The Lord is My Sustainer...
Caleb Joseph Reeves Has Arrived!

Unless the Lord had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave. I cried out, "I am slipping!" but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me. When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer...the LORD is my fortress; my God is the mighty rock where I hide. Psalm 94:17

This verse has been the embodiment of my walk with the Lord over the past few months. It has become dear to me because it is such a beautiful picture of the Lord's sustaining love. He has revealed Himself to me in different ways and names through different times in my life, especially in the momentous occasions of pregnancy and birth. With Hannah He was my Creator. With Elijah He was my Provider. With Gabriel He was my Strength. With Caleb He has been my Sustainer. Through bed rest, some bleeding, re-occuring contractions, pre-term labor, a much longer wait for his birth than I would have imagined months ago, doubts about coming back to the states, the "precipicy" (on the edge) feeling of physically not having enough to continue on that I had often in our last days in Togo and first days here in the states - He has been My Sustainer. He has sustained me physically, emotionally, and most of all spiritually.

I am overwhelmed by His grace towards me and sweetness to delight in giving me good gifts, the most precious of late being our sweet little boy, Caleb Joseph. Check the next post for all of the details of his birth! Thank you, Lord, for your sustaining love!