Over the mountains we go

Tomorrow we head back on that oft traveled road again. We’ll likely make a pit stop in Cle Elum for lattes and a potty break. And then into Seattle and across the toll bridge and up the road to the children’s prenatal clinic. We’ll have about two hours of imaging done – one being the echo, the other being the ultrasound. We’ll eagerly watch as numbers and weeks flash up on the screen. Then we’ll meet with the cardiologist and OB (both new to us this time) to talk about what the latest numbers might mean and how they might impact the coming weeks.

I’m excited to see my Bella again, and hopeful for another good shot of her sweet face. I’m eager to see the knitting work of the Lord during the past five weeks. I’m hopeful that some logistical questions will be answered.

But I’m smart enough to know that the way forward is likely to remain darkened. I know there will be no sudden clarity, no assurance that this is the way things will go. In fact, we could potentially leave with even more questions.

We’ve found a place, a wonderful refuge with a generous family, to stay while we wait for Bella’s arrival in Seattle. But as it is quite far from the hospital, we’re still looking for a place to stay once she is born. We imagine she will be in the NICU for some time (how much time?), and want to be as close to our girl as possible. The type of delivery, the date of delivery, the NICU she’ll be at (UW or Children’s?), her ability to breathe…oh the list of unknowns go on.

As I prayed through the release of these things once again today, the Lord drew me back to reflections from four years ago, as I was on the eve of moving out to Washington to be close to a boy whom I had only spent about a total of two weeks in person with to that date. Oh how I need to learn the same lessons again and again! Turns out four years and a whole lot of faithfulness later, I’m still learning to trust that the waters will be parted. Click on over to read – is there anyone else needing this lesson as well?

Thank you for praying us through another long day in Seattle, friends!