I share this intimate picture to also share my testimony. As most of my closest friends and family know of my struggle these past couple years, of failure, forgiving, overcoming, seeking, and trying to stand on my feet. I decided early on in this pregnancy that I wanted to do it drug free. My 3 previous experiances of having a baby was easy...epidural/no pain...just push the baby out in less than 5 pushes and be done. This time however was NOT easy at all...but I feel the reward was so much more. The overcoming something hard, the patience of enduring, the extreme pain, and something I felt was the closest physically that I could get a glimpse of what the Savior has done for me. After she came out all I could do was cry from the triumph I felt at achieving the goal I set....and then this scripture in Alma came to my mind:
"And oh, what joy, and what marvelous light I did behold; yea, my soul was filled with joy as exceeding as was my pain!" (Alma 36:20)
Anyways I wanted to share my belief in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and of a Savior and Redeemer, who died that we might LIVE, and that we might triumph. We can have forgiveness, and just as important we can forgive with His help. We can overcome and achieve the goals we set with Him by our side.
(now on to my Beautiful Beth Anne)
My first touch of my perfect precious gift from heaven!
One proud, HOTT, handsome, perfect, (girl producing) Daddy!
Our not so little Family!
Hangin out under her Bili-Light
Daddy holding his little Beth....
Our Family is complete!
Beth Anne Lundell
7 lbs. 11 oz.
20 inches long
July 22nd, 2010
She's so sweet, Ali! Bonnie showed me the pictures she took while she was in the hospital and I think she's such a doll. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteOh Alison! Thank you for sharing this. SO beautiful. Congratulations!! What an amazing experience, you made me cry-- I am so happy for you!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I've got to see her already so much!!! She is adorable and I love her so much!
ReplyDeleteLove this post and thank you for sharing alison! I love that little beth bug!
ReplyDeleteLove you post Ali, What is Benson going to do with all those girls! :) She is as beautiful as her mom. My admiration to doing it the hard way!
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