Love is Patient: Jansen Hadley Jordan

IT'S A GIRL!!! We found out last week that some of our besties are having a precious baby girl! This sweet little gift from God has been prayed for and prayed over for a very long time. Brent and Bria have been trying to have a baby for almost three years, and have had some heartbreak along the way. One day back in 2008, we got a phone call from them that they were pregnant. It was exciting news, they were the first couple out of our group of friends that were going to be expecting a baby. About 3 weeks later, we got another phone call from them. This one was not fun or exciting, it was devastating. They had lost the baby, and we were all heartbroken. None of us really knew what they were going through, but we could see the loss and pain they were going through. They had already fallen in love with this little baby in Bria's tummy. Some other things started unfolding in their lives around this time, and they decided the best thing for them was to move to California. For the year they were there, their marriage strengthened, their relationship with God strengthened, and they began to realize the plan that God wanted for them in their lives. When they moved back, they lived with us for about 2 months until they found a house here in Abilene. Brent was going to school so that he could become a fireman and Bria started working at Hendrick, things were going well and they were becoming established in Abilene. We were so thrilled to, not just have them back in Texas, but to have them in Abilene just seconds down the road from us. Before they moved to Cali, they lived in Hurst, so we didn't get to see them very often. Now, we get to see them several times throughout the week...and it is wonderful! They moved out of our house in July of 2010. In between July and March, Brent and Bria got pregnant three times, but they had complications with the pregnancies. We were so blessed to be a part of a Life Group that believes that God can heal and perform miracles. And so we prayed for Him to do just that for Brent and Bria. For Him not to just heal her body so that she could have a baby and be the sweet, loving, and caring mommy that God has called her to be and so that Brent can be the provider, protector, and daddy that he will be, but to heal their hearts as well. This sweet, loving, Christian couple have kept their faith and realized that God's plan for them would unfold in His time.

God was definitely at work throughout this entire time. Through the sadness, devastation, sorrow, joy, happiness, triumph, and healing. Now, Jansen Hadley Jordan is going to be born in February and we are so thrilled to meet this precious little girl! I saw a sign yesterday as I was driving through town and it said, "A baby is God's greatest miracle." I don't think that could be any further from the truth. Jansen is not just a gift, but also a miracle. She is going to have the best parents that are going to be loving, caring, supportive, and stern. They will her up in a Christian household so that she will always know the love of God. When we found out last week that Brent and Bria were having a girl, they invited us and some of our other besties over for dinner to celebrate. Us girls were already talking about all the pink, bows, tutus, ruffles, ribbons, lace, rhinestones, and any other frilly thing that comes to mind when you think about a girl. Brent has already stated that she will not be wearing any bows when she's with him...yeah right! We'll see how that goes! She is going to be such a daddy's girl...wrapped around every single one of his fingers. There is something so special about a relationship between a daddy and his daughter. And Jansen definitely knows her momma. Bria said she can already feel her wiggling and moving around inside of her. I can't wait until we can all feel it too...it really is one of the neatest things! We had so much fun celebrating with Brent, Bria, Dallas, and Britian the other night. We are so blessed to have such amazing friends in our lives that we consider family. They help us make it through life and we get to celebrate, laugh, cry, and just hang out with some pretty awesome people. Our little group is growing with these sweet babies that are coming into the world, but it is so much fun to see them grow. Soon, they will all be friends with each other too! Jansen, we love you so, so much and we can't wait to meet you and see your beautiful face!!!