For those of you who would never dream of skipping ahead to read the end of a book, you might want to look away or just come back tomorrow. Yes, I am going to do it….I am going to share the last lines of the book with you!!! Oh, don't worry – it won't ruin the story. Sometimes it's good to know where you are going before you begin.

And in case I haven't admitted enough to you already, I am going to begin with a confession. Please don't share this with the other "Weeks", but the verse that corresponds to Week 42 is my favorite! Yes, so many of them are amazing and wonderful, but the passage seen below has special significance.

When going through my final edit of the book, I had to rearrange the order of some of the scriptures. Some of them could not be moved because they correspond with certain anatomical development in the baby for a particular week. Other scriptures could not be moved because they represented the intercession Heidi did while she was painting the illustration. A handful, though, could be moved around.

This scripture, out of Luke Chapter 1, was moved many times. In fact, it kept getting pushed back and back; it ended up as the final scripture. As I was writing the final version, an overwhelming flood of emotion came over me. This was it; the culmination of the book! The reason God wanted The Miracle of You in the hands of parents across the world!

In that poignant moment, sitting on my living room floor surrounded by yellow sticky notes, I got it. I heard God's heartbeat for the new generation. This is His message is to children being born today. As you read, yes, apply it to yourself and your baby. But, please, picture other parents reading it to their babies.

What if 10 other parents read Week 42 over their baby? What if 100 parents read it to their baby? How about 1000? I break out sobbing with the realization … it IS His message, His desire, His Heartbeat … pray it is activated in this generation:

God's plan is for you to be a joy and delight. Many will rejoice because of your birth. You will be great in His sight. You will turn sons and daughters of God back to the Lord. You will have the spirit and power to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children … And you, our little child, will be called of the Most High to prepare a way for the Lord. You will tell His people how to find salvation through the forgiveness of sins and with His tender mercy you will give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, guiding them to the path of peace. Luke 1:14-17, 76-79 (Author Paraphrase)