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My Wife - A Rock (Thu, 13 Jan 2011)
For those of you who follow and read our blogs about life's adventures here in Guatemala, you all by now know that our family brought a new life into the world on 1-11-11. Nathan Cruz Schmidt arrived safely into our world and into the arms of our family at 12:10 Tuesday afternoon, in a Guatemala City hospital. This blog is more about the woman who God chose to bring him into the world. If you don't know my wife, Gina, I hope you one day get to meet her. For most of you who are reading this, you follow our blog because you know us, so I probably will be telling you much about Gina that you already know, but I'm going to anyway. She is a rock! Her love and kindness for others, the peace with which she carries herself, all are part of what makes her so great! The way she handled 4 mths of sickness during this pregnancy, all with such grace was a "light" to many, teaching us all to just trust God's ways. As I got to walk the path of delivery with her on Tuesday, I was just reminded of how lucky I am to be her husband, to have been connected with her back in college and to have had the privilege to be her man now for around 19 years (I include the dating years...). I remember when she gave birth to our first, the rock that she was then, and almost 15 years later, nothing has changed. As the pain hit harder and harder, she just prayed harder and harder and was talking to Jesus the whole way through. I loved the way that in the midst of her pain she was being a testimony to everyone around her in the delivery room, showing them that God is her strength and that He is an ever-present help in her life. Now, as I type, I look over at our bed and see her and baby Cruz, sleeping peacefully together it reminds me of what a tender mommy she is. She really is just incredible!!! Anyhow, this is a feeble attempt to describe an indescribable woman, so I will now close. Gina - you are a rock and you rock! I can't believe you've (we've) done it again! Here's to raising up one more to follow Jesus with all his heart, radically. I love you!
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