While Christians confront the culture (and its views on ‘life’ issues) in various ways, there is one way that I think we can all agree on – supporting those who are pregnant and celebrating pregnancies.
My wife and I are expecting our first child on April 9, 2009 (my 29th birthday). We got our first ultrasound last night, and I am promoting life like never before (even though the life issues are already at the top of my list) – I am excited, I show people the ultrasound (see below), I’m giddy when we go to the doctor, I tell people the story of how our child kicked the wall while I was watching the ultrasound viewer, and I grin when anyone congratulates me.
Maybe it’s easy for us to rejoice in this fashion – the child was planned, it didn’t take long to get pregnant, we’re financially ready, our families are excited, our church family has been supportive, and we want a big family eventually – and I understand that it’s not always an easy situation that people find themselves in when pregnant.
But with all respect to the challenges that come with some pregnancies, I am going to plaster my life with a celebration of the blessing that God has already provided us! This can surely be a “culture of life” position that we can all agree on.
For your viewing pleasure: My baby sucking a thumb (according to the nurse…)
Congrats, Dave (and Sarah)!! Glad to see everything went well!