Christian ladies TTC, we can encourage one another.

[Jett55]

Thank you profwife I'll be able to rest it right now I'm currently unemployed. It's crazy though because it's the same foot I broke back in 2010.

 

[ProfWife]

Our bodies are always weaker after a break.

Take the time to let it heal again. Those tendons don't like to be hurt!

 

[Jett55]

It's already feeling better today not as much pain & swelling is going down thank you Jesus

 

[Godsjewel]

Hi Ladies!

I've been on vacation since last Wednesday and am playing catch up at work, but wanted you all to know I'm thinking of you and praying for you

 

[uwa_amanda]

Hi Ladies!

I've been on vacation since last Wednesday and am playing catch up at work, but wanted you all to know I'm thinking of you and praying for you

Hey Girlie...I was wondering where you disappeared to! Have you officially started your next IVF cycle yet? How is that going? Praying for you sis!!

 

[xxx_faithful]

Does anyone in this forum happen to live in Houston, Texas ? (or in nearby suburbs)
My family & I will be moving there permanently from Brisbane, Australia this week.

Xx

 

[uwa_amanda]

Does anyone in this forum happen to live in Houston, Texas ? (or in nearby suburbs)
My family & I will be moving there permanently from Brisbane, Australia this week.

Xx

Welcome to the USA when you get here safely! I don't live in Texas, I live in Alabama, so I don't know much about Texas. I work for a trucking company that has a lot of trucks in Texas though.

When you figure out what city you are moving to, be in Houston or a suburb, a lot of the Chambers of Commerce have New Resident Packets that have a lot of the pertinent information that would help you out. They may also have Visitor Information stuff at these places too. The states that my husband and I have traveled to and through also have Welcome Centers stocked full of information on tourist-y stuff and different information on cultural things, if you get into that. Of course, this same stuff can usually be found online too.

You will probably run in a lot of friendly people. The southern US has a reputation of having some pretty friendly people. Since you are coming here from Australia, you will probably even run into some people who want to hear you talk if you have a strong Australian accent!

I hope you and your family arrive here safely and hope you find the United States a wonderful place to live. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else...especially outside the South! You will have to come on here and let us know that you arrived safely and tell us what your first impressions are! Praying for a safe arrival for you!!

 

[Godsjewel]

Hi Ladies!

I've been on vacation since last Wednesday and am playing catch up at work, but wanted you all to know I'm thinking of you and praying for you

Hey Girlie...I was wondering where you disappeared to! Have you officially started your next IVF cycle yet? How is that going? Praying for you sis!!

haha! I know, I felt so bad that I didn't say I would be gone and not have any access to computers.

I have started my cycle, I should know if it worked or not in about a month. Feeling a little nervous this time around, mainly because I should find out a day before my birthday

 

[Godsjewel]

Psalm 27:4-5 One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple. For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.

The world these days is full of bad news, with tensions growing in the Middle East, economies on the brink of collapse, and nature constantly adding to the chaos with one disaster after another. It's a time of trouble all right, and for us believers it may sometimes be hard to believe – but it never is as bad as it seems. Let me illustrate with a joke I like to share with my messages.

Way out west (in America, of course), a cowboy is driving down a road, his dog riding in the back of his pickup truck, his faithful horse in the trailer behind. As he takes a curve on the highway he suddenly loses control of the vehicle and has a terrible accident.

Sometime later, a State Police officer comes on the scene. A great lover of animals, the officer's attention is first drawn to the horse. Realizing the serious nature of its injuries, he draws his service revolver and puts the animal out of its misery. Then walking around the accident he finds the dog, also critically wounded, and whining miserably in pain. This grips his heart and he quickly ends the dog's suffering as well.

Finally the police officer locates the cowboy, who has suffered multiple fractures and can barely breathe. “Hey, are you okay?”, he says.

The cowboy takes one look at the smoking gun in the trooper's hand and quickly replies, with unexpected energy, “Never felt better!”

We are pilgrims in this dangerous world, which will wound us at times so badly it will seem unbearable – yet we have this promise from God, “in the time of trouble He will hide me”. It's because my real life, my true life is in Him and with Him no matter what happens to me here. So when the world approaches me with a smoking gun, ready to put me out of my misery, I can find a supernatural strength, and simply say, "I never felt better!"

by George Whitten, Editor of Worthy Devotions

 

[HisGrace]

Does anyone in this forum happen to live in Houston, Texas ? (or in nearby suburbs)
My family & I will be moving there permanently from Brisbane, Australia this week.

Xx

I live in Houston. Definitely will be a lot different than Australia.

 

[eyemom]

Praying for a safe and easy (as possible) move. There's a user named MamaTex who lives there.

 

[Godsjewel]

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

I suppose one of the hardest questions to answer is: "Why do I have to deal with so much adversity?!"

Quite honestly, one of the best answers I've ever come across was written by C.S. Lewis in his book, Mere Christianity. Lewis likened God's use of adversity to walking a dog. If the dog gets its leash wrapped around a pole and tries to continue running forward, he will only tighten the leash more. Both the dog and the owner are after the same end: forward motion. But the owner must resist the dog by pulling him opposite of the direction that he wants to go. The master, sharing the same intention, but understanding better than the dog where he really wants to go, takes an action precisely opposite to that of the dog's will. It is in this way that God uses adversity!

We really don't like being pulled and corrected by the Lord — but when we understand there's a greater purpose involved, then we can pass through adversity with hope, expectation and steadfastness knowing these events are for our greater good!

Let's learn from the trials and tribulations we go through because God has a purpose in them. We may not enjoy it, but when all's said and done, enduring trials faithfully will produce perseverance, character, and hope. And hope will not disappoint us for the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit…[Romans 5:4-5] We truly can trust in the God who loves us with an everlasting love because He knows the direction we need to go, AND He knows exactly how to get us there!

by George Whitten, Editor of Worthy Devotions

 

[ProfWife]

Ladies, I'm not sure where to turn or what to think about this...

I was driving home from school today when it struck me that I'm not excited at all about this cycle. I'm at 8 dpo but haven't ordered or really cared to buy any HPTs. Since we started this journey in October I couldn't wait to get to the next phase. I couldn't wait to test, to time, etc. This go around, it doesn't seem like it phases me at all...like it no longer matters. My husband wants to go out biking, occasionally only takes one or two of the vitamins he's supposed to be testing, but I'm not batting an eye anymore.

I don't know if this whole thing has me to the point where I no longer care because I expect the test to be negative, so why bother being hopeful or if this is something that is not of my own creation...I've occasionally even had the thought, "We probably won't be parents" without breaking down sobbing. That comment used to fill me with despair.

I can't tell if I'm just getting to the point where I'm accepting reality since we're "healthy" but apparently infertile or if I'm just so used to disappointment that I'm walling myself up to protect myself from the heartbreak for another month.

Have any of you gone through this? Is this normal after you've been TTC without success for so many months?

 

[No Doubt]

Pro I think it's normal. I got to that point when ttc and what I can say is that if you're doing it to protect yourself the truth will come out eventually...most likely by you feeling the same way, with the tears and feeling like it won't happen, etc. That's what happened to me when I "was fine" with how things were as I really wasn't. If you really are ok then life will continue on and you will continue to be ok. What I will say is to take this emotional break either way and enjoy having this carefree time. We all need an emotional break every now and again.

 

[Godsjewel]

Ladies, I'm not sure where to turn or what to think about this...

I was driving home from school today when it struck me that I'm not excited at all about this cycle. I'm at 8 dpo but haven't ordered or really cared to buy any HPTs. Since we started this journey in October I couldn't wait to get to the next phase. I couldn't wait to test, to time, etc. This go around, it doesn't seem like it phases me at all...like it no longer matters. My husband wants to go out biking, occasionally only takes one or two of the vitamins he's supposed to be testing, but I'm not batting an eye anymore.

I don't know if this whole thing has me to the point where I no longer care because I expect the test to be negative, so why bother being hopeful or if this is something that is not of my own creation...I've occasionally even had the thought, "We probably won't be parents" without breaking down sobbing. That comment used to fill me with despair.

I can't tell if I'm just getting to the point where I'm accepting reality since we're "healthy" but apparently infertile or if I'm just so used to disappointment that I'm walling myself up to protect myself from the heartbreak for another month.

Have any of you gone through this? Is this normal after you've been TTC without success for so many months?

This journey is definitely crazy and can totally mess with your head and heart. I've had many times in my journey where I felt I didn't care anymore or wasn't as heart broken when I thought about not having children and that would scare me. I thought God was taking away the desire, but when I really thought about it, those were the times when I totally and completely gave it all to Him and didn't make having a baby an idol in my life.

He wants us to be happy where we are at and enjoy the blessings that are already in our lives.

I believe that God plays a big role in when we concieve. He sees the future and knows the perfect time for us to have our babies. From my own personal experience, I have grown and learned so much through these years of ttc, that I wouldn't change it because I know God has done a good work in me and I am so happy to be able to share my testimony, even though I don't have a baby yet.

 

[ProfWife]

I'm guessing the truth came back out on my way to grocery shop tonight...couldn't help myself from crying a bunch of times on the road.

Must have been a fluke. lol...

If this is what I'm like not pregnant...Lord have mercy on the world once I am! Already a hormonal wreck with my own regular hormones!

 

[No Doubt]

Lol pro...its true, the hormones are no joke. Your chart is looking beautiful by the way...even triphasic. Hold onto hope hun. Its hard, but it will happen.

 

[ProfWife]

Eh - it's cool when I see the triphasic alert pop up...but I've seen it twice this year already. That definitely doesn't guarantee a little one...

 

[SuperwomanTTC]

The fine arts ministry at my church danced and mimed to this song this morning. I hope you all are as blessed by the words as I was today. Sometimes we need to be reminded that we are closer to victory than we think we are and that it's not over until God says so. Delayed is not denied!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P40ApH4gUdQ

 

[uwa_amanda]

The fine arts ministry at my church danced and mimed to this song this morning. I hope you all are as blessed by the words as I was today. Sometimes we need to be reminded that we are closer to victory than we think we are and that it's not over until God says so. Delayed is not denied!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P40ApH4gUdQ

I noticed your spoiler!! Congratulations SuperwomanTTC!!!