If you’ve read this post, then you know we’ve had quite the journey in our little family. And in the midst of this post, there’s a more current update about what’s been happening. That was from the fall. To be honest, we planned to be done after a failed IVF attempt. It was heartbreaking. And expensive. And so much to ask of my body. But we were contacted by my doctor and offered a very generous opportunity to try for a round two.

Have you seen the movie Up? In case you haven’t seen it, or you have and just need a refresher, let me give a quick recap of how the movie starts. We meet Carl and Ellie, children at the time, and follow their story for a bit. We see them live a whole life together in the first ten minutes of the movie. They dream, they plan, they deal with disappointment and heartbreak. To be honest, it’s a lot. My husband and I both cry over their desire for kids, loss and eventually Ellie’s death.

“Do not fear…” is found regularly throughout Scripture. There are claims that it’s in there 365 times, so once for every day of the year. Some say it’s in there 366 times so that Leap Year is covered as well. Some claim more, some claim less. And that is not the question that will be answered here today.

Sometimes we treat our questions as if they’re answers. Don’t know what I mean? Let me give you a few examples.

Do you know why women shave their legs? Because in the early 20’s, an ad agency for a razor company started targeting women. They convinced them that, with rising hem lines, smooth legs were more attractive. And here we are a century later, our entire culture changed by a brainstorming meeting at some ad agency trying to figure out how to sell more razors.