Do other women trying to conceive for a long time think up endless ways to announce a pregnancy?

I know that I have thought up many scenarios for my dream pregnancy announcement.

Family gatherings. Reunions. Girls weekends with friends. Announcing that a baby is coming just in time for my birthday. Thanksgiving’s “guess what I’m thankful for?” Wrapping the announcement in a Christmas package. Mother’s Day. Father’s Day. The list goes on.

For 7 years, month after month, I’ve thought that “this would be the perfect time to make a pregnancy announcement.”

So far, there hasn’t been a pregnancy to announce.

I wouldn’t have written my life’s story like this, but I trust the Author who has it all figured out. He knows the details. He knows the perfect timing, and He’ll get me there. I believe that one day my husband and I will have a baby announcement to make. We will have an opportunity to tell loved ones about a baby on the way. I hope that I’m not so excited that I blurt out the news without a dramatic announcement.

So here’s what I’ve done, as a step of faith that one day I’m going to need it.

I’ve written a list.

I have a notebook, and within that notebook is a handwritten list of family members, friends, and prayer warriors who I can’t wait to tell about our baby-to-be.

If you’re praying for a baby, have you made a list? Go ahead and write down the names of who you want to tell first. Who do you want to be sure tell in person? If you have creative ideas for how to announce, go ahead and jot them down too. Keep asking God for a miracle baby, ask Him for answered prayers. He is faithful, He is able, and your story is not over yet.

I’m hoping for the day when I won’t be the recipient of one baby announcement after another – I dream of the day when I can share my own announcement, one after another.

Hi, I’m Betsy, and I live in the Washington, D.C. area with my husband, Mike. We have been married since 2008. We enjoy exploring new cities together on foot and doing life as a team.