What has been the best invitation you have received? What if you were offered an invitation to be promoted? Can you imagine being invited to receive an upgrade? God not only invites you to know him as your Heavenly Father when you accept him as your Savior,...
As I have navigated through 4+ years of believing for babies, more often than not I feel like the elephant in the room. I have had the awkward moments at an outing where a pregnancy announcement is made and I can feel everyone glare at...
What encourages you on a hard day? For me, it's a worship song and a good sermon. A friend sent me this sermon recently and it spoke so much to me. Levi Lusko addresses the topic of pain and loss through the eyes of God, or...
It has been 4+ years of praying for the same thing, over and over and over again. Don't get me wrong, we pray for much more than pregnancy, but that has been a constant prayer of ours and obviously at the forefront of our minds....
How many times have you been told no? The range of no's can vary from something very minor to something very significant. As we believe for babies, we have been told no month after month for 4+ years. We actually think of it as the...
I mentioned briefly in my Aquathlon race recap that there was confusion during my 1 mile swim. I was part of the first wave to start and since swimming is a strength for me, I decided to start out at the front of the wave....
I never thought we would be on this journey, but through what I have learned, I wouldn't change a thing. I know there is a purpose to this trial. I talk a lot about being thankful and that is one of the first words that...
There are so many people suffering right now, it's evident when you turn on the news. Christians are getting persecuted. Planes are getting shot down. Family members are passing away. Suffering is all around us. Our trial is nothing compared to what most people are going...
Right when I read this excerpt from the Jesus Calling devotional, I knew I had to share. This is a really good word and I hope it ministers to someone today. If you have missed my other Jesus Calling posts or have never read the devotional,...
A few weeks ago I shared a post about feeling like I am in a pit. Today I wanted to share more from one of the verses mentioned in that post - Psalm 40:1-2. David starts this Psalm off by saying he waited patiently for the Lord and...
