Grandma-again

This morning we visited Grandma (Mom Spenik) at Panera for a cozy breakfast. She thought we were just meeting to spend time together and enjoy each other's company, but little did she know we had some "news."

We started off with a delicious breakfast and coffee and quickly started catching up on life. We wanted her feedback and opinion about several aspects of our business including a new coffee table book, new business cards, and new flyers with business card holders that we planned to post throughout the Naples area (starting with the three Naples Paneras!)

Mom loved it all. We also chatted about work, the weather, home improvement projects, and finally...Novenas :) Mom had started a 54-day Rosary Novena after I had shared that we had found so much peace and clarity (and answered prayers) through this Novena. I knew she was praying for us to become pregnant again, if it was God's will. I also knew she was praying to discern what to do about retiring or continue working. I *also* knew that she would know and feel confident about retiring once I told her I was going to have a baby in November and would love her full-time help and companionship!

Sooo...we started talking about Novenas and how they have helped us, how other AMU students, friends, and neighbors that we know have begun the novena as well and how it's changed their lives. We told her recently we had begun our second novena since our first 54 days were completed. And then we revealed....(Gary and I had been rehearsing this as we knew this was going to be our way to "reveal our news!")
It went like this: "It's just been amazing. I mean, since we started praying this novena we've received so many answers! We prayed for blessings upon our marriage and we got that, we asked for healing from the miscarriage-we got that, we asked for clarity with our finances-we got that...and then Gary jumped in and said..."and we asked to get pregnant right away again-and we got that!"

And then-we waited.

We waited a little more.

Mom reviewed her last conversation she'd had with me (her wonderful and "honest" daughter) who had just told her a few days ago that she had received a "no" this month with her "monthly gift." And Mom believed me. So she gasped and she smiled and said..."I thought you got your period?!?!?! And I smiled and quickly shouted-"I lied!"

And she was ecstatic. All over again. So happy. And as I talk to her daily she tells me she still has to pinch herself and whenever she thinks of it all, she prays a Hail Mary.



We had a lovely day shopping, getting our hands on the just-released iPad2 at the Apple Store. And we met up with Julie for a wonderful lunch at Silverspoon at the Waterside Shops. We shared our news with her and she was delighted for us. She began her Rosary Novena that week after hearing our praises!

Of course Mom told Dad once she got home and he was so happy for us too.

And that's it. We haven't told anyone else yet, because we figure we can wait until the time is right and it was so hard to let them down last time. We have tremendous peace about this and know that God will do His perfect will in us, as long as we allow Him. We're Ready!!!