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FROM GRAVIDITY TO PARITY

Parturition is required to birth our babies, our visions, our dreams. For nothing comes without a push, a struggle, and strong refusal to give up. You can read previous posts on parturition here: Every pregnant woman desires to have a relatively “uneventful” pregnancy, one  in which she is not unduly stressed beyond the basic stresses of pregnancy. However, in cases where non-palatable events cannot be avoided, e.g. in cases of antepartum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia; the mother still desires; even more acutely to “convert” her pregnancy to the birth of a live neonate. Taking a cue from these strong women, regardless of the negative events and thorns that spurn our way in the achievement of the deeply great goals God has in mind for us, our sure hope isinthe conversion of our “pregnancies”, our dreams; into live neonates. Do not faint, do not lose hope. Jer 29:11- “I say this because I know what I am planning for you,” says the LORD. I have good plans for you, not p