Blessings!

Ever felt like the Lord blessed you yesterday but you didn't find out about it till today? That's how I feel right now. I've spent most of the day on the phone talking to hospitals in our area trying to compare prices on the going rate to deliver a baby. We are trying to pick the cheapest one without sacrificing too much quality. After all, Kenneth doesn't particularly want me to have the baby in the elevator and I don't want to be forced to wait two hours for my epidural when the time comes. Can you blame us? Anyway, one hospital I called quoted me a steep price immediately but then told me for non-insured patients (that's us) the price would be cut in half! That's 50%. Well, of course that was the most reasonable fee we could find and it was from a good hospital too...the same one that took such good care of mama when she had her hernia surgery awhile back.

In my heart I really thought the hospital for the baby would be $7000, $8000, I don't know, a lot. Then the Lord showed us a much cheaper place and has already worked out a payment plan. I know He didn't cause them to set this rate especially for "the Ralph's" but he knew even before we became pregnant how it would work out. I'm glad I service a God who loves me and wants to help me and has the resources to do it! Amen? Amen.

Baby name meanings:

Bella-beautiful
(Or in Hebrew its "devoted to God") Reuben-behold, a son
Grace-God's favor K.C.-observant, alert
Bella Grace-beautiful favor of God Reuben K.C.-an observant or alert son

So, Lord willing, we'll either have a "beautiful favor of God" or an "observant or alert son." Either one is alright with us as long as the baby is healthy. And right now he/she is doing good cause I feel him/her kicking up a storm even as I type this. Take care everyone!