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I grew up thinking if you worked hard, you could accomplish your dreams. I was very much a planner, and for the most part, things went according to plan. School, graduation, marriage, more school, job. It all flowed so easily from one stage to the next. So, when I didn’t get pregnant in those first 2 months, I was completely thrown. When those months turned into years, I struggled with knowing who I was as a woman, with trusting God to provide, with patience as I waited while friend after friend conceived. I often wondered what was wrong with me, what I had done, why God saw me as unfit. Waiting was ...
It had been nearly a year since our early miscarriage and we yearned for a sibling here for our almost 3-year-old son. I had recently finished reading a book on prayer which inspired me to keep a prayer journal and be more intentional in seeking quiet time with the Lord. I began to recognize that my fervent desire (bordering on obsession) to expand our family had become an idol to me. A verse that I continued to meditate on during that time says, “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4). These words sank deep as I began to understand that the Lord promises to place His desires in our heart, not ...
My husband, Matt, and I are high school sweethearts. We've been together since I was 15 and he was 16. We dated four years, married a year after we graduated high school, put each other through college, and had a relatively easy first eight years of marriage.
Since I was a little girl, all I ever wanted was to be a wife and mother. In the spring of 2003, we decided it was time to start our little family. On August 9 of that same year, we found out I was pregnant for the first time. We were elated and anxious to tell our families, as this would be the first grandchild on both sides. But, sadly, four days later, I miscarried. It was heartbreaking. ...
It was the first pregnancy test I had ever taken, and I was shocked to see two strong pink lines. I sat on the bathroom floor in stunned silence in the wee hours of the morning, trying to comprehend the excitement and terror that accompanied that second pink line. I remember crawling back in bed and telling me husband, Jonathan, and immediately bursting into tears, and seconds later giggling uncontrollably. Needless to say, we were very excited and spent the rest of the day driving to our nearby family members' homes, telling them the exciting news in person.
I had my first ultrasound early on, and was thrilled to see a healthy heartbeat. ...
Two Octobers ago we were living in Colorado when I had my first positive pregnancy test. My husband Ryan and I had been praying for a child. While we were both so excited, I could not shake the feeling that something might not have been right. Ryan had to leave for military training for the early months of my pregnancy, and that didn’t help. I struggled with antepartum depression and had only just come out of the woods when Ryan was finally able to come back, just in time for us to learn that our first baby was a little girl! We named her Eden Olivia. A few weeks later at Eden’s anatomy scan, the technician had to step away to get the doctor ...
The story of our sweet baby Blair all began on April 2, 2011 when my husband Clint and I found out we were pregnant with our first child! We had been married for almost 5 years at this point and prayed about when to start our family and felt the Lord’s confirmation as we saw the two lines on the pregnancy test. We were so excited about the thought of having a child to call our own. As a Pre-K teacher, I have always loved kids and my students always became like my own children after teaching them for a year. Yet, I couldn’t wait to take care of my own after 4 years of teaching a classroom full of others. I decided that this was going to be my last ...
I’ll never forget holding up the stick with two pink lines on it as I watched my husband take the Christmas tree off the top of the car. In an instant, our world changed and we couldn’t be happier. Our precious little one we had waited for, hoped for, and prayed for was on the way. My pregnancy was hard, but progressed like we expected it to. Our doctor guessed we were having a girl and I’ll never forget hearing her daddy mutter “pink?!” as we walked out of the doctor’s office. Weeks later it was confirmed and we were head over heels in love with our daughter. Our hearts and lives were filled with so much hope for our future and for ...
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning
them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which
have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with them.
I Thess 4:13, 14
. . . A call came. An unexpected call.
. . . A call that seemed to come too soon.
. . . A call no parent or grandparent anticipates.
. . . A call, where on the other end of the line was the distraught voice of my youngest daughter, filled with ...
From early in our marriage, we had talked about having four children. Right after an end of year trip for our 10th anniversary, we learned we were expecting our 4th baby! We were thrilled! I wasn't experiencing the symptoms that I typically did with early pregnancy, but knowing every pregnancy can be different, I tried not to be concerned. We were already thinking of what the future would hold with a new baby. But, on January 18, 2014, the day did not go as anticipated. I started lightly bleeding, and my heart dropped. It soon turned into heavier bleeding, to the point where I knew that our baby would not be staying with us on earth. My husband and I ...
After just 6 months of marriage my husband and I were overjoyed to find out we were pregnant with our first child only to discover 3 months later that our little girl, Sophia Kyla, had a fatal neural tube condition called anencephaly and would not live once born. When 95% of babies diagnosed with a fatal condition are terminated, we were determined to carry her to term and celebrate every moment of her life no matter the cost. As Sophie’s story began to unfold, our community rallied around us to help us celebrate Sophie’s short life. Unbeknownst to Kevin and I, a secret Facebook page had been created for our friends to help us celebrate each ...
