Aunt Faith." To those of you who live in Indiana, if you felt a small earthquake that night, it was probably my family jumping up and down!! God gave Lachelle her birthday wish in His own perfect timing and in His own perfect way!! He also showed us that Hopey's not going to be the only miracle baby in this family! And I can't wait for the day that my new niece or nephew realizes that God picked out the world's greatest mommy for them too.