A longing only God can fulfill part 2

When I found out I was pregnant for the second time I was thrilled with the news. Those feelings of longing for my little girl were still there, but this was different. I had given my desires and longings to God and felt blessed to have another child, whatever it might be.

At 18 weeks when we found out we were having not one, but TWO little girls I was completely overwhelmed. I cried tears of joy and thanked God over and over again for giving me something so special that I didn't deserve. I remember crying out to God and tearfully expressing my heartfelt thanks for such a beautiful gift. I felt so full, so blessed and so content.

Two weeks later Chris and I were discussing names in the car one day and all of sudden we realized what names we were going to give to our girls. Here is an excerpt about that from one of my previous journal entries:

Meet Amelie Marie "Mia"

We chose this name because the name sounds similar to "Amy" but also ends with "Lee," my mother's middle name. Marie is my older sister's middle name and my grandmother's middle name.

Meet Livia Joy "Livie"

The name Livia doesn't really mean anything significant to us, but we thought it sounded like the English word for "life." This is an unexpected life that was given to us, so we thought it was fitting. Her middle name will be Joy, after Breanna Joy (my little sister); a life that was taken unexpectedly.

It is hard for me to put into words the deeper meaning and significance of these names. It brings me to tears to think of God's masterful, redeeming plan for my life. As I said before, Chris and I are still in shock; but we can see (without a doubt) how God has brought us here today and we are so thankful.