In the Beginning There Was a Blowout

Maybe you've just seen them and don't know whether to laugh, cry, or stare at the test a little longer. Maybe you're carrying a baby who isn't here yet. Or maybe you're already in the trenches of motherhood, wondering how it's possible to be so exhausted and so in love at the same time.Wherever you are, come sit for a while.In the Beginning There Was a Blowout is an honest, faith-filled journey through the beginning of motherhood-shared not as a guide from someone who has everything figured out, but as an invitation to experience it together.Through pregnancy, uncertainty, doctor appointments, fear, childbirth, sleepless nights, laughter, and the overwhelming joy of holding a child for the first time, these pages walk alongside Mommas in waiting and Mommas already in the trenches.The stories are personal, but the hope is meant to be shared.There are moments when fear takes over. Moments when we question our decisions. Moments when we wonder whether we're doing any of this right. And there are moments of unexpected laughter, overwhelming love, and quiet reminders that God has been there all along.When a 27-hour labor became a physical, emotional, and spiritual battle, surrendering the outcome to God brought a peace that circumstances could not. That experience became one more reminder that faith isn't always about knowing what comes next. Sometimes it is simply trusting the Lord when we don't.Written in the form of conversations with "e;Momma,"e; this book is meant to be a little company during the long days and even longer nights-the kind of company you might want when the baby is finally asleep, you're still wide awake, and you could use someone to sit beside you for a little while.Gabrielle-who goes by Gabby-isn't here to tell you how to be a perfect mother. She's here to share the journey, the questions, the laughter, the tears, and the faith that carries us through it.Because motherhood is not a journey we have to understand all at once.So, Momma, let's take it one day-and sometimes one wake-up-at a time."e;The Lord is good. This season will not last forever. And none of us really knows how to parent until we have a baby in our arms."e; -Gabrielle G. Quiroa 2026