Redemption...

     Beauty from ashes.
     Only a Father who loves beyond measure can perform a miracle such as this, but my husbands life is the proof of God's redemption promise. 

       My Paul was one of three brothers. He lost them both, as well as his parents, in a series of tragic deaths. Paul and I met  and married young, and I was already a part of his life when his brothers died. One right before our wedding, and the other not long after. The start of our life together was hard but by God's grace and love we moved forward and began our future. 

      Many years later, when our oldest daughter told us the baby in her womb would be another boy, my husband wept. I cried a little too because I had imagined having a little sister to go with the 2 grandson's we already had, but our hearts were both filled with immense joy. 

     And as we settled into bed that night, Paul squeezed my hand and his eyes filled with tears again. "Do you see what God has done?" It was a moment before he could speak again. "Jude and Reed and now another brother. There will be three again. Just like Charles, and me and David. God is redeeming everything."
     I weep as I write this knowing it is true. We have a Father in Heaven, a God, who takes terrible tragic things and turns them beautiful when we love him. 
    Wow. Redemption indeed.