Remembering God's Goodness: Stories of His Faithfulness in my Life

I had been to see my doctor that November day.  He confirmed that I was pregnant and that my pregnancy was progressing.  My due date was 07/08/09.  I walked home with a light step - our first baby was on the way!  Only Graham knew.  We would figure out a fun way to let the news out. An hour or so later I had started cooking supper at the stove when I was interrupted by a terrible pain in my abdomen.  I remember putting the stove off and moving the pan from the burner and then I remember being on the floor at the other end of the hallway, praying for Graham to return home soon.  I had a lot of pain.  Eventually he did return home but I stayed put on the floor, happy for the addition of pillows and a blanket.   My naivete knows no bounds.  I was nowhere near putting two and two together.  I assumed I had the flu.  I was used to having severe pain with my periods, praying and knowing the pain would eventually end so the pain ...

I was alone at a bus stop waiting for the last bus of the night. I had been at a party where I was trying to connect with people from school.  I wasn't actually interested in going to the party but I went to try to build relationships.  As an introvert, this was a stretch for me but I thought I should go.     It was dark and clearly not the best part of Ottawa but I felt safe enough as there was still a lot of traffic going through the intersection, there was a gas station behind me, and street lights shone. I was also young and in grad school and naïve.  I noticed a car pull into the gas station parking lot and the person inside motioned for me to come over. I shook my head and turned and walked a little in the other direction. The car drove away. Weird. The same car returned and the driver indicated that he wanted me to come over. I turned around and the car left. After this happened three or four times, I decided to cross the road and use the pay ...