Christian ladies TTC, we can encourage one another.

[Godsjewel]

Hi all,
You have probably all heard this song but its my favourite at the moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=j7Uj_B0KNgU
Oceans will part.

I'm going to a baptism Sunday, I met the lady and her daughter at Bible study group so it will be interesting.
My vicar still hasn't got back to me about my Baptism yet, hope he does soon.
Going to Toddler Praise this afternoon, a different vicar runs it I didnt know if I should mention the baptism to her?
Anyone involved in more than one church? Does it matter?

Hi HappyHome!

I love Hillsong, what a great song...thanks for sharing.

I'm sorry, but I don't know what a vicar is.

You attend multiple churches? If so, is there a particular reason?

 

[Godsjewel]

Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to your words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days...
Daniel 10:12-13

Scripture tells us amazing things about an amazing man named Daniel. He served God faithfully when it was easy, and he served Him faithfully when it was not. He and his friends stood out from their peers as being brilliant, exceptional servants and were placed in positions of honor and authority. It should have been a piece of cake for Daniel to get a prayer through to Heaven, right? After all, he stood as a shining example of what God expected from His people. He should have had a “microwave prayer life”. Say a prayer, wait a few seconds, and presto! There’s your answered prayer right in front of you. Right?

Wrong!

Daniel 10 reveals a terrifying event in Daniel’s life. God pulled back the curtains of Heaven and revealed a vision to Daniel that no one else was permitted to see. The men who were with him were overcome with such fear that they ran away and hid--and they didn’t even see the vision. Daniel did not eat for three weeks while he sought God for answers. Prayer after prayer was offered, yet no answer came. He must have sought God with such fervency, yet the Heavens remained silent. Did God really hear his prayers?

21 days after the vision, Daniel had a visitor. An angel appeared to Daniel to encourage him. He told him that from the very first day Daniel uttered the first prayer about the vision, his words were heard. God had not been ignoring him. Rather, He had heard every word that Daniel offered. He saw every frustration. Counted every tear. The angel announced that he had come in response to those prayers and those tears that Daniel cried in humility and dedication, determined to pray until Heaven moved. The angel told Daniel of a war in the heavenly realm where battle was going on on his behalf, and that the warriors of God had prevailed.

Daniel kept praying.

Heavenly warriors kept fighting on Daniel’s behalf.

Victory was won.

Daniel was persistent in his prayer. He prayed the entire 21 days. What if Daniel stopped praying on day 20? What if he stopped praying on day 14 or day 3? What if Daniel let what he could see with his eyes determine what he believed in his heart? Would the outcome have been the same? I think not.

Don’t give up the battle you wage against infertility. Who knows the victory God will bring into your life if you’ll just stay in the fight? This may or may not mean that you should keep trying to conceive and push aside other options. What it does mean is, stay in the battle! Pray and seek God even on the days you can’t hear His voice telling you what to do. Don’t give up on His plan for your family. He may bring victory to you by blessing your womb with a baby. He may bring victory to you through the breath-taking miracle of adoption. Victory may be ushered into your heart on the wings of peace. He never runs out of options. He never runs out of ideas. Perhaps battle is being waged in the Heavenlies on your behalf right now.

However, the victory comes, just don’t stop. Don’t stop being faithful. Don’t stop trusting. Don’t stop praying. Don’t stop asking God to bring children into your life.

Maybe, just maybe, today is your day 21.

-Beth Forbus

 

[MummyWant2be]

Praise God! congrats Heather..keep us updated

 

[Heather11]

Praise God! congrats Heather..keep us updated

Thank you so much!!!

 

[Jett55]

Hello ladies hope everyone is doing good. Last night I went to a church service with the f.i.a(faith in action) team & The evangelist spoke on not blaming God. It really hit home with me. There's been times TTC & not TTC that I have blamed him or asked him why? & it just stuck soo much it's not His fault He wants good things for us. It could be us hindering or something else it is never Gods will for us to suffer. It was a great message. But on top of that I got to see some people healed & prophesied over which is always an encouragement to my faith. I'm soo excited about what God is doing & what He's going to do. It's truly amazing

 

[Godsjewel]

Hello ladies hope everyone is doing good. Last night I went to a church service with the f.i.a(faith in action) team & The evangelist spoke on not blaming God. It really hit home with me. There's been times TTC & not TTC that I have blamed him or asked him why? & it just stuck soo much it's not His fault He wants good things for us. It could be us hindering or something else it is never Gods will for us to suffer. It was a great message. But on top of that I got to see some people healed & prophesied over which is always an encouragement to my faith. I'm soo excited about what God is doing & what He's going to do. It's truly amazing

Awesome! Thanks for the update on the faith in action team.

That's what I have been struggling with lately, the "why's"....why did I miscarry? Why did I get pregnant at all if it wasn't going to go full term? Why do I have to wait so long? And so on and so on.

I know I won't ever understand, but I trust God and His plans for my family....so I will keep the faith and move forward

 

[Jett55]

Aww Sarah I know God's got great things in store for you & the fact you're remaining strong with God through all of this is truly amazing. We all have our doubts sometimes & question God but He never loves us less because of it. Even when we're unfaithful He remains faithful. He never gives up on us! Thank you Jesus!

You're definitely in my prayers along with all the other wonderful ladies on this forum

 

[uwa_amanda]

I have been struggling lately with "What now?" I wouldn't necessarily call it struggling per say, just more like in a mental quandary. It's all in God's hands I know that with all certainty. I just don't have trying for a baby to occupy my thoughts and calendar anymore. This is the first month that we haven't been watching the calendar and it feels kind of strange. I guess after six years LTTTC and a one year NTNP/TTC it would become a habit.

What are y'all doing for Memorial Day? We are going to do some grilling out and hanging around the house. I am taking off Tuesday too so I can have a four day weekend.

Before I met my husband, Memorial Day was really just another day. I didn't know anyone personally who paid the ultimate price in the service. Now that my husband and I have been together for nearly 11 years, I have a completely different understanding for Memorial Day. My husband was deployed in 2005 to Iraq and some of his friends and acquaintances paid the ultimate price. We were at a hotel in the town he was MOB'd from changing over a lot of his paperwork before he went back. We turned on the TV and there were pictures of two men from his unit that had been killed that previous day. That was a very sad time. I am very blessed to say that my husband made it back safely (aside from his own IED incident that ended up disabling him).

 

[No Doubt]

Amanda ttc certainly does become a habit. I remember when we decided to take a break from it and just enjoy each other it took me about 3 months to really let go of it. Not that I wanted to keep up with everything, but it was hard to stop as it was all I really focused on for so long. I started making other plans to try and occupy time and take my mind away from it all and eventually I got there.

We aren't doing anything for memorial other than grilling and hanging around the house ourselves.

I think you develop a different perspective on memorial day when you know someone or see what really happens to our soldiers. I grew up in a military town and a good bit of my family is military. They've all been blessed to return home safely the ones that have been deployed at one point or another. Thank your husband for his service and his sacrifice please.

 

[xxx_faithful]

Hi all,
You have probably all heard this song but its my favourite at the moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=j7Uj_B0KNgU
Oceans will part.

I'm going to a baptism Sunday, I met the lady and her daughter at Bible study group so it will be interesting.
My vicar still hasn't got back to me about my Baptism yet, hope he does soon.
Going to Toddler Praise this afternoon, a different vicar runs it I didnt know if I should mention the baptism to her?
Anyone involved in more than one church? Does it matter?

Hi HappyHome,

In what context are you referring to being involved in more then one church? I feel it's important to be open minded and to have knowledge on various aspects regarding God + church, however i believe one should be dedicated and give whole heartedly to one church at one given time. In order to create solid fellowship and a solid foundation within ones denomination. Sure it's fine to visit alternate churches but to attend more then one, perhaps i would ask why and the reasons for this.

XXX

 

[xxx_faithful]

I have been struggling lately with "What now?" I wouldn't necessarily call it struggling per say, just more like in a mental quandary. It's all in God's hands I know that with all certainty. I just don't have trying for a baby to occupy my thoughts and calendar anymore. This is the first month that we haven't been watching the calendar and it feels kind of strange. I guess after six years LTTTC and a one year NTNP/TTC it would become a habit.

What are y'all doing for Memorial Day? We are going to do some grilling out and hanging around the house. I am taking off Tuesday too so I can have a four day weekend.

Before I met my husband, Memorial Day was really just another day. I didn't know anyone personally who paid the ultimate price in the service. Now that my husband and I have been together for nearly 11 years, I have a completely different understanding for Memorial Day. My husband was deployed in 2005 to Iraq and some of his friends and acquaintances paid the ultimate price. We were at a hotel in the town he was MOB'd from changing over a lot of his paperwork before he went back. We turned on the TV and there were pictures of two men from his unit that had been killed that previous day. That was a very sad time. I am very blessed to say that my husband made it back safely (aside from his own IED incident that ended up disabling him).

Hi uwa_amanda,

First of all congrats for being together for 11 yrs! what an achievement in itself.
I am so glad you aren't counting down the calendar anymore and trying for a bub isn't consuming you right in this point in time. What a relief in pressure you must be feeling as i too can relate(not that long ago) to the strange-ness of not counting down anymore.

Wow your story is incredible, your husband and yourself are a power couple! both physically and emotionally.

x

 

[xxx_faithful]

God hears your silent PRAYERS.. perhaps the prayers that matter the most. Often we can be all about praying out a loud that we miss the inner quietness, that real CONNECTION God wants from us. Yes he wants us to be DILIGENTLY praying from our hearts through our lips, but never underestimate the praying thats happens from within.

Although praying can come easy for some, it doesn't always for others. It's important to find whatever STRENGTH God has given you to draw close to him, and use that to be your strength right now. Whatever your strength is, explore it, use it to be your STAFF. Let God bring about a new strength in your life that will be your staff; protect against enemies, to discipline, to guide, and to rescue.

The same staff in the bible that was used to DECLARE miracles, transform and declare life. Is now his spirit within us, he represents the staff and the ability to move mountains with the use of it.

Children are apart of his inheritance for us, we must declare what is ours in the world. It is his pleasure to bless us with family.

 

[RainbowBaby13]

Hey ladies! just wanted to encourage everyone that is ttc to stay strong and to keep trying! i will continue to keep you all my prayers , praying for our and i ask that you guys keep me in your prayers as well.

God bless

 

[Jett55]

Thanks Rainbowbaby def will keep you in my prayers btw I love your ticker elephants are my favorite

 

[RainbowBaby13]

Thanks Rainbowbaby def will keep you in my prayers btw I love your ticker elephants are my favorite

youre welcome! and thank you so so much for keeping me in your prayers and for the compliment of my ticker

 

[HisGrace]

Congratulations Heather! Happy and healthy 9 months to you.

 

[HappyHome]

Hope you are all well.
O time for me and OH is working away.

Hi all,
You have probably all heard this song but its my favourite at the moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=j7Uj_B0KNgU
Oceans will part.

I'm going to a baptism Sunday, I met the lady and her daughter at Bible study group so it will be interesting.
My vicar still hasn't got back to me about my Baptism yet, hope he does soon.
Going to Toddler Praise this afternoon, a different vicar runs it I didnt know if I should mention the baptism to her?
Anyone involved in more than one church? Does it matter?

Hi HappyHome,

In what context are you referring to being involved in more then one church? I feel it's important to be open minded and to have knowledge on various aspects regarding God + church, however i believe one should be dedicated and give whole heartedly to one church at one given time. In order to create solid fellowship and a solid foundation within ones denomination. Sure it's fine to visit alternate churches but to attend more then one, perhaps i would ask why and the reasons for this.

XXX

Hi all,
You have probably all heard this song but its my favourite at the moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=j7Uj_B0KNgU
Oceans will part.

I'm going to a baptism Sunday, I met the lady and her daughter at Bible study group so it will be interesting.
My vicar still hasn't got back to me about my Baptism yet, hope he does soon.
Going to Toddler Praise this afternoon, a different vicar runs it I didnt know if I should mention the baptism to her?
Anyone involved in more than one church? Does it matter?

Hi HappyHome!

I love Hillsong, what a great song...thanks for sharing.

I'm sorry, but I don't know what a vicar is.

You attend multiple churches? If so, is there a particular reason?

A vicar is a pastor/priest
We attend a village church where we used to live, its where our three girls were baptised and where we had our wedding dedication service. My eldest is involved in the J-team (activities leaders) and we enjoy being part of the community there.
The other church we haven't been to a service yet, its in the same town we live in. They do an all age family worship sunday evenings. I go to a toddler praise group on a friday and have got on really well with the vicar and the other families. I feel that as its where I live I should be supporting that church.

My vicar was at the Baptism on Sunday said he would be contacting me regarding my Baptism. It was a lovely service of a Mum and her baby, I had not been to an adult baptism before. Its funny but the service really seemed to relate to us and TTC, about the growth and love in a family, how we nurture a seed.


Just ordered myself a new bible, I had been using my Nan's for the study group and so thought it was time I brought my own. I'm doing my best to return anything I had borrowed.

 

[xxx_faithful]

Hi all, how are we all doing this week? Fill us all in on how your going emotionally xx

 

[Godsjewel]

Hi all, how are we all doing this week? Fill us all in on how your going emotionally xx

Hi my dear

I'm struggling a little bit...I keep thinking about where I would be at in my pregnancy. I would be 13 weeks and would probably have passed the nausea and not so fun stuff and would have let the rest of the world know we were pregnant.

I just get a little sad at times

I feel like if I'm blessed with another pregnancy, I won't be able to live in complete joy with the fear of how it's going to turn out. Will I only be able to relax once I have a baby in my arms?

This miscarriage really threw me for a loop. I never thought this would happen. I thought my trust and faith in God during my years of ttc was going to be enough to bring a healthy baby into my life.

I really pray that no one else has to go through this journey in their life. It's hard because there is nothing you could do to stop if from happening. You go from having one of the best days of your life hearing you're pregnant to being devastated months later finding out your child is gone.

I'm tired, tired of thinking of what could have been, tired of wondering if this is ever going to work for me, tired of going to the fertility docs and all the injections and ultrasounds....just tired.

 

[Godsjewel]

Today we will look at the life of Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist. Motherhood did not come easily for her, just as it has not for any of us. Her life was a beautiful example of trusting God and being faithful both before and after her prayer was answered in the form of a child.

Perhaps one of the most amazing things we are told about Elizabeth is found in Luke 1:6. This verse describes Elizabeth and her husband, Zacharias, as “righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirement of the Lord.” Remember that this is not simply the opinion of a family member or close friend. This is the infallible Word of God describing them as “righteous” and “blameless”! Can you imagine? They really must have been quite a couple. They really must have been confused as to why they couldn’t have a baby.

Another snippet that Scripture gives us to tell us about Elizabeth is that she was old. She had already sailed past her childbearing days, and probably felt that the only babes she would ever hold on her knee would be her nieces and nephews. However, when God shows up on the scene, things change.

An angel appeared to Zacharias and told him Elizabeth would have a child. Not just any child, mind you, but the forerunner of the Messiah. What an incredible display of God’s perfect timing. God knew just when Elizabeth needed to conceive her child in order for him to prepare the way for the earthly ministry of Jesus! She had quite the job to do as a mother. God knew just when to place a child under her care. Elizabeth was not forgotten by God. Not at all! She was a part of His divine plan--even in her waiting. That should speak volumes to you.

Jump ahead a few months to Elizabeth and Mary’s mini family reunion. By now, Elizabeth has conceived just as the angel of the Lord said she would, and is six months pregnant. Mary has conceived the Son of God in her womb, and travels to visit with her aunt. Can you imagine the looks on these women’s faces when they shared their stories? Two women carrying babies who (in the natural realm) could not have been conceived. One conceived in a virgin womb, and one conceived in an ancient, barren womb. I can just imagine them telling each other in tandem, “The angel said ‘Nothing will be impossible with God!’” From the day of John’s conception, Elizabeth lived every day of her life as a manifestation of the impossibilities of God being made possible.

Elizabeth soon gave birth to John. When she did, everyone around her witnessed the wonders God had shown her in giving her a son in her old age. Do you think she kept quiet about God’s goodness? No. Scripture tells us “Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had displayed His great mercy toward her; and they were rejoicing with her.” (Luke 1:58) Apparently, Elizabeth had no problem sharing what God had done through her inability to conceive, then her being blessed with a pregnancy and healthy child. Why not commit to doing the same should God bless you with a baby?

A final thought about Elizabeth. When John was eight days old, a controversy arose about his name. Until this time, he had not been formally given a name, as was the custom of the day. Those around Elizabeth and Zacharias wanted to name the child after his father. It was Elizabeth who stepped forward and said no. She knew that God had a special plan for this child’s life, and had already given instructions as to his name. She stood firm in her commitment to please God and follow His plan. She didn’t stop loving and serving Him after she received the gift she had asked Him for. It didn’t matter that others around her didn’t understand her devotion to her unseen God. She was faithful before being blessed with a child. She remained faithful after his birth.

Learn from Elizabeth. Be faithful to God before your answer is made manifest. Remain faithful when those around you don’t understand. Listen to God when He whispers to your heart, “For nothing will be impossible with God.”

-Beth Forbus