At no point along this journey has my faith in the Lord wavered. Any disappointment I've experienced has arisen from my impatience and unrealistic expectation that things would happen in my timing. God is so, so good. All the time.
Category: encouragement
TTC Over 40 | Cycle 8 – Joyful Expectation
TTC Cycle 8 - Day 8 Every two or three days I pray over my Bible and ask the Lord for a good Word to meditate on. I may pray for a specific Word for whatever I'm going through at that moment but, mostly, it's a general request for direction. After my prayer, I open… Continue reading TTC Over 40 | Cycle 8 – Joyful Expectation
TTC Over 40| Day 16: A Prayer for Conception
Cycle 5. Day 16. Ovulation day. Yay! We have done (and continue to do) our part. The rest is up to our almighty Father God! Lord, I thank You and praise You for blessing me with a womb to bear the fruit of your love. I pray our baby is being knit together at… Continue reading TTC Over 40| Day 16: A Prayer for Conception
TTC Over 40 | Day 10: Believing God
We have a setback. It's minor and may not impact our chances for conception this month but it is a challenge, nonetheless. Our only choice is to trust God's timing and believe God will provide what we need. The reality is that if not this month, we will conceive in a future month. God put… Continue reading TTC Over 40 | Day 10: Believing God
TTC Over 40 | Day 7: Cycle Tracking and Other Stuff
Cycle Day 7. Happy and blessed Monday to you! It's one week after we lost our second pregnancy and I'm feeling okay. I'm definitely better than I was last Monday at this time. Better than I was yesterday, too. I am focused on fulfilling my purpose in my career and within my family. I am… Continue reading TTC Over 40 | Day 7: Cycle Tracking and Other Stuff
“He shall be like a tree”
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season,Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. Psalms 1:2-3
TTC Over 40 | Day 2: Second Chemical Pregnancy (Very early pregnancy loss)
Ok, to be totally transparent, yesterday I wrote a long blog post detailing how we found out we were no longer pregnant, the days leading up to it, how I am feeling, how the hubster is feeling and next steps... but somehow the post disappeared and, right now, I don't have the same raw emotion… Continue reading TTC Over 40 | Day 2: Second Chemical Pregnancy (Very early pregnancy loss)
for when you’re anxious
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you,I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10
for this child, I prayed
"For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him.1 Samuel 1:27 NKJV
there’s always hope
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.Hebrews 10:23