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Two years ago a week from yesterday, it was a month before my due date. Costa Rica was in a state of national emergency because of flooding throughout the country. That morning, a landslide had blocked the main road to the hospital, which was normally at least an hour drive away from our small town in the mountains. The family that was going to watch Timmy for us when it was time to go to the hospital was out of the country. We still hadn't chosen our baby girl's name.
And, I went into labor. It is a pretty crazy story, but, suffice it to say, we had quite the adventurous evening, and by the time we got to the hospital, it was time for Tabitha to enter the world (and we had decided on her name)! I found out later that as he was speeding around the curves of the mountain pass, Dan was considering how he might need to deliver the baby on the side of the road. We are so, so very thankful for God's amazing protection and care, and for the precious blessing that our little daughter has been to our family the past two years.
The night before Tabitha's birthday this year, I could not fall asleep, but lay awake reliving that night and all that happened. I was overwhelmed by God's care for me and our baby. I had had a high risk pregnancy and a really difficult delivery. Looking back, it was a scary night, but at the time, I was filled with God's peace. I had prayed specifically that I would be able to be calm when the time came, and God answered that prayer. It wasn't until a couple of days later, when I was staying in the hospital alone with Tabitha in the NICU, that it hit me as I looked out over the metal roofs of the sprawling capital... "I just had a baby in Costa Rica! I could have had her in the car! She came a month early! I am taking care of her in a hospital where everyone only speaks Spanish!" My reaction? Worship. For His power was made perfect in my weakness and His peace that transcends all understanding filled me. I thank Him for little Tabitha and the answer to so many prayers that she is. We love you, sweet girlie!
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| 3 months old |
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| 6 months old |
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| 9 months old |
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| one year old |
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| 18 months old |
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| TWO years old! |
