Two Become One!

So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman' for she was taken out of man." For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. (Genesis 2:22-24)

This scripture verse is etched into my wife, Truly and my wedding rings. It is one of those verses that to me is a quite a mystery...until you see evidence of that "one flesh" manifest itself in the womb of my bride. On this past Friday, Jan 16th, one day after my mother's 65th birthday the mystery came more alive to me. This doesn't take away the mysticism of God, in that I saw my baby for the first time via ultrasound, it just makes the promise more real. I was hoping that when my wife and I got married that we would be able to have children and now a part of Truly and a part of me is forming inside of my wife's stomach. What an amazing blessing and gift from God. As I sit and ponder this life that is inside of my wife's stomach I can't help but think of the virgin birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. We just celebrated His birth in Christmas and as I see my little baby's spine and head and all it's little parts, I am reminded of His love for us and also how His promises hold true. It is beyond me how vulnerable God the Father made his son by trusting Mary and Joseph with the raising of his Son Jesus. Wow! I am now about to be trusted with raising a small child, boy or girl, and God the Father has given me this responsibility. As I prepare for one of the biggests honors in my life I pray that this little baby you see in this blog would come to know His heavenly Father in an amazing way and be His hands and feet on this earth as I strive to do in my life. Please join me in praying for that...I would greatly appreciate it! Enjoy the fresh pics!!! Also, the video at the bottom is of Truly and I lighting a candle for our child as we went on a pilgrimage to a monastery outside Barcelona, Spain called Montseratt. It was truly a holy moment as we went on to pray for our future child with the sounds of a boys choir that has been around 600 years singing in the background. Enjoy!