"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's...
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments. The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all..." ~ portions of Psalm 103
In all honesty, the past month has been very tough. The verses above have been a comfort and source of strength for me. I have been sick from the pregnancy and Zeke has been sick. God has been gracious in the little details to provide help for us, though. We are grateful for all of the prayer support we have received.
At the beginning of the month, we had some family photos taken. I received them all today, so I wanted to share them with you. I'll go ahead and post all of them.
I plan to write more next week as I enter my 12th week of this pregnancy. Praise God!
