Christian ladies TTC, we can encourage one another.

[phaedypants]

Praying for you aims! And welcome Mintastic!

I also had my faith revealed to me later in life, and at the time, it felt strange, and almost like I couldn't really trust it... Did I just want to believe? Or belong to something? As I've allowed myself to open up more, I can see that the spirit began to call me long before I really tuned in to listen... I would agree that faith has to be the foundation. Faith first, as a choice. Obedience first, and then questioning. For me, the years of uncertainty were a struggle. Having heard the spirit call, but finding so many reasons to be skeptical... It wasn't until I decided to turn my heart over and truly allow myself to TRUST that I found I could hear and feel God's intentions for me.
I have so much more faith now, and so much more of a personal relationship with God.


But that doesn't mean I always have perfect faith---far from it... LTTTC has been a real struggle for me, and has tested my faith in many ways.

Pay attention to the the fruits of the spirit in your life. The more you trust God, the more your life will be filled, and you will recognize the spirit working in you.

But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. Against such, there is no law

I pray for everyone here to feel the blessings of God's love, and to trust and live out His purpose.

xoxo

Oh! And BFP's all around!

 

[xxx_faithful]

Praying for you aims! And welcome Mintastic!

I also had my faith revealed to me later in life, and at the time, it felt strange, and almost like I couldn't really trust it... Did I just want to believe? Or belong to something? As I've allowed myself to open up more, I can see that the spirit began to call me long before I really tuned in to listen... I would agree that faith has to be the foundation. Faith first, as a choice. Obedience first, and then questioning. For me, the years of uncertainty were a struggle. Having heard the spirit call, but finding so many reasons to be skeptical... It wasn't until I decided to turn my heart over and truly allow myself to TRUST that I found I could hear and feel God's intentions for me.
I have so much more faith now, and so much more of a personal relationship with God

I couldn't have said it better

xxx_faithful

 

[Aims13h]

Hello,
Thank you all for your prayers! AF arrived 2 days ago and after a long discussion with my husband we are ending our ttc journey. I have prayed for answers, whether it be a "yes you will conceive" or "no, this is not the path for you". Over the past month I have seen the story of a woman who's family lives near me at least 10 times. This woman passed away in January due to complications with her c-section...she left behind 4 beautiful children.
The Lord has blessed me with two amazing little boys. My (almost) 5 year old asked the Lord to become his Savior today...in his words "I want Jesus to come into my heart, can we please pray now?". I am beyond happy and proud and feel like my life is exactly where it should be.
I wish you all the best! I will continue to pray for you all daily and think of you often!
God Bless! Xo

 

[Mintastic]

I was praying for you too aims though I forgot to post so. I am glad that you got the answers you needed. And that is so sweet about your son.

And phaedy - what you said about faith first as a choice is really making a huge difference in my life - huge - I can't even express it properly. I was getting too caught up in the details - but what if I don't agree with or understand this or that bit - should I really convert etc...?
I feel the calling in my heart and know it will make my hopefully growing family stronger so I need to stop questioning so much and just go with it which feels so much more right.

 

[No Doubt]

Good luck to you aims. Glad you are in a better place with this.

 

[uwa_amanda]

Hello,
Thank you all for your prayers! AF arrived 2 days ago and after a long discussion with my husband we are ending our ttc journey. I have prayed for answers, whether it be a "yes you will conceive" or "no, this is not the path for you". Over the past month I have seen the story of a woman who's family lives near me at least 10 times. This woman passed away in January due to complications with her c-section...she left behind 4 beautiful children.
The Lord has blessed me with two amazing little boys. My (almost) 5 year old asked the Lord to become his Savior today...in his words "I want Jesus to come into my heart, can we please pray now?". I am beyond happy and proud and feel like my life is exactly where it should be.
I wish you all the best! I will continue to pray for you all daily and think of you often!
God Bless! Xo

My husband and I made that same decision a year and two months ago. While our story didn't end with a baby, it brought us closer together in the seven years that we spent trying. It was difficult at first and I had to navigate through quite an emotional roller coaster for a few months (I liken it to grieving), I'm definitely feeling better about everything. I feel like this is God's plan for us. My husband is disabled after suffering from a injury serving overseas in the military along with the subsequent PTSD diagnosis and management of both constant pain and the things that go along with PTSD. I feel like God is calling me to take care of my husband. There will come a day (I hope in a very long time...no time soon) where my husband will not be able to get around that great (he's got 4 bulging and slipped discs in his back that cause him debilitating pain) and he is going to need me more to help him.

I'll pray for you as you and your husband close that chapter of your lives. It was so sweet that your little boy asked you to pray with you. That brought tears to my eyes!

 

[xxx_faithful]

Hi Ladies,

I was going to post something completely different this morning. But I felt to share on peace, instead.

Peace to me has always been an emotion that doesn't come naturally but rather a feeling that is associated with people encouraging me to feel.
'Just have peace about it' they say so casually, why is it so hard to feel at peace then? If it's that easy to feel, then please tell me what class I should enrol in, and I will let you know what it's like to possess it.

The more I think about peace, the less I am aware of what it truly represents to have it.
Peace isn't something you can learn from someone, it's something you have to experience firsthand. Sure you can see peace from another persons world and see how they are living more harmoniously with it, but peace to one person is different to another. Each circumstance has it's varying tolerance to pain and therefore it's not a place to compete to get to, but rather a souls destination of rest.

Peace is having complete trust in your chaos, and being okay with it.
Peace is knowing you will have your turn, and so you can be happy for someone else in the meantime.
Peace is not masking your emotions but rather being so vulnerable, you've completely let go of the control.
Peace is accepting your situation, and accepting your body, both mind and soul for what it's endured, forgiving any harsh words spoken over it.
Peace is a stillness within your heart that has no room left to worry. It is okay with this present moment, in fact, peace embraces it.

xxx_faithful


I'm proud of the women that keep pressing on for a baby, and having the strength to get through what often seems a crazy rollercoaster.
On another note, I am just as proud of those that have decided to get off the ride. God will bless you for your diligence and your obedience. My only prayer to you, is that you find peace wherever he takes you.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fFfw6OSbUwE

 

[phaedypants]

Aims, your thoughts are beautiful. It is so wonderful when we can re-calibrate and turn to the blessings in our lives. What a blessing. I pray to hear those words from a little voice someday!

Amanda, I appreciate your sharing so much. I am not ready to re-think my TTC journey, but I am allowing my thoughts to be open to the possibility that maybe someday I will have to turn to my own blessings and let go of my clutching hold on my dreams of having a baby. Knowing that you are hearing God's call to care for your husband is beautiful. You are both lucky to have that kind of love, and God will bless you for it.

Mintastic, I am so glad those words helped you, because they were so important for me too. Faith really is unexplainable, and it requires a bit of a free-fall. And often, you have to swim against a stream a little--whether it's your own doubts or others. But trusting God is the invitation to an amazing peace and a better life. It is a blessing to hear that you are letting the call of the spirit move you!

Faithful, I love your thoughts about peace. I feel like the peace we are seeking is so simple, yet so complex. It's a peace that doesn't rely on circumstances. I love that series "A Voice In The Wind" by Francine Rivers. (For those of you who haven't read it--go now!!! To Chapters!!) Hadassah's character had a profound effect on me, and I often think of her incredible inner peace.

Wherever you all are on your TTC journey, I pray we all can find peace and turn to our blessings! I have learned to lean on God more than ever in the past couple years, and that is surely a blessing.

 

[sportysgirl]

Faithful lovely words about peace, I needed those today.

After a miscarriage in March it left me with a heavy heart. We were ttc again and found out we were pregnant last weekend. We were both so overjoyed and felt very blessed. Sadly I have started bleeding and it looks like I am miscarrying again. I am feeling in completed shock and ask for some prayers to help me through.

Thanks ladies. Xx

 

[Mintastic]

So sorry you are going through that sporty - sending prayers for you, your oh, and your bean.

 

[xxx_faithful]

Faithful lovely words about peace, I needed those today.

After a miscarriage in March it left me with a heavy heart.

I am deeply sorry of the loss you are currently experiencing. No one knows the depth of your sadness nor understand the pain that it takes for ones body to adjust back to non pregnancy mode.

I too have lost ones, I lost a baby at 11weeks after many months trying, we then spent another 9mths trying to conceive our babygirl. Since having her, I have lost 2 more, and at this point. I'm expecting again... this will be my 5th pregnancy.

It's confusing, battling, it's unthinkable. No words of advice or encouragement from someone who doesn't have a clue what you have experienced or going through, can lighten the burden.

We tend to draw near to those similar to ourselves, similar to the pain and heartache that we have experienced. It's unspoken, yet somehow it helps heal your heart.

I pray that you will draw near to those around, if not a handful of people, that will help heal your heart. Whatever way you choose to say goodbye to your current pregnancy, I pray that it will cause you no further pain.

Lastly, I ask God to provide you strength and testimony through this. Thinking of you xx


xxx_faithful

 

[Mintastic]

This feels petty compared to more serious things but is it possible if anyone could say a prayer for my husband Mike?

He currently has a very good, well paying job with good benefits but things are going extremely poorly there at the moment - he is very very stressed and may lose his job.
This would not be a good start to starting a family.
Although he has been unhappy there for a while so all I hope for is a good outcome whether that means keeping his job or losing it but finding something maybe even better very quickly.

Thanks and blessings to all of you!

 

[No Doubt]

If it's any consolation my hubbs switched jobs right after we had our son. It was tight for a couple months, but we did it. Not the idea start I know, but it's doable.

 

[Mintastic]

Thanks No Doubt! That is comforting.

 

[xxx_faithful]

I can very much relate to the uncertainty of your husbands job + beginning a family. It was only last year we welcomed our child, around about the same time my husband and many other engineers were made redundant. He was out of work for what seemed like some time. Sure there was some pressure of the uncertainty and the unknown. But little did we know he was preparing us for a BIG change!

Not long after, just when we thought, what would surely happen next. He received an international transfer to work in a different country!! Within 3 weeks we accepted the change, packed up our life and moved.

- God always provides - When we don't know a way out or when we're waiting for a better opportunity. God isn't stalling… He is preparing you, and preparing a way.

Let him take you where he needs for you to go.

xxx_faithful

 

[Mintastic]

Thanks faithful for sharing. You're right I should just have faith that it is His plan even if it seems scary.

 

[xxx_faithful]

John Gray - Angel School

xxx_faithful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31VvDEFbaX8

 

[uwa_amanda]

Hey everyone! We need some prayers for my dad. He was in a car accident yesterday and got injured really bad. His leg is broken really bad, injured elbow, and fractured sternum. He needs surgery but they have him in ICU because the doctors are concerned with his heart and won't do the surgery yet. Please pray that my dad comes out of this and recovers. I am so scared and so worried.

 

[xxx_faithful]

Hi Ladies,

I'm not too sure if any of you ladies have read any books on infertility or have come across any resources you have found to help on your ttc/ ttc after loss journey.

1. If there was a christian book you could read on infertility and the struggles to conceive, what would you like the chapters to speak on? What particular areas of infertility have you personally found useful to learn about?

2. What would you like the main objective of the book to say? Would you like it to be encouraging? (would you like it to go into the depth of heartache and speak on matters that you can relate to and find comfort in knowing other woman experience) or informative? (thinking back to when you first started trying, did you wish there was a christian book that was educational on the topic of conceiving, and how you handle it from a christian perspective? would you like a book to educate you more on infertility and how you can maximise your chances from a holistic/spiritual standpoint?)

Any feedback would be appreciated !


xxx_faithful

 

[No Doubt]

Amanda, so sorry to hear. Praying for your father hun.