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I'm praying that everything goes well for you Kuawen! 
We are doing well here! We are getting ready for Thanksgiving here. We are going to Mississippi to spend Thanksgiving with my in-laws. My parents' 33rd wedding anniversary is then too and my mom said she would rather spend that day with my dad than to cook a big Thanksgiving meal. I can't say that I blame her! We spend more time with my family during Christmas anyway so it all works out in the end.
We are doing well here! We are getting ready for Thanksgiving here. We are going to Mississippi to spend Thanksgiving with my in-laws. My parents' 33rd wedding anniversary is then too and my mom said she would rather spend that day with my dad than to cook a big Thanksgiving meal. I can't say that I blame her! We spend more time with my family during Christmas anyway so it all works out in the end.
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Getting ready for Thanksgiving here, too. God knew I probably couldn't keep my mouth shut around family on Thursday, so I'm sure He's chuckling that I've figured that out and it isn't our month for our BFP.
In some fantastic news, I'm having my first "normal" period in my life. Sure, it took a few extra days to show up, but WOW, did it. Knowing the Metformin has worked at least for that much makes me hopeful for what it's going to do in the months to come. Kind of hoping for a BFN next month, as AF is now due just a week before we head to Disney World/Universal Studios for a week of roller coasters. Haha, isn't that silly? All these months longing to be pregnant and then going into this cycle with my heart 50/50 on it?
Also, I have to share a story with you.
A friend of mine from college was 19 and assisting on a band trip with his former high school when he kissed a student who was a week away from being 18. Knowing that what happened was inappropriate, he reported himself to the band director, expecting to be let go from his position. His honesty earned him a charge in court (since he was in a "position of authority" over the female), a conviction, a sentence to a year in work-release and the mandate that he register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. He did his time. He rose above his circumstances, never wavering in his faith.
He also met a wonderful woman who saw beyond his "criminal" past and married him 6 1/2 years ago. Those years have been filled with love, laughter and a tremendous amount of good times. However, they've been wishing for all of those years for a child to share in it. Due to his past, they are unable to apply to adopt - no matter what the circumstances of his situation, no one overlooks the sentence of "registered sex offender."
They have gone through many different medications and treatments. They have waited in prayer. They were thrilled in February to learn they were pregnant, but suffered a loss not long after. There were many tears shed, but they took solace in the fact that they now knew pregnancy was possible for them.
I am happy to tell you that they are extra thankful this holiday, because in June, they will be welcoming a little one into the world.
Tears of joy were streaming down my face when I heard this last night. It was the first time in quite a while that I heard a pregnancy announcement and was genuinely overcome with positive emotion. Though you don't know them, I hope it brings you even a fraction of the joy it brought me.
It can happen, ladies. There is NOTHING too big for our God. His promises do not return void!
In some fantastic news, I'm having my first "normal" period in my life. Sure, it took a few extra days to show up, but WOW, did it. Knowing the Metformin has worked at least for that much makes me hopeful for what it's going to do in the months to come. Kind of hoping for a BFN next month, as AF is now due just a week before we head to Disney World/Universal Studios for a week of roller coasters. Haha, isn't that silly? All these months longing to be pregnant and then going into this cycle with my heart 50/50 on it?
Also, I have to share a story with you.
A friend of mine from college was 19 and assisting on a band trip with his former high school when he kissed a student who was a week away from being 18. Knowing that what happened was inappropriate, he reported himself to the band director, expecting to be let go from his position. His honesty earned him a charge in court (since he was in a "position of authority" over the female), a conviction, a sentence to a year in work-release and the mandate that he register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. He did his time. He rose above his circumstances, never wavering in his faith.
He also met a wonderful woman who saw beyond his "criminal" past and married him 6 1/2 years ago. Those years have been filled with love, laughter and a tremendous amount of good times. However, they've been wishing for all of those years for a child to share in it. Due to his past, they are unable to apply to adopt - no matter what the circumstances of his situation, no one overlooks the sentence of "registered sex offender."
They have gone through many different medications and treatments. They have waited in prayer. They were thrilled in February to learn they were pregnant, but suffered a loss not long after. There were many tears shed, but they took solace in the fact that they now knew pregnancy was possible for them.
I am happy to tell you that they are extra thankful this holiday, because in June, they will be welcoming a little one into the world.
Tears of joy were streaming down my face when I heard this last night. It was the first time in quite a while that I heard a pregnancy announcement and was genuinely overcome with positive emotion. Though you don't know them, I hope it brings you even a fraction of the joy it brought me.
It can happen, ladies. There is NOTHING too big for our God. His promises do not return void!
ProfWife
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It's a good time to visit the parks around here...all decked out (yeah...I'm a local...).
Most of the rides, even if you are newly pregnant won't affect you at Disney (I advise against Space and Big Thunder). I have 0 info on Universal as it has been over 10 years since I've been there.
Hope you still have a wonderful time on the trip!!
Btw, great news about your friends! What a great present for the holidays! Praying her pregnancy is wonderful and peaceful!
Most of the rides, even if you are newly pregnant won't affect you at Disney (I advise against Space and Big Thunder). I have 0 info on Universal as it has been over 10 years since I've been there.
Hope you still have a wonderful time on the trip!!
Btw, great news about your friends! What a great present for the holidays! Praying her pregnancy is wonderful and peaceful!
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Woohoo!!!
Praise God!!! That is wonderful news sis!I'm so excited for you!!!
Where in California do you live?
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Thank you so much for sharing! It's stories like this that help uplift my faith.
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Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting and His faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5
Have you dreaded this week? This whole season? The holidays are times for families to gather together and celebrate, yet it can become difficult when infertility is the uninvited guest at the Thanksgiving table. Does a struggle with baby hunger give you a reason to put your thankfulness on the shelf this year? Can you legitimately say Ill be thankful next year and not offer praise now?
We are admonished throughout Scripture to offer praise and thanksgiving to God, our Father, yet it is hard to lift praises from a broken heart. However, let me encourage you to take a step of faith and do what God calls you to do. Offer thanks to God, for He is good. Gods goodness never changes, even when your circumstances do. What comfort there is for us in that truth. When you remind yourself of Gods good rather than focusing on the hardships you are facing, it becomes a little easier to offer thanks.
Remember what the writer of Lamentations said:
Surely my soul remembers
And is bowed down within me.
This I recall to my mind,
Therefore I have hope.
The LORD'S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease,
For His compassions never fail.
Lamentations 3:20-22
His life was hard! He said his flesh and bones had wasted away, he talked of bitterness and hardship and the dark places in which he had dwelt. Oh, but then he reminded himself of the Lords lovingkindesses, and how His compassions never fail! What happened? He found that he had hope! Ponder Gods lovingkindness and His compassion. Think about how His compassion will never fail you, even through the hurt and frustration of infertility. And offer thanks.
Ill offer you a challenge today! Do a search on thanksgiving in Scripture. When you do, youll find something interesting. Youll notice that many times when you find a Scripture that speaks of thanksgiving, youll also notice that somewhere nearby, youll find a Scripture speaking of Gods goodness, of His lovingkindness or His compassions. If you cannot give thanks because of the situation you are in this Thanksgiving, offer thanks for the amazing God who gives us the privilege of offering thanks for Him. If we were never blessed beyond the gift of knowing Him, we would be blessed beyond measure. Give thanks with a grateful heart for the gift of knowing God. For a moment, lay aside the hurt of infertility, and offer God thanks for His lovingkindness, His tender mercies toward you, His compassions which will never fail you, for the sacrifice of His Baby He gave you. You may just feel hope rising up within you.
Give thanks.
A note to our international readers: This week, American citizens will celebrate Thanksgiving, a day set aside to offer thanks for our many blessings. It began as a day to honor God and offer Him thanks for new found religious freedoms and His protections as our country was founded over 200 years ago.
-Beth Forbus
Psalm 100:4-5
Have you dreaded this week? This whole season? The holidays are times for families to gather together and celebrate, yet it can become difficult when infertility is the uninvited guest at the Thanksgiving table. Does a struggle with baby hunger give you a reason to put your thankfulness on the shelf this year? Can you legitimately say Ill be thankful next year and not offer praise now?
We are admonished throughout Scripture to offer praise and thanksgiving to God, our Father, yet it is hard to lift praises from a broken heart. However, let me encourage you to take a step of faith and do what God calls you to do. Offer thanks to God, for He is good. Gods goodness never changes, even when your circumstances do. What comfort there is for us in that truth. When you remind yourself of Gods good rather than focusing on the hardships you are facing, it becomes a little easier to offer thanks.
Remember what the writer of Lamentations said:
Surely my soul remembers
And is bowed down within me.
This I recall to my mind,
Therefore I have hope.
The LORD'S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease,
For His compassions never fail.
Lamentations 3:20-22
His life was hard! He said his flesh and bones had wasted away, he talked of bitterness and hardship and the dark places in which he had dwelt. Oh, but then he reminded himself of the Lords lovingkindesses, and how His compassions never fail! What happened? He found that he had hope! Ponder Gods lovingkindness and His compassion. Think about how His compassion will never fail you, even through the hurt and frustration of infertility. And offer thanks.
Ill offer you a challenge today! Do a search on thanksgiving in Scripture. When you do, youll find something interesting. Youll notice that many times when you find a Scripture that speaks of thanksgiving, youll also notice that somewhere nearby, youll find a Scripture speaking of Gods goodness, of His lovingkindness or His compassions. If you cannot give thanks because of the situation you are in this Thanksgiving, offer thanks for the amazing God who gives us the privilege of offering thanks for Him. If we were never blessed beyond the gift of knowing Him, we would be blessed beyond measure. Give thanks with a grateful heart for the gift of knowing God. For a moment, lay aside the hurt of infertility, and offer God thanks for His lovingkindness, His tender mercies toward you, His compassions which will never fail you, for the sacrifice of His Baby He gave you. You may just feel hope rising up within you.
Give thanks.
A note to our international readers: This week, American citizens will celebrate Thanksgiving, a day set aside to offer thanks for our many blessings. It began as a day to honor God and offer Him thanks for new found religious freedoms and His protections as our country was founded over 200 years ago.
-Beth Forbus
Kuawen
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Woohoo!!!
I'm so excited for you!!!
Where in California do you live?
We live in Central California, right near San Luis Obispo
Godsjewel
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Remember His wonders which He has done,
His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth,
Psalm 105:5
O LORD, how many are Your works!
Psalm 104:24
During a season of infertility, it is easy to focus entirely on what God has not yet provided and not remember to praise Him for His mighty works. Our focus often becomes what we are asking God for, and we often forget to offer our thanks for what He has already done in our lives. Today, why not spend some time thanking Him for His wondrous works in your life? It is perfectly okay to let your requests be made known to Him. In fact, God invites you to come to Him with your pleas and calls you to come to Him with your desire for a baby. But in this season of Thanksgiving, lets not forget to offer our thanks for the works and wonders God has done in our lives.
What has God done for you personally? Look around the room where you sit right now. Are you home? God has provided your home! Are you at work? God has given you the ability to work and make the money to provide your home. Deuteronomy 8:18 reminds us to remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth. Give thanks for your home and your material belongings as well as the job you hold. These are gifts from Gods hand.
Keep looking around you. Are there pictures around you, proudly displaying loved ones who fill your life with love? Who is the wonderful spouse God has provided to share your life? Can you imagine your life without him? Give God thanks! Remember that He is the designer of marriage. He did this for you. Are there photos of parents or friends? God has granted those relationships. He doesnt want you making lifes journey alone so He devised relationships. Give thanks for the people He has placed in your life.
What else has God done for you? Has He healed your body or someone you love? Give thanks. Has He provided for you or for someone you love? Give thanks. Has something happened that can only be described as miraculous? Give thanks. Has He cleansed your soul from sin? Though you can never, ever give thanks enough for this amazing gift, give thanks.
If your heart is heavy and you struggle to give thanks for things in your own life, open the pages of your Bible and read of Gods mighty works and give thanks. If you dont have a Bible, go to www.BibleGateway.com. You can find the Bible on-line there.
Give thanks for God caring about infertile women--Sarah, Elizabeth, Rachel, Manoahs wife, Hannah, Rebekah
Give thanks that He gave children to infertile women
Give thanks that He brought healing to parents grieving the death of their baby-David & Bathsheba
Give thanks that God provided financially--tax money in a fishs mouth
Give thanks that God fought battles for people when the fight was too big for them to fight for themselves--David vs. Goliath, Gideon,--the list goes on and on!
Give thanks for Calvary
Give thanks for Heaven
Give Thanks!
-Beth Forbus
His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth,
Psalm 105:5
O LORD, how many are Your works!
Psalm 104:24
During a season of infertility, it is easy to focus entirely on what God has not yet provided and not remember to praise Him for His mighty works. Our focus often becomes what we are asking God for, and we often forget to offer our thanks for what He has already done in our lives. Today, why not spend some time thanking Him for His wondrous works in your life? It is perfectly okay to let your requests be made known to Him. In fact, God invites you to come to Him with your pleas and calls you to come to Him with your desire for a baby. But in this season of Thanksgiving, lets not forget to offer our thanks for the works and wonders God has done in our lives.
What has God done for you personally? Look around the room where you sit right now. Are you home? God has provided your home! Are you at work? God has given you the ability to work and make the money to provide your home. Deuteronomy 8:18 reminds us to remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth. Give thanks for your home and your material belongings as well as the job you hold. These are gifts from Gods hand.
Keep looking around you. Are there pictures around you, proudly displaying loved ones who fill your life with love? Who is the wonderful spouse God has provided to share your life? Can you imagine your life without him? Give God thanks! Remember that He is the designer of marriage. He did this for you. Are there photos of parents or friends? God has granted those relationships. He doesnt want you making lifes journey alone so He devised relationships. Give thanks for the people He has placed in your life.
What else has God done for you? Has He healed your body or someone you love? Give thanks. Has He provided for you or for someone you love? Give thanks. Has something happened that can only be described as miraculous? Give thanks. Has He cleansed your soul from sin? Though you can never, ever give thanks enough for this amazing gift, give thanks.
If your heart is heavy and you struggle to give thanks for things in your own life, open the pages of your Bible and read of Gods mighty works and give thanks. If you dont have a Bible, go to www.BibleGateway.com. You can find the Bible on-line there.
Give thanks for God caring about infertile women--Sarah, Elizabeth, Rachel, Manoahs wife, Hannah, Rebekah
Give thanks that He gave children to infertile women
Give thanks that He brought healing to parents grieving the death of their baby-David & Bathsheba
Give thanks that God provided financially--tax money in a fishs mouth
Give thanks that God fought battles for people when the fight was too big for them to fight for themselves--David vs. Goliath, Gideon,--the list goes on and on!
Give thanks for Calvary
Give thanks for Heaven
Give Thanks!
-Beth Forbus
Godsjewel
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Woohoo!!!
I'm so excited for you!!!
Where in California do you live?
We live in Central California, right near San Luis Obispo
Wow, you are only 3hrs away from me. I live in San Jose
ByHisGrace08
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Hello Ladies,
So I finished my first round of Provera on Saturday and AF has yet to show. No cramping or spotting...my Dr. said I should get AF 3-5 days after taking last pill but if I don't have AF in 10 day to call her. So has anyone gone past the 5 day mark and still gotten AF? I was so sure AF was coming on Monday but nothing...feeling just overwhelmed at the moment with this all!!!
I know God has blessed me in so many other ways but I just want my body and baby making equipment to work...and now!!! That is such a selfish thought though He has provided me so many wonderful amazing blessings and here I am complaining!!
Just needed to get this off my chest...
Blessings & Babydust,
PS Happy Thanksgiving!!
So I finished my first round of Provera on Saturday and AF has yet to show. No cramping or spotting...my Dr. said I should get AF 3-5 days after taking last pill but if I don't have AF in 10 day to call her. So has anyone gone past the 5 day mark and still gotten AF? I was so sure AF was coming on Monday but nothing...feeling just overwhelmed at the moment with this all!!!
I know God has blessed me in so many other ways but I just want my body and baby making equipment to work...and now!!! That is such a selfish thought though He has provided me so many wonderful amazing blessings and here I am complaining!!
Just needed to get this off my chest...
Blessings & Babydust,
PS Happy Thanksgiving!!
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I feel like I am becoming numb. I didn't cry when AF came roaring in today. Usually I cry all day, and then overcome the sorrow with new faith, but today, I just shrugged and moved on, and it felt terrible.
I know it's okay to be a wreck for one day. I know God understands when my faith falls flat for this one day.
I know it's okay to be a wreck for one day. I know God understands when my faith falls flat for this one day.
Godsjewel
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Perseverance. Infertile women know all about perseverance. We remain steadfast in our desire to conceive no matter how insane our medication makes us. We keep trying to maintain our sanity no matter how many pregnant co-workers we must throw showers for. We continue to ask for grace to keep going as we press on toward the goal of finally holding that much-desired bundle of joy in our arms. Oh yes, we understand perseverance!
So could the woman with the issue of blood in Matthew 9. Boy, we could really have a conversation with her, couldnt we? Just like us, her body betrayed her too. She had gone to doctor after doctor and none could help her. She had spent every penny she had, yet the blood continued to flow. (Are you feeling a connection with her yet?) She tried everything she knew to try, yet nothing had worked to correct the faultiness of her body. Yet something in her pressed her to persevere.
Perhaps it was the excitement in the air when she heard Jesus was passing through her community that drew her to the streets that day. Maybe it was desperation. She may have been at the end of her rope and just tired of suffering for so long. Whatever the catalyst, something spurred this woman on to force her way through a bustling crowd of people to get to where Jesus was. She was certainly not welcomed among the throngs of mothers and children. Shunned at family gatherings and avoided by peers, it must have been uncomfortable for her to even show up, much less shove people out of her way. She knew she had one last chance and she had to make it count. She had to persevere one more time.
She must have begun crawling toward Jesus. She crept this way, and then that. Everyone was looking over the persons shoulders in front of them, and no one thought to look down. If they felt her brush against their knees, they assumed she was a child or an animal and for once, didnt even bother to move away. Oh, it was difficult, but she was making ground. Jesus wasnt moving too swiftly, and Hed stop to talk to people, so shed surely be able to catch up with Him. She didnt know what shed do when she made her way to Him, she just knew she had to get to Him. Shed figure out the rest when she got there.
Her body was weakening. She didnt know how much further she could go. Only a little further. Keep going! Hes within reach. If I could just touch His cloak, I know Ill be healed!. With one final surge of strength, she pushed her worn body out as far as she could reach as her finger tips brushed the fringes of His garment, her exhausted flesh fell to the dusty ground with a thud.
Who touched Me?
The crowd stopped moving, and the whispering began. What does He mean? A lot of people were touching Him. Many people were reaching for Him. What does He want to know?
He asked again. Who touched Me? She knew. She knew He was talking about her. Taking a deep breath, she began to rise to her feet. For the first time in years, the trembling in her body was from excitement rather than weakness. It was me.
You could hear the gasps throughout the crowd when they saw this societal reject approach Jesus and take center stage in this mind boggling event. Who did she think she was to touch Jesus? She better get ready for a tongue lashing!
Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.
For the first time in 12 years, no bleeding. No weakness. No need to hide, no need to feel different. No need to wonder if God cared. No need to listen to nay-sayers who said to give up and accept that her suffering was Gods plan. She had persevered and her faith survived.
Im sure you can relate to this woman at the beginning of her story. Her body betrayed her. She was an outcast in her society. Her struggle seemed to last forever. Doctor after doctor scratched their heads in bewilderment and all her money was gone. I hope you can relate to her perseverance in the face of on-going struggle.
If you fear that it makes no difference if you continue to pray for a baby, remember this woman and persevere in your prayer life. If you wonder if you are being foolish to continue to believe God for a miracle, remember this woman and hear Jesus say to your heart, Daughter, your faith has healed you. If you persevere, eventually your fingers will brush the fringes of His garment. Your life will change and youll never be the same.
-Beth Forbus
So could the woman with the issue of blood in Matthew 9. Boy, we could really have a conversation with her, couldnt we? Just like us, her body betrayed her too. She had gone to doctor after doctor and none could help her. She had spent every penny she had, yet the blood continued to flow. (Are you feeling a connection with her yet?) She tried everything she knew to try, yet nothing had worked to correct the faultiness of her body. Yet something in her pressed her to persevere.
Perhaps it was the excitement in the air when she heard Jesus was passing through her community that drew her to the streets that day. Maybe it was desperation. She may have been at the end of her rope and just tired of suffering for so long. Whatever the catalyst, something spurred this woman on to force her way through a bustling crowd of people to get to where Jesus was. She was certainly not welcomed among the throngs of mothers and children. Shunned at family gatherings and avoided by peers, it must have been uncomfortable for her to even show up, much less shove people out of her way. She knew she had one last chance and she had to make it count. She had to persevere one more time.
She must have begun crawling toward Jesus. She crept this way, and then that. Everyone was looking over the persons shoulders in front of them, and no one thought to look down. If they felt her brush against their knees, they assumed she was a child or an animal and for once, didnt even bother to move away. Oh, it was difficult, but she was making ground. Jesus wasnt moving too swiftly, and Hed stop to talk to people, so shed surely be able to catch up with Him. She didnt know what shed do when she made her way to Him, she just knew she had to get to Him. Shed figure out the rest when she got there.
Her body was weakening. She didnt know how much further she could go. Only a little further. Keep going! Hes within reach. If I could just touch His cloak, I know Ill be healed!. With one final surge of strength, she pushed her worn body out as far as she could reach as her finger tips brushed the fringes of His garment, her exhausted flesh fell to the dusty ground with a thud.
Who touched Me?
The crowd stopped moving, and the whispering began. What does He mean? A lot of people were touching Him. Many people were reaching for Him. What does He want to know?
He asked again. Who touched Me? She knew. She knew He was talking about her. Taking a deep breath, she began to rise to her feet. For the first time in years, the trembling in her body was from excitement rather than weakness. It was me.
You could hear the gasps throughout the crowd when they saw this societal reject approach Jesus and take center stage in this mind boggling event. Who did she think she was to touch Jesus? She better get ready for a tongue lashing!
Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.
For the first time in 12 years, no bleeding. No weakness. No need to hide, no need to feel different. No need to wonder if God cared. No need to listen to nay-sayers who said to give up and accept that her suffering was Gods plan. She had persevered and her faith survived.
Im sure you can relate to this woman at the beginning of her story. Her body betrayed her. She was an outcast in her society. Her struggle seemed to last forever. Doctor after doctor scratched their heads in bewilderment and all her money was gone. I hope you can relate to her perseverance in the face of on-going struggle.
If you fear that it makes no difference if you continue to pray for a baby, remember this woman and persevere in your prayer life. If you wonder if you are being foolish to continue to believe God for a miracle, remember this woman and hear Jesus say to your heart, Daughter, your faith has healed you. If you persevere, eventually your fingers will brush the fringes of His garment. Your life will change and youll never be the same.
-Beth Forbus
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Wow...of all days to read this. I was really thinking of giving up on the baby making this past weekend...not sure I am ready for such a rough road. The Provera didn't seem to be working and I thought if something so simple cant work and I am so upset over it can I face bigger challenges? But this morning I got AF and I started to think ok maybe I can do this. But still unsure but throughout the day God has placed things in my path that have me realize I am on the right path this journey does have a purpose... keep going. Then I read this...and He confirms it once again. Why do I let the devil creep in and bog me down with worry? I need to hit my knees and pray and praise the Lord! Give my time to Him not worry!
Blessings,
Blessings,
Godsjewel
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This journey is definitely not for the weak, but those days when we don't feel strong and need a little help, God is always there to lift us up and He has proven to me time and time again that He will never fail me.
Keep on keepin on sis!
Kuawen
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I wanted to thank all of you for your prayers and support. My surgery was long and the pain is immense, but it was a success. The doctor was able to save 7cm of tube on each side and the Essure coils are gone. Though I lay here, dreading the plane ride home, I also feel exceedingly overjoyed for God's love for me.
The night before the surgery DH and I stayed up until 1AM praying. And just as I was drifting off to sleep a hymn came to my heart: "More" by Matthew West.
The pain is passing, and soon Josh and I will be BDing our hearts out. I can expect to conceive within the next 3 months if not sooner
to all of you, my sisters in Christ. I love you all.
Please forgive my rambling. My medications are kicking in. I'm going back to sleep so I can heal faster.
The night before the surgery DH and I stayed up until 1AM praying. And just as I was drifting off to sleep a hymn came to my heart: "More" by Matthew West.
The pain is passing, and soon Josh and I will be BDing our hearts out. I can expect to conceive within the next 3 months if not sooner
to all of you, my sisters in Christ. I love you all. Please forgive my rambling. My medications are kicking in. I'm going back to sleep so I can heal faster.
Godsjewel
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I wanted to thank all of you for your prayers and support. My surgery was long and the pain is immense, but it was a success. The doctor was able to save 7cm of tube on each side and the Essure coils are gone. Though I lay here, dreading the plane ride home, I also feel exceedingly overjoyed for God's love for me.
The night before the surgery DH and I stayed up until 1AM praying. And just as I was drifting off to sleep a hymn came to my heart: "More" by Matthew West.
The pain is passing, and soon Josh and I will be BDing our hearts out. I can expect to conceive within the next 3 months if not sooner
Please forgive my rambling. My medications are kicking in. I'm going back to sleep so I can heal faster.
Praise God!!! I'm so glad everything went well
I'm so blessed to be a part of your journey and look forward to hearing what else God is going to be doing in your life.
love you too!
Godsjewel
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What exactly is hope? Is it positive thinking? Is it the same as faith? From a Biblical standpoint, hope is something certain, as of yet unrealized. It is something you look forward to with certainty, yet you have not yet attained. It is much like a reservation in a restaurant. You get dressed for dinner, drive to the restaurant, walk in the door and tell the host or hostess your name, fully expecting that a table will be ready for you at the appointed time. You expect that the dinner you request will be prepared and served and your hunger will be satisfied. You have no doubt or reason to believe that this chain of events will not be carried out as planned. Such is hope!
Has infertility taken your hope away? No test is too difficult, no financial setback too great if you have the hope of conceiving, but if you feel hopeless in your quest for a baby, despair can set in and it is easy to throw your hands up and give in.
Do you realize God is your partner in hope? The struggle you face with infertility may cause you to question whether God is on your side or if He has forgotten you. Does He care if I conceive? Does He care if I am successful in other areas of my life? If you want to know about God and how He feels about you, turn to His Word. Dive in to the pages of the book He wrote about Himself. See what He has to say about Himself and about you. See what He has to say about hope.
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4
Remember that Scripture is a source of great encouragement for you. God has given you His word to encourage you and give you hope. Read His word and find encouragement to help you with your battle with infertility.
'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11
Gods plans for you are full of hope. Full of certainty.
Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence. Psalm 42:5
You can place your hope in God--the certainty of God. He is unwavering. Even if your circumstances change every time you have an appointment with your doctor--a new diagnosis, a different medication, more questions. Hope in God--place your confidence in the certainty of who He is, and find help in the very presence of God.
I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope. Psalm 130:5
Waiting is such a hard part of the infertility struggle. It seems as if your entire adult life has been nothing but waiting for a baby. As you wait, you can put your hope in the Lord and in His infallible word. Hope--something certain, yet unrealized. Wait for Gods perfect plan to be brought about in His perfect timing, whatever His perfect plan for your life is. Place your hope in His perfect plan for you as you wait for the Lord.
In hope against hope he (Abraham) believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, " So shall your descendants be." Romans 4:18
Abraham gave us a beautiful example of hope as he waited for a child! He believed in hope that God would do what He said He would and give him and Sarah a baby in their old age! God came through and Isaac was born. Abraham believed with certainty that God would give him a child, and God did. (By the way--what an encouraging story for those who need God to perform a healing miracle in their physical bodies!)
For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it. Romans 8:24-25
...rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,... Romans 12:12
Keep persevering in prayer. Keep praying for Gods will for your life and your family. Thank God for the hope He gives you.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
It is our prayer that you will feel the peace of the Holy Spirit when you realize the hope you have from Heaven, that God is for you and not against you, and that Gods plan for your life is amazing!
-Beth Forbus
Has infertility taken your hope away? No test is too difficult, no financial setback too great if you have the hope of conceiving, but if you feel hopeless in your quest for a baby, despair can set in and it is easy to throw your hands up and give in.
Do you realize God is your partner in hope? The struggle you face with infertility may cause you to question whether God is on your side or if He has forgotten you. Does He care if I conceive? Does He care if I am successful in other areas of my life? If you want to know about God and how He feels about you, turn to His Word. Dive in to the pages of the book He wrote about Himself. See what He has to say about Himself and about you. See what He has to say about hope.
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4
Remember that Scripture is a source of great encouragement for you. God has given you His word to encourage you and give you hope. Read His word and find encouragement to help you with your battle with infertility.
'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11
Gods plans for you are full of hope. Full of certainty.
Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence. Psalm 42:5
You can place your hope in God--the certainty of God. He is unwavering. Even if your circumstances change every time you have an appointment with your doctor--a new diagnosis, a different medication, more questions. Hope in God--place your confidence in the certainty of who He is, and find help in the very presence of God.
I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope. Psalm 130:5
Waiting is such a hard part of the infertility struggle. It seems as if your entire adult life has been nothing but waiting for a baby. As you wait, you can put your hope in the Lord and in His infallible word. Hope--something certain, yet unrealized. Wait for Gods perfect plan to be brought about in His perfect timing, whatever His perfect plan for your life is. Place your hope in His perfect plan for you as you wait for the Lord.
In hope against hope he (Abraham) believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, " So shall your descendants be." Romans 4:18
Abraham gave us a beautiful example of hope as he waited for a child! He believed in hope that God would do what He said He would and give him and Sarah a baby in their old age! God came through and Isaac was born. Abraham believed with certainty that God would give him a child, and God did. (By the way--what an encouraging story for those who need God to perform a healing miracle in their physical bodies!)
For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it. Romans 8:24-25
...rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,... Romans 12:12
Keep persevering in prayer. Keep praying for Gods will for your life and your family. Thank God for the hope He gives you.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
It is our prayer that you will feel the peace of the Holy Spirit when you realize the hope you have from Heaven, that God is for you and not against you, and that Gods plan for your life is amazing!
-Beth Forbus
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