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He
Will
Walk
With
You
by
Carey
Bailey
As
a
little
girl,
I
loved
baby
dolls.
Loved
them!
I
played
school,
adoption
agency,
daycare
operator
and
babysitter
all
day.
I
felt
like
I
was
born
to
be
a
mama.
Therefore,
I
was
a
bit
anxious
when
the
ages,
22,
25,
28
and
32
came
and
went
and
there
were
no
babies.
Have
you
ever
desired
something
so
much
and
feared
never
getting
it?
That
was
me.
My
day
finally
came
at
the
age
of
34.
I
soon
realized
that
God
knew
what
He
was
doing
when
He
had
me
wait.
To
my
shock,
it
wasn’t
as
easy
as
playing
with
dolls.
I
was
surprised
that
it
wasn’t
the
dream
world
I
imagined
it
would
be!
I
felt
like
life
became
a
gigantic
prayer.
“God,
HELP
me!”
“Please,
God.
Please,
please,
please
make
it
all
better.
I
can’t
do
this!”
“God,
this
feels
impossible.
Where
are
you?”
While
I
adore
motherhood,
it
is
harder
and
there
are
more
adjustments
than
I
expected.
(I
am
hoping
there
are
some
nodding
of
heads
and
Amen’s
being
said
out
there
in
cyberworld.)
Not
only
did
I
have
a
new
life
to
care
for,
but
my
identity
suddenly
felt
all
scrambled
up.
It
took
me
until
my
son
was
one
to
finally
feel
confident
in
my
new
role
as
a
mother,
confident
that
I
could
drop
my
child
off
at
preschool
without
crying,
confident
that
I
could
go
out
with
the
girls’
and
the
world
wouldn’t
fall
apart,
and
confident
that
I
could
go
on
a
date
night
and
have
conversations
that
didn’t
revolve
just
around
our
son.
I
was
feeling
settled
in
my
new
world
and
then
WHAM!
I
discovered
I
was
pregnant
again.
Can
I
be
vulnerable
with
you?
I
actually
cried
when
I
found
out.
And
they
were
not
tears
of
joy.
I
feel
awful
saying
that
out
loud,
and
I
hope
you
will
give
me
a
moment
to
explain.
It
was
not
that
I
didn’t
want
another
baby
or
feel
like
I
couldn’t
love
a
new
life,
it
was
just
that
I
got
scared.
Discovering
a
little
person
was
on
the
way
sent
a
panic
through
me.
Would
my
son
still
receive
the
love
and
attention
that
he
deserved?
How
was
my
husband
going
to
feel
about
my
body
changing
again?
Would
I
ever
be
able
to
pursue
the
vision
I
felt
God
had
for
me
in
writing
and
publishing?
I
was
truly
wondering
if
I
was
going
to
be
able
to
handle
another
intense
wave
of
identity
crisis
like
the
one
I
had
just
been
through.
I
wasn’t
sure.
God
and
I
needed
a
serious
talk.
And
in
that
conversation
He
carefully
reminded
me
of
this:
“For
I
know
the
plans
I
have
for
you,"
declares
the
LORD,
"plans
to
prosper
you
and
not
to
harm
you,
plans
to
give
you
hope
and
a
future.”
Jeremiah
29:11
He
reminded
me
in
our
time
together
that
I,
too,
am
His
child
and
He
has
every
intention
of
loving
me,
caring
for
me,
and
giving
me
the
future
that
He
has
planned
for
me.
As
mothers,
we
can
get
so
caught
up
in
parenting
that
we
forget
that
we,
too,
have
a
spiritual
parent
who
loves
us
as
His
child.
He
loves
you
as
much
as
He
loves
the
children
He
has
given
you.
He
will
never
forsake
you.
And
on
those
days
when
motherhood
seems
too
overwhelming
and
too
impossible
I
step
back
and
take
a
deep
breath.
Then
I
remember
that
this
journey
I
am
on,
right
now,
is
the
one
He
has
designed
and
create
uniquely
for
me.
I
simply
need
to
live
in
it,
learn
from
it,
and
allow
His
love
to
sweep
over
and
through
me.
He
will
walk
with
me!
He
will
walk
with
you!
Grab
His
hand.
Carey Bailey is a recovering perfectionist, wife, proud mama, and the Family Life Director for her church in Arizona. She hosts an online community for moms called Cravings: desiring God in the midst of motherhood where she strives to make God time easier. Not less meaningful, just easier. She is the author of Cravings {The Devotional} which is a set of forty devotional flashcards for the mama on the go. Visit Carey online blog: www.cravingstheblog.blogspot. com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Crav ingsOnline and Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/careycbailey/
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