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My unexpected pregnancy—and support from Spirit
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
When I discovered that my husband and I were expecting our third child, I cried, but they were not tears of joy.
I thought I had my future all planned out and felt ready to move on from the demanding years of having toddlers at home. I love my children dearly and had really enjoyed mothering them through those early years, but the thought of having to put my plans on hold for another five years to go through it all over again seemed too much to bear.
Shortly after this discovery, we flew to South Africa to visit family. Feelings of disappointment and sadness lingered, but I tried to push them aside. I wanted to enjoy the trip and didn’t want to lessen the joy my family felt about the new baby.
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