Restoration

"He restores my soul." Psalm 23:3

This past month Dustin and I have been ministering to and praying for a sweet couple that lost thier first baby through a miscarriage. It has been a really tough time for them and our hearts just ache for thier loss. We remember it so well. Our third child we lost in a miscarriage too in January of 2008. We have realized that God has healed our wound of losing this child and yet the scar is still there and is very tender at times. We were able to encourage them and offer them hope in the Lord through our testimony and all that the Lord taught us with the loss of this child. Last month I was sharing with my friend how Christmas is still a little difficult since we remember so vividly telling our whole family that we were expecting again during the holidays. Little did we know what God was doing in our hearts and in His perfect timing. Dustin began to tell me that in grieving with our friends that he really longed for another child. Shortly after Abigail was born I really felt like we would have another child also and thus I was not surprised when he told me this knowing that the Lord was aligning our hearts together in this. Little did we know also that God would bless us so soon with a new baby. This past week we discovered that we are indeed pregnant again! Our first response was, "Thank you Lord!".
We are shocked, thrilled, and overwelmed by His goodness! He has truly restored us! What a glorious, wonderful God we serve! Our new baby will be born the same month, August, that the baby we lost was due. This new baby will in no way replace that sweet child we lost however God has been able to restore the Christmas Season and the tenderness of August in this new blessing. I pray that this testimony of Him working in our lives may bring you hope and joy as a testimony of His perfect timing, His faithfulness and His abundant love for us! Pictured above is a blanket and pooh bear that the boys picked out for the new baby. Carson really understands that God has placed another baby in Mommy's belly. He keeps telling people that Mommy's belly has to get big like Santa's, then we will know that the new baby will be here soon! :) We are so thankful that the Lord would again bless us with another precious child. So the picture of our munchkins at Christmas above that is only about a week old is already outdated...... :)

Praising Him!

The Cupp Crew