Since going public with our news I've had a few conversations that go along these lines...
Do you want a boy or a girl?
We'll take whoever we're given.
Yes, so long as it's healthy...
We'll take whoever we're given.
It's one of those things that people just say, usually without thinking through the implications of what they're saying. We'd like to have a healthy baby, and I can think of a few potential pros and cons of having a boy or a girl, but in the end the baby we have will be the baby that God intends us to have. Our job will be to accept, love and raise whoever God gives us as best we can.
Thankfully God doesn't expect us to justify our space on the planet by being healthy. He loves us just because He loves us. We're all valuable because we're made by Him, and for those of us who are Christians, we know how much He loves us because He sent Christ to save us. (Some good passages to follow up are Gen 9:5-6, Deut 7:7-8, 1 Cor 1:26–31, 1 John 4:9-10.)
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
boy, girl, or just one that's healthy?
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I really liked your point about the baby's health not validating it's worth. I hadn't really thought about it but it seems like a healthy perspective to have!
Congrats again.
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