I sit in the nursery rocking my two-souled body. I am again quiet and aware of the new life within me. I am five months
pregnant, just starting to feel the gentle nudges of my baby. Godde's presence in this incarnation shows itself even
more clearly as the months go by and my belly grows more round with life. 

Soon after conception, I was uniquely aware of this grace: out of the primordial soup of creation, my husband and I were
blessed with being the co-creators with the Divine. Out of the millions of my husband's single-celled sperm, only one
was chosen to join with my single-cell egg. Of the millions of possibilities for millions of different children, this one chosen
individual who started out as two cells becoming one will develop into one complete person. 

It is amazing to me that this newly created life, consisting of that one cell, will go on to form all the parts that we know as
the human body. As a scientist, I recognize this phenomenon as cell differention. One cell divides and divides and divides, not
only making duplicates of itself, but creating cells altogether different from itself; these cells for arms, those for the legs,
these for the heart and liver. It is fascinating enough from a scientific point of view, but from that of the person in whose
body all this is taking place, it is simply a miracle. Godde, the author of this wondrous creation, is not only present in but
infused throughout my body. 

The first picture of our new son or daughter, with ultrasound, was another moment when I felt keenly Godde's
presence. The kicks and somersaults, the mouth opening and closing, the fingers reaching out were amazing to see. All the
movement and activity going on within me I had hardly noticed before except for the occasional stirring. Seeing this fully
formed child who can see and hear, touch and feel, sleep and dream was almost overwhelming. How have my husband and I
become worthy of such a gift? 

After seeing our child and now feeling the kicks as the baby grows stronger, I am becoming more aware of the uniqueness of
the individual residing in my body. Even though this little person was created by my husband and me and whose life is
nourished and protected by my body, she or he is a totally separate person, unique, different from either one of us. Our baby
will have different likes and dislikes, a different temperament and personality. I am excited to meet this little person, to
discover her gifts, and to receive what he has to teach me. As I get up from the rocker, I open again the closet door to gaze at
the tiny clothes awaiting the arrival of our child. Sometimes I cannot believe that I will soon be holding this little person,
this piece of myself, of my husband, and of my Godde. We are truly blessed. 

Carlene Oleksyn, Saskatoon, SK