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The month after my loss my cycle was like 41 or so days! So it sounds like your body is recovering quickly!!
Christian ladies TTC, we can encourage one another.
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The month after my loss my cycle was like 41 or so days! So it sounds like your body is recovering quickly!!
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The month after my loss my cycle was like 41 or so days! So it sounds like your body is recovering quickly!!
Thanks! I hope things get under control quick. Going to buy OPKs now to make sure I ovulate next cycle.
I thought I may not AF for a long while since I ended up having a D&C but my miscarriage started before that so guess my hormones were already lowering.
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Hi ladies, just wanted to post a link to The Father's Love Letter. It's amazing!
It's also on Youtube if you'd rather hear it.
I always feel comforted when I read it.
https://www.fathersloveletter.com/text.html
It's also on Youtube if you'd rather hear it.
I always feel comforted when I read it.
https://www.fathersloveletter.com/text.html
J
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I have always loved this! As it's royalty free I used to copy it and give it to the mums I helped in my ministry. Also used to hand it out at outreaches.
Have you every tried relaxing in bed/bath/beach, earphones in, scented candles nearby..... Best relaxation tape ever xxx
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Patience, they say, is a virtue. It also seems increasingly rare. Hardly anyone obeys the speed limit on the highway, and we hate to get stuck behind someone who is. Too much in a hurry. People who used to spend hours or days gathering information expect it instantly with a couple of mouse clicks. Need it fast. Need it yesterday.
No one wants to suffer. If we can't avoid it, it's best to find the quickest way back to our comfort zone. Or if there is no fast way out, cover it up with food or drink or chemicals. Blame someone else and try to spread the misery around.
Does anyone benefit from impatience? I certainly haven't, and I haven't noticed anyone else who does, either. We all need to calm down and open our hearts to the Holy Spirit. A familiar poem by John Greenleaf Whittier concludes,
Drop Thy still dews of quietness
Till all our strivings cease.
Take from our souls the strain and stress
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Thy peace.
While waiting for that prayer to manifest in our thoughts, it helps to meditate on the wise counsel contained in James 5:7-11. James's illustration of the farmer is a very helpful place to start. Advancing technology has changed much about how farming is done. Modern fertilizers and machinery have made it possible for one farmer to feed a couple of orders of magnitude more people than an ancient farmer could, with less physical labor.
But technology does not make the crops grow any faster. Technology does not control the rainfall or make it more predictable. Today's farmers, like those in biblical times, plant their crops and wait. Although they have plenty of work to do between the time they plant seed and the time they harvest, the crops grow and mature at their own pace, aided or hindered by weather conditions the farmer cannot influence. He waits patiently. Farming it too much work to waste energy on waiting impatiently.
All Christians wait for something else, the overarching promise of the New Testament. When Jesus ascended into heaven, he left behind the promise that he would come back. Could James have possibly guessed that we would still be waiting for Jesus to return 2000 years later? God is not in a hurry, so we might as well wait for him patiently. We have no more influence on his timing than the farmer has on how long it takes his crops to grow.
At least the farmer knows about how many weeks or months he has to wait. God can speak to our hearts with a vividness that makes it feel like the answer is coming within the hour, but it hardly ever happens that fast. The turning point comes without warning, and then waiting turns to joy, as God gives us not only the answer we patiently sought, but other blessings that never entered our minds.
While we wait for God, James tells us, do not be impatient with each other. If that seems difficult, and it certainly can be, it helps to recall that we have no more influence to make family, friends, enemies, or strangers do our bidding than we have over how long it takes our tomatoes to ripen.
The fact is, God has forgiven us all our sin. Forgiveness requires patience, among other things. We put ourselves in a position where we cannot receive the forgiveness that God freely offers if we hang onto our grudges and refuse to forgive.
When James mentions the prophets and Job, he brings us face to face with the necessity of suffering. We consider these ancient biblical characters heros of the faith. We lift them up and exalt them far above their contemporaries. Their contemporaries did not.
They viewed the prophets as men who insisted on saying what no one wanted to hear. They interfered in people's lives and pronounced uncomfortable words about sin and judgment. Most people ignored the prophets. Some actively persecuted them.
Although not a prophet, Job had to bear not only his own troubles, but his friends' assumption that no one suffers without deserving it. When he rejected their suggestion of some hidden sin in his life, they turned on him
Where was God while Job and the prophets suffered? He caused their suffering. He allowed Satan to test Job beyond what anyone but Jesus has ever been tested. He sent the prophets out with an unwelcome message he knew society would angrily reject. In some cases, he compounded the problem by making them do odd things like marrying an unfaithful woman or buying property while predicting the destruction of the city.
James mentioned the suffering of Job and the prophets as a reminder that it was not the end of the story for any of them. Job received back everything he lost. The prophets knew that God and a substantial minority of the public honored them. They considered honor from God more important than honor from corrupt leaders and immoral people.
As we look at all of James' illustrations, we see that everyone receives from God, and that God's gifts and favor more than make up for any suffering they experienced while waiting.
The farmer endures months of hard work and waiting and then harvests his crop. The prophet receives vindication from the Lord in return for putting up with abuse from the godless. Jesus has not yet returned in glory, but he come back to dwell within his church and his people. We can have a glorious relationship with him while we wait for his even more glorious return.
No matter what ills we suffer, whether health, the business cycle, strained or even poisonous relationships, rejection, betrayal, grief of loss, physical pain, or just the endless succession of petty annoyances that crop up even in the best of times, it is always too early to give up. God has promised glory. Even if we never see more than a glimmer of it in this life, we know we will see it perfectly in the next.
Fretting about our troubles only makes them worse. God is full of mercy and compassion, but it is by faith and patience that we inherit his promises.
-Author Unknown
No one wants to suffer. If we can't avoid it, it's best to find the quickest way back to our comfort zone. Or if there is no fast way out, cover it up with food or drink or chemicals. Blame someone else and try to spread the misery around.
Does anyone benefit from impatience? I certainly haven't, and I haven't noticed anyone else who does, either. We all need to calm down and open our hearts to the Holy Spirit. A familiar poem by John Greenleaf Whittier concludes,
Drop Thy still dews of quietness
Till all our strivings cease.
Take from our souls the strain and stress
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Thy peace.
While waiting for that prayer to manifest in our thoughts, it helps to meditate on the wise counsel contained in James 5:7-11. James's illustration of the farmer is a very helpful place to start. Advancing technology has changed much about how farming is done. Modern fertilizers and machinery have made it possible for one farmer to feed a couple of orders of magnitude more people than an ancient farmer could, with less physical labor.
But technology does not make the crops grow any faster. Technology does not control the rainfall or make it more predictable. Today's farmers, like those in biblical times, plant their crops and wait. Although they have plenty of work to do between the time they plant seed and the time they harvest, the crops grow and mature at their own pace, aided or hindered by weather conditions the farmer cannot influence. He waits patiently. Farming it too much work to waste energy on waiting impatiently.
All Christians wait for something else, the overarching promise of the New Testament. When Jesus ascended into heaven, he left behind the promise that he would come back. Could James have possibly guessed that we would still be waiting for Jesus to return 2000 years later? God is not in a hurry, so we might as well wait for him patiently. We have no more influence on his timing than the farmer has on how long it takes his crops to grow.
At least the farmer knows about how many weeks or months he has to wait. God can speak to our hearts with a vividness that makes it feel like the answer is coming within the hour, but it hardly ever happens that fast. The turning point comes without warning, and then waiting turns to joy, as God gives us not only the answer we patiently sought, but other blessings that never entered our minds.
While we wait for God, James tells us, do not be impatient with each other. If that seems difficult, and it certainly can be, it helps to recall that we have no more influence to make family, friends, enemies, or strangers do our bidding than we have over how long it takes our tomatoes to ripen.
The fact is, God has forgiven us all our sin. Forgiveness requires patience, among other things. We put ourselves in a position where we cannot receive the forgiveness that God freely offers if we hang onto our grudges and refuse to forgive.
When James mentions the prophets and Job, he brings us face to face with the necessity of suffering. We consider these ancient biblical characters heros of the faith. We lift them up and exalt them far above their contemporaries. Their contemporaries did not.
They viewed the prophets as men who insisted on saying what no one wanted to hear. They interfered in people's lives and pronounced uncomfortable words about sin and judgment. Most people ignored the prophets. Some actively persecuted them.
Although not a prophet, Job had to bear not only his own troubles, but his friends' assumption that no one suffers without deserving it. When he rejected their suggestion of some hidden sin in his life, they turned on him
Where was God while Job and the prophets suffered? He caused their suffering. He allowed Satan to test Job beyond what anyone but Jesus has ever been tested. He sent the prophets out with an unwelcome message he knew society would angrily reject. In some cases, he compounded the problem by making them do odd things like marrying an unfaithful woman or buying property while predicting the destruction of the city.
James mentioned the suffering of Job and the prophets as a reminder that it was not the end of the story for any of them. Job received back everything he lost. The prophets knew that God and a substantial minority of the public honored them. They considered honor from God more important than honor from corrupt leaders and immoral people.
As we look at all of James' illustrations, we see that everyone receives from God, and that God's gifts and favor more than make up for any suffering they experienced while waiting.
The farmer endures months of hard work and waiting and then harvests his crop. The prophet receives vindication from the Lord in return for putting up with abuse from the godless. Jesus has not yet returned in glory, but he come back to dwell within his church and his people. We can have a glorious relationship with him while we wait for his even more glorious return.
No matter what ills we suffer, whether health, the business cycle, strained or even poisonous relationships, rejection, betrayal, grief of loss, physical pain, or just the endless succession of petty annoyances that crop up even in the best of times, it is always too early to give up. God has promised glory. Even if we never see more than a glimmer of it in this life, we know we will see it perfectly in the next.
Fretting about our troubles only makes them worse. God is full of mercy and compassion, but it is by faith and patience that we inherit his promises.
-Author Unknown
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"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
Many times in my life I've felt desperate to know God's will for me. That's common; a lot of us want to know what the will of God is for us. Usually it's a question we ask while agonizing over a decision we're facing Should I go to this college, or that one? Should I accept or decline this offer? Should I move or stay put?
At times I've even felt paralyzed wondering what God wanted me to do. There aren't any verses in the Bible that answer those specific questions. Scripture is clear about God's will when facing a temptation to sin, but not so much in the "neutral" decisions in life like choosing between two equally good schools or jobs.
Nancy Leigh DeMoss writes, "When you go to the Scripture for insight on the will of God, you don't find a lot about things to do, places to go, or people to meet. That's because God's will is not so much a place, a job, or a specific mate, as it is a heart and a lifestyle." She is correct. And I've found some verses nestled in 1 Thessalonians that plainly reveal what those heart and lifestyle choices look like -it's our key verse for today.
It's easy to read a passage like this one glossing through it quickly with a general feeling of positive agreement and not really digest the truth of what it says. So let's break it down.
Three things are commanded by Paul here: joy, prayer and thanksgiving. Of these, joy seems the hardest to produce. But praying and giving thanks are specific actions we can do right now to position ourselves inside of God's will.
Praying our way through our day keeps us continually in touch with God. When our heart and mind is in synch with God's, we're more open to His leading. The Holy Spirit has access to our thoughts to correct, encourage and guide us. So prayer is necessary for the woman wanting to operate in God's will. It doesn't take hour-long prayer sessions four times a day. Rather, keep God at the forefront of your mind and keep talking to Him as your day unfolds. This practice alone will increase your joy!
Hum, why is it important that we also give thanks in all circumstances? Surely, God doesn't need to hear "thank you" to feel appreciated or validated. Giving thanks helps us notice what we have to be joyful about. It also forces us to recognize our God: His goodness. His faithfulness. His provision. His sacrifice. Giving thanks for our gifts includes the Giver in our thoughts. And it affords us a right view of Him - one that acknowledges He delights in caring for us, guiding us, and providing for us. That calms our oh-Lord-what-am-I-supposed-to-do worries. We need a right view of God in order to walk in His will.
So praying throughout our day and giving thanks in each situation goes a long way in developing a heart capable of joy in all circumstances. But I must point out that joy is a fruit of the Spirit. That means it is something produced by the Spirit of God in us. We can't totally produce or sustain it on our own apart from Him. So when we pray, we should pray for joy. And thank Him for supplying it.
The Bible states that it is God's will for you to pray, give Him thanks, and cultivate joy. So no matter which college you go to, no matter which offer you accept, and whether you live here or there, be joyful, pray daily, and give thanks regularly. Could it be that if we focus on these things, the path will unfold before us? Or that He will work all out for good, no matter which choice we make?
That means the pressure of making the exact right decision, or else missing God's will entirely, is off. And that's one thing we can give God thanks for today!
Dear Lord, thank You for your faithfulness and for the loving kindness You've shown me year after year. Please develop in me a heart of joy. I choose to trust You with my life, and to rejoice amidst my circumstances today. Guide me in my decisions today, to Your glory. In Jesus' Name, Amen
~Rachel Olsen
Many times in my life I've felt desperate to know God's will for me. That's common; a lot of us want to know what the will of God is for us. Usually it's a question we ask while agonizing over a decision we're facing Should I go to this college, or that one? Should I accept or decline this offer? Should I move or stay put?
At times I've even felt paralyzed wondering what God wanted me to do. There aren't any verses in the Bible that answer those specific questions. Scripture is clear about God's will when facing a temptation to sin, but not so much in the "neutral" decisions in life like choosing between two equally good schools or jobs.
Nancy Leigh DeMoss writes, "When you go to the Scripture for insight on the will of God, you don't find a lot about things to do, places to go, or people to meet. That's because God's will is not so much a place, a job, or a specific mate, as it is a heart and a lifestyle." She is correct. And I've found some verses nestled in 1 Thessalonians that plainly reveal what those heart and lifestyle choices look like -it's our key verse for today.
It's easy to read a passage like this one glossing through it quickly with a general feeling of positive agreement and not really digest the truth of what it says. So let's break it down.
Three things are commanded by Paul here: joy, prayer and thanksgiving. Of these, joy seems the hardest to produce. But praying and giving thanks are specific actions we can do right now to position ourselves inside of God's will.
Praying our way through our day keeps us continually in touch with God. When our heart and mind is in synch with God's, we're more open to His leading. The Holy Spirit has access to our thoughts to correct, encourage and guide us. So prayer is necessary for the woman wanting to operate in God's will. It doesn't take hour-long prayer sessions four times a day. Rather, keep God at the forefront of your mind and keep talking to Him as your day unfolds. This practice alone will increase your joy!
Hum, why is it important that we also give thanks in all circumstances? Surely, God doesn't need to hear "thank you" to feel appreciated or validated. Giving thanks helps us notice what we have to be joyful about. It also forces us to recognize our God: His goodness. His faithfulness. His provision. His sacrifice. Giving thanks for our gifts includes the Giver in our thoughts. And it affords us a right view of Him - one that acknowledges He delights in caring for us, guiding us, and providing for us. That calms our oh-Lord-what-am-I-supposed-to-do worries. We need a right view of God in order to walk in His will.
So praying throughout our day and giving thanks in each situation goes a long way in developing a heart capable of joy in all circumstances. But I must point out that joy is a fruit of the Spirit. That means it is something produced by the Spirit of God in us. We can't totally produce or sustain it on our own apart from Him. So when we pray, we should pray for joy. And thank Him for supplying it.
The Bible states that it is God's will for you to pray, give Him thanks, and cultivate joy. So no matter which college you go to, no matter which offer you accept, and whether you live here or there, be joyful, pray daily, and give thanks regularly. Could it be that if we focus on these things, the path will unfold before us? Or that He will work all out for good, no matter which choice we make?
That means the pressure of making the exact right decision, or else missing God's will entirely, is off. And that's one thing we can give God thanks for today!
Dear Lord, thank You for your faithfulness and for the loving kindness You've shown me year after year. Please develop in me a heart of joy. I choose to trust You with my life, and to rejoice amidst my circumstances today. Guide me in my decisions today, to Your glory. In Jesus' Name, Amen
~Rachel Olsen
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Hi I was on half term last week back to reality now so less time. I feel a bit like I'm in limbo at the moment coz I'm waiting to see how long my cycle is this is the first month I'm trying to keep track. According to my phone I ovulate today but had cramps on sat, don't know if that's right or not. I'm not at a point yet where I'm worried about TTC DH and I are just saying in Gods time. Having said that I want to know whether or not I'm ovulating just so I know it can happen.
How are you?
How are you?
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I don't know if anyone here is Catholic, but I have been praying a wonderful novena to St. Gerard, Patron Saint of Motherhood/Fertility! I find it very calming 
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What happened to everyone???
You all doing ok?
Thinking about you and praying for you
I am here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Getting ready or graduation this weekend! WOOHOO!! I am spending the day at the spa Friday to celebrate! I am hoping it really relaxes me for my upcoming fertile weekend hehehe 
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Hi dear...I did the whole app for ovulation and it was way off for me. I use the clear blue easy fertility monitor to figure out when I ovulate. This month I'm not using it, want to take a breather.
I'm good and busy, we pretty much have every weekend booked this summer with going out of town and family visits. Should be a wonderful summer
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What happened to everyone???
You all doing ok?
Thinking about you and praying for you
I am here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay!!!
So happy for you sweetheart
You are truly an inspiration and totally deserve a nice spa day
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This post spoke to my heart truly!!!WOW!!!I mean it is sooo true,we can never truly embrace where we are at if we are always wishing we were in another season...Lord thank You for this Very moment in our lives and we pray You wil help us to enjoy it in anticipation for the next!!Amen!
Thank you for sharing this with us sis![/QUOTE]
Your welcome princess bee!
We all need to be reminded to just live in the now.
Sometimes it's OKAY to not exactly like your current season you are in, but to at the same time embrace and absorb as much as you can out of the heartache.
We need to learn to source the right company, ask God for the wisdom you need to get through the day, seek answers from him. Persist that daily connection with him to enable you strength. It's his duty as our Father to abide by his word, and the word says we must pray consistently and thank him as if we have already received it.
Instead of sitting still in worry. Let us be present in the moment and be excited for what he is already preparing for the next season. Xoxox
Thank you for sharing this with us sis!
[/QUOTE]Your welcome princess bee!
We all need to be reminded to just live in the now. Sometimes it's OKAY to not exactly like your current season you are in, but to at the same time embrace and absorb as much as you can out of the heartache.
We need to learn to source the right company, ask God for the wisdom you need to get through the day, seek answers from him. Persist that daily connection with him to enable you strength. It's his duty as our Father to abide by his word, and the word says we must pray consistently and thank him as if we have already received it.
Instead of sitting still in worry. Let us be present in the moment and be excited for what he is already preparing for the next season. Xoxox
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Rest in Me, my child. Give your mind a break from planning and trying to anticipate what will happen. Pray continually, asking My spirit to take charge of the details of this day. Remember that you are on a journey with Me. When you try to peer into the future and plan for every possibility, you ignore your constant companion who sustains you moment by moment. As you gaze anxiously into the distance, you dont even feel the strong grip of My hand holding yours. How foolish you are, My child!
Remembrance of Me is a daily discipline. Never lose sight of My presence with you. This will keep you resting in Me all day, every day.
Pray continually. 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Psalm 62:5
Remembrance of Me is a daily discipline. Never lose sight of My presence with you. This will keep you resting in Me all day, every day.
Pray continually. 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Psalm 62:5
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Hi I'm Laura
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Hi dear...I did the whole app for ovulation and it was way off for me. I use the clear blue easy fertility monitor to figure out when I ovulate. This month I'm not using it, want to take a breather.
I'm good and busy, we pretty much have every weekend booked this summer with going out of town and family visits. Should be a wonderful summer
Sounds fab we are hoping to move so summer will be spent settling in for me still exciting but scary as we are buying for the first time.
As for the app this is supposedly my two week wait but I'm a bit skeptical so not paying much attention to it this month. I'll see if it correctly predicts next month AF.
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Hello ladies
Can I join this thread? I was stalking 1st tri and wishing I was there when I came across PrincessBree's thread and she suggested I look you guys up so I have. I'm sure I have been led here as the post on patience on the 11th was made only a few hours after I posted "I feel I am being taught the art of patience which I don't have much of!" I am also a hobby farmer . . .
Anyway I am currently cycle 7 TTC. I had a suspected early mc cycle 2 and nothing since. I feel I have been doing everything right, charting, OPK etc. Everything except praying. So this month I've pretty much scrapped everything and am trying to work on trust. Trust that I will BD on the right days, trust that it will happen when its supposed to but its hard and praying isn't my forte - worrying and googleing is more my thing!
Can I join this thread? I was stalking 1st tri and wishing I was there when I came across PrincessBree's thread and she suggested I look you guys up so I have. I'm sure I have been led here as the post on patience on the 11th was made only a few hours after I posted "I feel I am being taught the art of patience which I don't have much of!" I am also a hobby farmer . . .
Anyway I am currently cycle 7 TTC. I had a suspected early mc cycle 2 and nothing since. I feel I have been doing everything right, charting, OPK etc. Everything except praying. So this month I've pretty much scrapped everything and am trying to work on trust. Trust that I will BD on the right days, trust that it will happen when its supposed to but its hard and praying isn't my forte - worrying and googleing is more my thing!
