Acts 17:26 - God is in Control

During this time of spiritual dryness, I continued to go to church, women's Bible study, etc. I felt like I wasn't really learning anything. However, I did get the repeated message that God is in control. In particular, Acts 17:26 was drilled into me:
"From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live." Debbie Alsdorf, our women's ministry director at church, used this verse at the women's Bible Study. Then she came with me and shared at a SF Giants Wives Bible Study. Didn't I tell you? Shiloh played pro baseball at this time for the Giants. Not really. One of my girlfriend's husbands did. This verse came up again at this Bible study and I thought, "How appropriate for these women. They never really know exactly where they will be living because their husbands could easily get cut or traded or sent to AAA. But God knows exactly where they will live. How comforting for them. Too bad I can't really apply this verse to my life." I just really did not have anything out of control in my life that would necessitate me completely relying on the fact that God is in control although I recognized that in a generic sense.

In early April of 2002 we became pregnant. What am I talking about? I became pregnant. Shiloh just kicked back and enjoyed his pregnantless self. We were excited! We had the room painted in UCLA unisex(ish?) colors because we did not plan to find out the gender of the baby.