Expecting

“Do you know whether you’re having a boy or a girl?” I’ve been answering that question a lot lately. This time I was at a wedding, chatting with an elderly relation of the bride.

“No,” I said, as I always do. “My husband and I want to be surprised.” The woman nodded approvingly. “I think that’s how God intended it to be,” she said. “I guess we feel that way too,” I answered cheerily. She repeated, more intensely this time, “I really do think that’s what God wants.”

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