Nov 3, 2024

My happiness or my interest?

It's been a while since I wrote. A whole month has passed. There was some anxiety closer to the NT Scan when I started bleeding a little. Nothing to worry, baby is doing well.
We made a baby announcement. Was happy to share this news with the world. Almost 15 weeks pregnant now. A long way to go, but have also come a long way.
Everything feels better now. Anxiety levels have gone down significantly. I read or heard that God doesn't think of your happiness, he considers your best interest. This thought in itself is freeing. I don't know enough to know what is my interest. Someone up there knows and is looking after it, that's all I need to surrender and trust.
Gundu as we call baby is changing my life. Slowly.

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