The Blessing of Liberty

As you all know by now, Liberty Joanne was born into our family on August 21, 2009.  She came into this world at a whopping 10 pounds 2 ounces!  One of our nurses said we had just given birth to a toddler!  How right she was!  Liberty is our biggest baby yet!  God in his mercy allowed us to have such a wonderful birth with no complications.  I am still in awe of His goodness!  As it is written in Lamentations 3:22-23, “It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."  We cannot comprehend the depth of His mercy, but oh, how wonderful to be a recipient of it!    

I couldn’t have asked for a better birth, and believe me, I’ve had a few, and then a few more!  She is so precious, and of course, she doesn’t lack for attention around here!  Even Reb said he wouldn’t trade her for a boy!  And that means a lot coming from a boy with 7 sisters!!  She is definitely surrounded by love!

I want to thank all of you who prayed for us!  God answered our prayers and continues to do so.  May the LORD bless you and keep you!

~Sonya  (resting and enjoying my beautiful baby girl)

A Poem for Liberty

Little Lady Liberty

As I sit here and ponder, when you will be born,

Will it be late one night, or early morn?

Only God knows what blessed day it will be,

When at last little Liberty's face I shall see!

Do you have my eyes, or your daddy's nose,

Do you have his fingers, or maybe my toes?

Oh, how I wonder, will you look like me?

How long must I wait, little Liberty?

You are a blessing sent from God above,

For over 9 months you have filled me love;

My precious little babe I long to see,

The darling we will name lady Liberty!

~Sonya

Wise Words of Charles Spurgeon

“As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.” ~ Psalm 127:4

~Excerpt taken from Charles Spurgeon’s Treasury of David~

Children born to men in their early days, by God's blessing become the comfort of their riper years.  A man of war is glad of weapons which may fly where he cannot: good sons are their father's arrows speeding to hit the mark which their sires aim at.  What wonders a good man can accomplish if he has affectionate children to second his desires, and lend themselves to his designs! To this end we must have our children in hand while they are yet children, or they are never likely to be so when they are grown up; and we must try to point them and straighten them, so as to make arrows of them in their youth, lest they should prove crooked and unserviceable in after life.  Let the Lord favour us with loyal, obedient, affectionate offspring, and we shall find in them our best helpers.  We shall see them shot forth into life to our comfort and delight, if we take care from the very beginning that they are directed to the right point.

Waiting on a Blessing!

9 days till my “due” date.  So close, yet so far away!  Having patience in the latter stages of pregnancy has never been easy for me!  I am trying to stay busy catching up on things, (like this blog) that I can do sitting down, and that don’t tire me out too much!  I finished reading Voddie Baucham’s book, Family Driven Faith, and if you haven’t read it ~ please take the time!  It is a book that will change your life for the better!  Right now I am reading Raising Maidens of Virtue, by Stacy McDonald.  Another very important book for mothers and daughters alike!  I have also been reading to the children after they have eaten lunch.  We are reading The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, something fun that we can all laugh about together!  Some of our children are needing a little prodding in their desire to read.  Most of them enjoy reading immensely, for which I am very thankful.  Me and my husband have always enjoyed reading, and we also like to read together.  I think it creates a special bond when a husband and wife or a family can sit down and read together.  Of course, you must have family worship time, which is the most important!  Right now we are going through Charles Spurgeon’s Catechism for our morning worship, and in the evenings we are going through the book of Deuteronomy.  If you haven’t read through Deuteronomy in a while, it is a most convicting book!  Our times of family worship are something that we cannot do without!  The Bible commands it and we must obey!  We must take time to do that which is most important ~ the salvation of our families is at stake!

~Sonya