So Glad She Kept Him!

Well, I'll probably take some heat for writing this blog, but it's something I HAVE to do.  No, the heat won't come from liberals or conservatives, Christian or Non-Christian......no, it will be coming from my daughter!  She doesn't like to be in the limelight!  She is a proud introvert!  :)  But, the past 6 years of her life are a testimony, and I believe people need to hear it.

October 2007, our daughter, Meghan, came home for lunch on a Sunday.  After lunch, she said she needed to talk, and there the bomb dropped.  "I'm pregnant."  What?????  Now, those of you that know Meghan, can imagine the shock.  Those of you that don't, well, she's a good girl, a pleaser, always striving to do better.  But, remember my last blog.....we ALL sin!!  We soon begin discussing the options.  She is a 20 year old college student with a year left.  In the world we live in today, there are options.  Honestly, most parents do not even get the chance to be a part of the options.  Many parents never even know they could've been grandparents.  But, thank God, she told us, so we could all discuss the options.  One option was NEVER even mentioned.  We raised our daughter to value life.  We taught her early on, that life began at that critical moment of conception.  And by the grace of God, she never considered taking a life.  So, it comes down to a choice.  Give the baby up for adoption, or keep it.  I encouraged her not to make a decision quickly, as either decision would drastically change her life.  I told her to take time and pray, seek God and His plan, as He always has a plan, and when it comes to life, there are NO mistakes.  She was heading into the final stage of the semester...projects due, final exams..... so she needed time.  And she took it.

Christmas break 2007:  "I can't do it Mom, I can't give it up".  I'd like to say those words made me extremely happy and proud, but I can't.  They came at me with a rash of mixed emotions.  I knew this decision was not only affecting her life, but mine as well.  I began a battle with my ugly, selfish side.  A baby in the house!!  Not excited for it.  Not the emotion one should have when they discover they are having their first grandchild.  But, I could still see my little girl in those eyes, the one saying, "Mommy, I'm hurt, can you help me?"  And all I could say was "We will be here with you all the way. You're making the right decision."

                                            Hello World!!!

So now, a quick journey through the past 5 years....  
Year 1: She finishes her undergrad...cum laude.  
Year 2: Finds a job doing grunt work at a rehab facility, knowing it is experience and she can save some money to start grad school.
Year 3: Moves out of the house, out of town, to start grad school.
Year 4: Continues grad school, Conner starts pre-school
Year 5: Completes grad school, Conner completes pre-school

Now she is into year 6.  We just moved her to a new city, one she knows nothing about, knows few people, but where she found a job.  Moved to an area she knows even less about in order for Conner to be in a better school.  

Conner is an energetic, over active, smart, hilarious 5 year old now.  None of us could imagine life without him....the laughter we would have missed, the hugs we would have missed, the love we would have missed.  He is such a beautiful child, knows no stranger, and is destined to do great things in this world.  He starts "big" school next week and I cannot wait to see how he begins affecting others lives as he becomes a part of it.

I'm so proud of her, and her decision.  I pray God will use her life, Conner's life, to witness and encourage others in similar situations.