Dietrich's Before Story
In March 2015, Brent
and I had attended a night of prophetic word at our church, and each received a
very specific word from those speaking and praying over us. At the time, I was really struggling with
being a working mother of 2 children, one of whom was a sworn enemy of sleep. It had gotten so rough that I was seriously considering
attending counseling sessions for fear I was fast approaching some form of
depression. God spoke to me that night and told me “you are a good mom,” which
was all my soul really needed to experience a turnaround and healing. That evening, however, God spoke something
over me that was incredibly cryptic.
“ I
saw a swing, and it was empty; and then I saw a swingset, and there was a child
in it, and someone pushing it. So He said there’s no interpretation, but that
it would mean something to you.”
Ooooook.
Her words made no sense at the time, but I decided to put her words on a shelf
for future reference.
Fast
forward to October 2016…
My
cycles had been somewhat irregular, and I had begun seeking methods to regulate
them: teas, supplements, etc. On October 6th, I was on the 30th
day of my cycle, the longest to date in my series of irregular cycles, and
thought I may need to seek a medical opinion; BUT before I did, I decided to take
a pregnancy test. On October 7th upon arriving home from work, those
2 little lines showed up on my store brand pregnancy test.
What
a shock. I was finished having kids and my busy career and already hectic life
left no room for another child to care for. How could I let this happen? After
a short cry, I decided to go outside to see my family – remember, I had just
gotten home from work.
You
know those scenes in the movies where one of the characters experiences an
epiphany, a revelation, and the camera zooms into to their wide-eyed and
shocked expression? Let me help you out.
THAT
is what I experienced when I walked in my backyard on that beautiful October
evening. Giggling and smiling with joy
were my 2 perfect children being pushed in swings by their father, and just to
their left was one empty swing.
God
met me right there, and the prophetic word that I had put on a shelf came
rushing back with a reminder from my Heavenly Father… “that is what the empty
swing was for.”
Now
that my little surprise is here, I couldn’t imagine life without him; and
although life can be incredibly hectic and stressful with 3 kids, a full-time
job, and Brent’s start-up business, I know that God has calling me to
experience greater things and become more in my life than I ever thought
possible. He is so faithful, even when we feel like what we wanted is ripped
from under us. Because while we aren’t getting what we think we wanted in the
short run, He knows exactly for we need for the long run.
