Hope for Those Who Fear Pregnancy (Pt. 3)
Jessalyn Hutto
“One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.” –Elisabeth Elliot
On Tuesday I sat in the waiting room of my OB/GYN’s office a bundle of nerves. People were everywhere, pharmaceutical representatives rushing in and out, nurses checking charts and calling names, children bored out of their minds and finding amusement in disturbing the “peace,” husbands glassily staring at their phones, women with large, pregnant bellies struggled to get comfortable in the poorly chosen chairs available to them.
You can tell who is there for a regular check up and who is about to find out of they are having a little boy or little girl. The later are visibly excited and almost leap out of their chair at the sound of their name. They come out of the ultrasound room with precious black and white pictures and practically skip to the nearest baby store to pick out a few gender specific items to make the whole miracle a little more real...
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