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Christmas Eve service was beautiful. The deep red, velvety poinsettias on the altar, the soft and warm glow of the candles, the choir singing \u201cSilent Night.\u201d I\u2019d never had so much to be thankful for. After five years of hoping and praying that this would be the month, I was finally pregnant through in-vitro fertilization. My husband, Tony, and I had gotten the news the first week of December. Just in time for Christmas, all my wishes had come true. Now all I had to do was wait for our child to be born. I leaned against Tony, sitting next to me, and put my head on his shoulder.<\/p>\n

While the minister read the story of the first Christmas thousands of years ago. I imagined what Mary must have felt that night, waiting for the child God had promised her. No matter how scared she was, traveling all the way to Bethlehem, she knew God was watching over her and her baby. On our way out of the church, I paused for one last look at the Nativity<\/a> and thanked God again for our blessing. \u201cWhat a Christmas this is,\u201d I said to Tony.<\/p>\n

Back at home I played with my sister Carol\u2019s five-year-old son, Michael, looking forward to waking up with a child in the house on Christmas morning. Michael eagerly examined the stockings hung on the fireplace. One for each of us, I pointed out to him, and one more for the baby. \u201cYou\u2019re going to have a cousin very soon,\u201d I told him.<\/p>\n

I felt myself flinch. Something didn\u2019t feel right. I excused myself and discovered I was bleeding. While everyone else was distracted in the other room, I called the doctor and described what was happening. He said not to panic. \u201cThe best thing is to take it easy. Get a good night\u2019s rest,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ll do a thorough exam at your next checkup.\u201d<\/p>\n

When my nephew was tucked into bed and Tony was putting gifts under the tree, I helped Carol set out cookies on the fireplace and sprinkle flour on the floor to make Santa\u2019s footsteps. I took advantage of the moment we were alone to tell her what was happening. \u201cI don\u2019t want to worry Tony unnecessarily, but I\u2019m scared to death.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTrust the doctor,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd God. It sounds like it\u2019s important to stay calm.\u201d Carol bowed her head and prayed for me. I tried to draw comfort from it, but found myself looking over at the fireplace, at the stocking hanging limp and empty. Will I ever be a mother?<\/em><\/p>\n

I went up to bed to wait for Tony. When I told him, he tried to be reassuring, but I could see he was scared too. How could I trust that anyone was in control?<\/p>\n

After the holidays Carol came with me to the checkup. The nurse got me comfortable on the exam table. Lying there, I thought back on that Christmas Eve<\/a> service. I tried to conjure up the soft glow of the candles, the voices in the choir, the image of Mary in the manger with her baby. What I really tried to conjure up was the faith I\u2019d had that night. A faith that God was watching over me. Now it seemed all I had was doubts.<\/p>\n

\u201cListen to that beautiful heartbeat!\u201d the nurse declared. \u201cYour baby is doing fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carol squeezed my hand. I was flooded with relief, but still worried something else would go wrong. The doctor tried to calm me. \u201cMany women bleed during pregnancy early on,\u201d he said. \u201cJust lie low. Get plenty of sleep. Let someone else carry your groceries. Don\u2019t run around after your nephew or pick him up. Your baby is growing stronger every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

I followed the doctor\u2019s orders and got as much rest as I could. All through January and February and into March. At the end of my first trimester Tony and I were driving along the highway looking at the late winter sunshine shining through the trees. I remembered those candles from Christmas Eve and felt my spirits lifting. Nothing like the same strong faith I\u2019d experienced on Christmas Eve, but hope.<\/p>\n

When I got out of the car, Tony glanced down at the seat. \u201cCherol,\u201d he said. \u201cHoney, you\u2019re bleeding.\u201d<\/p>\n

We drove to the doctor. He took every precaution, examined me carefully. \u201cThe fetus implanted low,\u201d he said. \u201cNot uncommon with in vitro. But the heartbeat is strong. Some women bleed throughout pregnancy and deliver healthy children.\u201d<\/p>\n

I wanted to believe him. But no matter what the doctor said, I was sure I was going to lose the baby. Back at home, lying in bed, gazing at a dense fog pressing in at the window, I tried to pray. \u201cI know this child is yours to give and yours to take home,\u201d I said. Then I broke down. My faith was worse than shaky. God knew it. I had nothing like Mary\u2019s faith that first Christmas Eve. How could I expect him to listen to me? Or protect my baby? \u201cI am weak,\u201d I cried out. \u201cI\u2019ve lost my faith!\u201d<\/p>\n

In the quiet, God seemed to answer. I didn\u2019t hear a voice, but I did hear what he said: \u201cI don\u2019t need your faith to perform a miracle<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

I lay there, awestruck, letting the words sink in. He is with me, <\/em>I thought. God was with me just as he had been with Mary. He was present in exactly the same way. No matter how helpless I felt, God was as powerful as ever. Every birth was a miracle. No matter how much the mother doubted what God could do.<\/p>\n

I stayed in bed for the next couple of weeks, just as the doctor advised. Eventually he said I could walk around. I did light housework, played with Michael. I followed the doctor\u2019s orders not to push myself too hard, but I no longer doubted that God was watching over me. If I felt a twinge or had a cramp, I didn\u2019t panic. I called the doctor, took it easy, trusted that God was in control. Finally came the day in August when our son, Kjell, was born. Christmas was months away, but I knew that when it arrived Kjell\u2019s stocking would be full and the Christmas service would be more beautiful than the year before.<\/p>\n

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