Small Swarms, Big Lessons
Lessons Learned





When a mother is expecting her baby, the anticipation grows with each passing day.
For our daughter Megan, now overdue with her first child, the wait may feel endless.
Much like pregnancy, life itself is full of waiting periods that test our faith and refine our patience – a hot topic in our recent conversations!
Yet this period of waiting and preparing mirrors a gospel principle we are all called to live by: faith in the Lord’s timing.
Through the gospel of Jesus Christ, we learn that God’s blessings come according to His divine timetable, not ours.
In the scriptures, the word wait means to hope, to anticipate, and to trust.
The scriptures teach us: “For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” (Hebrews 10:36)
Pregnancy, like life itself, reminds us that much of our joy comes from learning to trust that the Lord knows when blessings should arrive.
Just as Megan has prepared her home, her heart, and her body for this new baby, we, too, are asked to prepare spiritually while waiting for answers, blessings, and miracles.
In our home, we have a beautiful painting depicting the Saviour’s parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25:1-13).
Five were wise and made the most of their waiting time, ensuring they had enough oil for their lamps.
Similarly, waiting for a baby – just like waiting for any of God’s blessings – is a time to spiritually “gather oil.”
For Megan, the waiting has certainly allowed her to grow in patience and hope, enduring her final quiet and sometimes uncomfortable moments, before life changes forever.
For us in life, it’s about staying spiritually ready, trusting that the Lord’s promises will be fulfilled in His way and time.
The baby’s arrival—whether today, tomorrow, or in a few days—will happen at the exact moment God has lovingly planned.
The scriptures teach that God’s timing is always perfect: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
Just as birth happens on God’s timeline, not ours, so do the blessings we seek in life.
And when they finally come, the waiting and preparing make the joy that much sweeter.
In this life, we are all “waiting” for the ultimate promise: to return to our Heavenly Father and be reunited with our eternal family.
When Megan holds the baby in her arms for the first time, I’m sure the waiting will be but a memory, a beautiful reminder of the blessing of trusting in the Lord’s perfect plan.
What blessings have you discovered during your own seasons of waiting?
ooh, ouch, Ouch! OUCH! 𝗢𝗨𝗖𝗛!
Maybe I’m just a little adverse to Dentist and Doctor surgeries. I’m not a great fan of either, getting prodded and poked isn’t high on my list of favourite things to do. A wimp, I hear you say!
I had to have blood taken for a medical test last week. As instructed I’d come fasting and hadn’t eaten or drank anything for about 15 hours. After some pleasant introductions, it was time to take the blood. I wasn’t anxious about it as I’d given blood for tests a few times before at a Doctors surgery. This time was to be a little different.
He started in my left arm. The first attempt, no joy. Then to my right arm, again no success. Back to my left arm, once again, it was fruitless! Back to my right arm, another attempt – still nothing. “Bone dry” he said! By this time, I was starting to feel like a pin cushion. “I’ll have to take it from the back of your hand” the Doctor said (5th attempt). A little more painful for sure, but finally, at last, the blood started to flow! What a relief!
There are many challenges in life…
Sometimes we all just have to endure some pretty painful experiences for a little while, before the results start to flow!
What painful moments have you had to endure?