No space at the Inn!

Ever been overly pregnant with a project, dream, a baby?

Its been a looong 41 week journey carrying around this little "world-changer"....while an honor, at times a bit painful, somewhat uncomfortable....the waiting seeming endless.

My due date came & went. And at 41 weeks (that's 10 months and 1 week) I would have to hear the words today...."you are both finally ready to go, but I'm afraid we have NO space at the hospital today!? (confirming Pembroke Pines is perhaps a bit overcrowded :)

My 1st immediate thought was, thankfully God will never say..."there is NO SPACE IN HEAVEN FOR YOU!" HEAVEN WAS CREATED FOR ALL OF US, and there's plenty of space so keep inviting folks to Flamingo :)

My 2nd thought was that of Mary...who like me was probably eager to bring in the life that grew within her....but was turned away b/c there was "no space at the Inn."

How many of us are pregnant with something??? A dream, a project, goal and have been turned away...or told not yet, or we have no space for your dream. You have got to stay the course, and give birth, understanding, like I have today, that the pain & sacrifice are worth it, and that it will be in HIS time.

Here are the 5 other powerful lessons I've learned these past 10 months:

• God is still the God of miracles, as it was only the other day, Doctors assured me after years of infertility treatments that I would never conceive. Hello?


• God's plans are sometimes not our plans...but you gotta trust as only HE sees the bigger picture.


• NO mopping, at 10+ months pregnant as you can provoke a "slip & fall" - rather be obedient...and "be still".


• Be grateful for the love & support system God has placed around you...they are an extension of HIM.


• Stay away from yummy "cheeseburger wraps" - as they can add 5 lbs a week!

Some of the greatest Treasures in my life have come with pain & have taken great sacrifice & time....but you know what? Sometimes the longer they take, the greater the pain, the greater the reward & feeling. Don't stop believing. Give birth to whatever it is God has placed within you.