Signs of Hope

I had to take Isaac to the doctor's today for an ear infection. The pediatrician who took care of us was nine month's pregnant with her first child. She is due this week. It made me think of a few other women I know who are expecting children soon. There is the eighteen year old daughter of a friend of mine from Church. She is a single mother, but her parents are welcoming their new grandchild with open arms. There is another mother at Church who is expecting her fourth child, and a friend of mine from playgroup who is expecting her third.

All these children are signs of hope. No matter the circumstances of their birth, every child is a gift from God, and a sign that God is still working in our world. These children each come with a mission and each will leave their imprint on our world.