Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed… (1 Corinthians 15:51)

This is what we’ve been told. In a few weeks, God willing, we will be experiencing this “mystery” through the birth of our newborn child. Paul eloquently describes to the church in Corinth the wonderful experience of having a child (my interpretation may be a little off ): not much sleep (for us) and a lot of changing (of our lives and his/her diapers).

We’re excited, scared, anxious, etc. for the arrival of our baby. Sherin has been doing great and our baby continues to remain active (especially throughout the night – oh boy).

We always get asked “So are you guys ready?” and we never know how to respond. We can either sound overconfident and answer “yes, of course” or unprepared and say “no, not really.” So we usually don’t say anything. Sure the baby room is finally coming together and the hospital bag is packed, but how can we be fully prepared for something as life-transforming as this?

And so we’re taking it one day at a time. I keep my cellphone close by me. We’re enjoying the calm before the storm. And when he/she comes, we will be depending on Him who creates life to also sustain it.

Please pray.

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