She is very beautiful to say the least. Any outsider would probably think this woman
has it all together. She always smiles
and is such a pleasure to be around. Sometimes
it’s easy to tuck our desires away and occupy ourselves with the other wonderful
gifts we’ve been given. A great husband,
job, house, and travel are some to name a few, but Jinny had always wanted to
be a mother. She continually prayed in
her heart for a child. Life’s highs
shifted to lows when she and her husband decided to try and get pregnant. It was found that a cancerous cyst prevented
her from conceiving. Surgery was
required to remove the cyst. The doctor
warned her that even after surgery she might not conceive. Not moved by the news, Jinny kept believing
in God’s promise.
It is something when there is a bubbling up of faith to
believe for what is unseen. The first
month after the doctor released her to conceive she found that jaw dropping
word… POSITIVE! She was pregnant! She said it was a beautiful blessing. At 20 weeks the doctor said there could be
something wrong with the baby. They
wanted to do a test of the amniotic fluid.
She decided against genetic testing.
Concerning the baby, her husband said no matter what the outcome he was
thankful for the blessing from God in their child. She felt the same. They wanted him just the way he is. When the doctor notified her to say the baby
was fine, Jinny was neither happy nor sad at the news she received. She was joyous at the little gift she carried
and was prepared for whatever the outcome was. Regardless of the outcome she was thankful to
God for sending him the way he is.
Nine months of carrying her bundle of joy came to an
end. After 26 hours of labor and an
emergency C-section because the baby had turned and the umbilical cord was
wrapped around him Jehiel Marco Johnson was born. Saying hello
to her baby was a surreal moment. She
said of his birth, “When I heard his cry all the pain went away! It was the most beautiful moment of my life.” She recalled putting a picture of his
ultrasound in the crib next to her bed five months prior to his birth. “Loving
your child is an amazing love.” Of her son Jinny says, "Jehiel is a
very loving baby. He is always smiling" She noticed it was important to him to see others smile. "He makes everyone happy!”
When asked what hello
means to her, she says, “Hello is the beginning. It’s the first thing you say to someone. It’s the beginning of something beautiful, something fresh.
In Spanish we say, hola!" Jinny lives in Puerto Rico. Have a wonderful day!
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