E.P.T.

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I never cease to be amazed at the ways in which Satan infiltrates our lives & skews our thinking. A few minutes ago there was a commercial on the television for E.P.T Pregnancy Tests. It's new ad campaign is that the acronym E.P.T. stands for "Erase Panic Today"...I am usually oblivious to this kind of propaganda, but today the impact of that message hit me full force. Have we truly reached the point in our culture where the prospect of expecting a child instills panic in the would be/might be future parent? I know that while this commercial caught me off guard & surprised me, the sad truth is that for many the thought of having conceived a child is one of fear and not joy...that breaks my heart.

I suppose a reason this hit me wrong is that I am often questioned about my children. My husband and I have 3 beautiful daughters, the oldest is 3 & the youngest is 3 months. (Yes it is mathematically possible.) We had been married 1 year & 1 week when we discovered Abigail was on the way. She was the answer to my heart's desire & by the time she could sit up my heart was yearning for another little one. The week Abigail began to crawl (8 mo. old) we found out that our 2nd child was on the way. Little Jordyn arrived & added great love to our family. Abigail was 16 months old. Just as before my heart very quickly desired another child. On Jordyn's first birthday we announced that #3 was coming! Isabella Hope arrived just this past May. Each daughter was planned, desired, & dearly wanted. My husband & I intended & prayed for the conception of each. I am ever asked "were any of them a "surprise" &  my response is emphatically this, "Each of my girls was a desired blessing, a gift." I felt immense joy at the knowledge that each was growing within me. As of today I have no idea whether the Lord will move our hearts to have another little one, but I do know that when I feel that urge, if I do, timing will not matter. I am blessed to have a godly husband, to be part of a righteous covenant with him, & any children that come from our union will always be considered the utmost of blessings. I am often told that I am crazy for having my girls in the time span in which I did, & I guess that's true...I am crazy in love with my Prince of a husband & with my 3 beautiful Princesses.

Which of these 3 precious, priceless faces could I ever look at & think "hmm, could have done without you?" Ludicrousness! I myself was a bit of a surprise to my parent's & not once, not one single time have I ever felt like a mistake. The grave mistake our culture is endanger of making is to view fragile, innocent human life as an inconvenience & a problem to get rid of. Whether born out of wedlock or just conceived unexpectedly, the creation of life is a supreme blessing. I will not sit by, watch a commercial like that, & allow myself to think that is okay...it's just not. If we need an ad to say "Erase Panic Today" then that's a good indicator that if people aren't ready to be parents, then they aren't ready to have sex...just saying. 

Psalm 127:3 "Children are a gift from the Lord. 

They are a reward from Him"  

Amen.