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The Book of Ruth

I’m the kind of girl who wants to know a story from the end to the beginning. Anyone who knows me knows that I read the last page of every book before the first page. Every time. I like to know what I’m getting into. I like to be able to brace myself for any sudden blows—and know that when they come everything will be alright in the end. Like I said:I’m that kind of a girl.

Mix that with my insane need to control everything and that makes pregnancy for me a scary experience. Will I ever even get pregnant? Will I have one or will I get twins? Will I have a boy or a girl? Will I be sick? Will the baby develop “normally”? When will the baby come? Will I go into labor or be induced? Will the delivery go well? Will the baby be healthy?

There is no skipping to the end to take a peek. There is no way for me to control the situation. How frustrating and yes, scary for me.

As many of you know I’m expecting. And here’s what I know:
#1. She is a girl.
#2. Her name is Ruth.
#3. I am sick. All the time.
#4. I have a condition that will force an early delivery.

Here’s part of what I don’t know:
#1. How long my body will let me keep her with me.
#2. If she will be ready when the time comes.
#3. When will the time come?
I don’t do well with uncertainty. But since that seems to be our current theme (and since I’m supposed to be “taking it easy”) I decided to delve into an unknown craft for me—embroidery.
I’ve never done it before, I have no patterns, and no skills. I sit on the couch with my kids in the evenings watching movies or telling stories and stitch her initials on her tiny new onesies and try not to think about all the things I don’t know.

Keeping my hands occupied helps to quiet my mind while I anxiously wait for this introduction to the story to end and the real Book of Ruth to begin.

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  1. Melissa says

    It is hard to be a pregnant mom! No one really tells you how uncertain you will feel, how guilty you feel if something isn’t going right. I understand completely! I spent the first 3 months of my pregnancy with my daughter on bed rest. Every time something was wrong I would think it was me I did it. In the end, we had a healthy beautiful baby girl. It is hard to trust, but in the end that’s all you can do. Have you read the first book of Ruth? (in the bible) it is all about trust. It is always a good reminder to me. I hope your little Ruth comes into this world later than expected, and healthy, and happy! Your embroidery looks great by the way! My younger sister does that, and it is always so cute. Me, I can’t do it, my stitches are always too tight and the fabric puckers up all around it.

  3. Rachel says

    That’s beautiful 🙂 I hope little Ruth keeps on cooking as long as she can–we’ll be praying for both of you!

  5. Andrea says

    Congrats on your pregnancy! I hope things will go smoothly for you and baby Ruth.
    Your embroidery looks really nice! I have been wanting to try it as well, and I found that wildolive.blogspot.com has some basic patterns. Not that long ago she did an embroidery ‘basics’ series. Hopefully that will help 🙂

  7. Aurie{OurGoodLife} says

    Both my pregancies were hard, but I got through them with lots of prayer and patience 🙂

    Ruth is my middle name, and was my grandmother’s first name. I love it!

  8. pangaloon says

    Keep strong sweetheart. The story will have a happy ending, you only have to focus on the positive. There is always a part of you that gets fearful. Your intuition is the most reliable tool, so just take each day/hour/min as it comes. Ruth is a very lucky little lady to have such a thoughtful and compassionate mother.

  9. Maggie @ Midwestern {Sewing} Girl says

    Wow…you are awesome, liZ…what a beautiful post. Uncertainty is scary…but you will be amazing. And so will Ruth. She is a lucky little girl to have you for her Mommy…I will be praying for a loooong, uneventful pregnancy for you…;)

  10. Emily says

    Congrats to you!! Hope little Ruth keeps growing well. 🙂 I’m the same way- I want to know how things turn out at the beginning.

  11. Falafel and the Bee says

    I am the same way. I do not do well with surprises. But as a Mom to two girls, I will tell you that life with kids is so full of that. And it is not all bad:)
    I hope this time of uncertainty goes quickly for you and your little girl is finally in your arms. It makes everything better.
    Keeping your hands busy is great!
    ~Michelle

  12. The Berry Family says

    I have a three year old daughter named Ruth. She is named after my “adopted” grandmother named Ruthel who died in 1993.

    Best wishes. The Ruth’s of the world are loyal and tough.

  13. Renae Franco says

    Elizabeth, I finally got around to logging onto your Blog. (great by the way) and see you are expecting??? wow!!! You, Britt and Laurel… all at the same time, within months I guess. Did you know Britt was? She is due in Feb which is also my b-day month, and she won’t know for a while what the sex is, but she has the names all picked out. I’ll let her tell you. I can’t steal all her thunder.

    So excited for you. I honestly thought your family was ‘caboosed’ with your baby boy?

    Congratulations and thanks for the fun blog info – Best to you.
    Renae