hey praying....nope looked exactly the same as i do now so am hoping that its gonna be real soon. yes i do believe that He will give me my two sons as promised but hey a lil Goddess would be welcomed with my whole heart :-) i love the footprints story, i always remind myself about it whenever i start feeling low or down about anything in life. lol and i think i understand about your religion as well. my one bestfriend is a catholic and two more are protestants. we have been together since we were 3 so i think i can safely say that these girls are parts of my heart and soul. One is in fact in the US now, near LA. one more is here and the third one in Malaysia. again keep the faith always!! ↑
Hello ladies! I haven't heard from anyone in awhile, so I thought I'd ask how you all were doing...so, how are you all?? I am cd 1 today, so on to another month of ttc. I am ok, though, thanks to all of the advice and faith I have seen on here :) ↑
Hi everyone! I am doing well and praying for some BFPs from you ladies who are TTC. Faith and patience are being tested right now...but you will have your babies. Do any of you ladies believe that the Lord is perhaps teaching us something through circumstances in our lives? I had read someone say that their pastor told them to pray for patience, and perhaps that is their lesson. For those of you that are new to the thread you can search up and read my story of my little miracle baby. Jesus said that faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains...if you have read my story, I believe that little flicker on the ultrasound screen (my precious little girls heartbeat) was like that, something so tiny that led me to unbelievable strength and faith like I had never had before in my life. I believe that my miscarriage, although one of the most tragic things that has ever happened to me, did teach me the next time I was pregnant to let go of my worries and have faith in His plan, and I felt an unbelieveable amount of comfort and faith during my next pregnancy even through some scary moments. ↑
Lillybug--are you having any cramping or anything? I've heard from some women that their symptoms and bfp didn't show up until a few days after af was missed, so maybe you still have a chance this month! **Margie--I try to tell myself that God is trying to teach me patience, or maybe something else; then I wonder...if that's the only thing keeping me from being blessed with a child, then what have I not learned that my 19-year-old, unmarried, un-saved sister knew?? Why does she have a child when I am already through school, married, and own my own home? Don't get me wrong, my sister is a good mother and her boyfriend really stepped up; they have a cute little family now. So, based on that, is God really trying to teach me something, or is this just luck of the draw where God is no respector of persons? I just don't know anymore. ↑
hang in there pray...God is choosing the perfect soul for your baby...so its gonna be a perfect match for your family :) it will happen soon. keep the faith praying!!!! ↑
hey everyone! how is everyone doing so far? i try to pray everyday for patience. actually i try everyday to pray, but it is a struggle sometimes to stay connected. anyone can relate? my dh is a pastor's son & for some reason it makes him disinterested in learning more about the Lord. so sometimes i feel alone. i read the book, the power of a praying wife, and it is truly a great book for all women out there! anyone have any good book recommendations? i am having a terrible week, housework out the ying yang & have lost my patience with my husband. please pray for me if you can remember as i am just so angry these days since nothing is going as I would like. Margie, nice to see you on here! how are you? how is Angelica doing? ↑
Evae777: I would love to visit there one day, I heard it is wonderful. And i can totally relate to your mood! My dh is not a pastor's son, but he was feels like I force him to go to church like his parents forced him when he was younger. I just pray that he will see how important it is before it's too late. I also understand what a load of housework is lol. Sometimes we are just stretched too thin...especially when we feel like so much is our responsibility and nobody elses. I will be remembering you!! ↑
praying4baby: i was skimming this thread to catch up & saw how you said you& dh are high school sweet hearts. that just melted w/ me. it is so sweet. just the innocence that comes w/ knowing each other so young is really cute. me & dh were old & jaded when we met each other! so i am really late for my period, have dull cramps but nothing coming. quite nervous because we have been having a rocky marriage. we always thought since we had God that we would be different from those around us, but lately it seems the devil has a hold on us. i'm just now learning from scripture about the spiritual warfare & it makes sense to me. dh is hesitant to roll up his sleeves & give his all to grow w/ the Lord. his life has always been very even keel so i guess it's hard to see the need. but for me, the days i don't pursue God, my life seems to slip away & i take things 4 granted & that is when bad things happen. i wonder why it is meant to be why we have all these trials in our lives. silly question i know... ↑
Hi all! I hope things are going well for everyone. I too will be trying again this month for my BFP. I'm from northern Indiana not too far from Notre Dame. Patojo- I have some Guatemalan friends (some in the states some in Guatemala) and would love to be able to visit there some day. I work as a substitute teacher one day a week. I have my teaching license but dh wants me to be a stay at home mom. A good book to read that I think has some great things to learn about marriage is Love and Respect. I really enjoyed and learned a lot from this book. I'm thinking about leading a womens Bible study using this book. ↑
I think this thread is amazing and it truly is tru when you women say that when u trust in the Lord he can make nething happen! I I beleieve he chooses when because its the perfect timing in our lives! I will pray for each and every1 of you women and thank you so much for allowing me to write in this thread! Remember leave everything in the Lords hands and he will provide for us.. Much Love and God Bless! ↑
For those of you who's dh's haven't accepted Christ as their Savior or have no desire to grow- My dh grew up in the church, prayed a prayer and thought he was saved. There was no fruit in his life and he was not living for the Lord. For a few years he even cut off contact with his family. During this time he was involved in quite a few things you would not think a Christian would be involved in. When we met he told me everything he used to do and that he no longer did them. He would attend church with me but he would stay home if he had a "reason". We were trying to buy a house and he started actually praying in faith. We had been married for 3 years at this point. During this time is when he finally gave his life to Christ. He later told me that he had been doing most of the things he did before we met behind my back. He was one person when he was with me and anther when we weren't together. We didn't get the house but that was because God had something else planned for us. We went to language school for 9 months and learned Spanish. We are ow actively involved with planting Hispanic churches here in the states. Dh teaches a Sunday School class and is doing discipleship with someone as well. Keep praying fro your DH, I did (didn't know he wasn't saved, just knew he needed to grow in the Lord). When your DH's finally let God be in the drivers seat of you will see a great change. ↑
Hey girls! Af is two days late and my symptoms are getting worse. I'm super nauceous today, heartburn and reflux! and I will test on friday! i hope you all get august BFP's lol ABOUT HUSBANDS~~~~ no one can change anyone but themeselves and God. ↑
Wow good luck to you guys. It's hard, it only took me about 5-6 months to concieve but it felt like an eternity. I feel like I've patiently been waiting to be a mother my whole life. My DH says if he's not a pilot when he gets out of the military that he doesn't even know what to do with himself, that's how I've always felt. If I'm not a mommy, what am I? My mom had an in home daycare for 17yrs until I was about 10 when I started my own little after school baby sitting and then I was a nanny over a summer for a family of three, I've volunteered in nursery at church since I can remember, I've volunteered in youth centers, and I practically raised my neice for the first 5yrs of her life. I thought it was going to be so easy when we started ttc, so when it didn't happen right away I cried and cried and as each month passed I was sure that it's because God wasn't going to bless me with children. I cried and pleaded with him... really I just needed to wait for his timing, but it's so hard sometimes because we have our own agenda. Anyways, we're super excited at almost 13weeks. I'm so grateful for the life inside me and I'm trying as hard as I can to do everything just right. I truly believe God gives us the desires of our heart. I don't think he would have created such woderful women with such a strong maternal nature just to not bless us with the gift of children, which for some women I know didn't mean natural children. He's a good God. Try to keep your head up, keep praying, keep believing and let us all know what happens! ↑
yay lillybug!!!
im with ya girl!
i started getting nauseous again... horrible... they still dont go away!
yay! im suppose to test tomorrow or today but i wanna wait.... some more now lol... idk when but i will test!
and ... as for you i think your a mommy to be!!!!
so congratz!!!
i love you all!
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we're muslim and we have used faith to really help us stay strong. we believe in God (who we call Allah in arabic) and we feel He has really blessed us with so much and we are eternally grateful. i lost our baby in a m/c this passed feb. at 17 weeks pg. it was the hardest thing i have had to deal with, and i have been through a lot. but God helps me feel content in knowing that our baby is in heaven and heaven is a much better place than here. as for ttc stories. i know plenty of people who have tried for years and years and one day, when God decided it was their time, they were given beautiful, healthy children. praise God. i wish you all the best of luck and will pray for all of you! please keep me in your prayers too! i have many more things to add, but for now i'll leave it at this and scroll to read the rest of your stories. ↑
Name: praying4baby | Date: Jul 31st, 2008 12:35 AM
evae777--yes, when we started dating I was 15 (almost 16) and he was 14 (almost 15), so nobody gave it much thought since we were so young. When we got married I had just turned 24 and he had just turned 23. Our relationship has been through so much already (I'll spare you the details lol), but we never gave up on each other. And I know what you mean about wondering why we are put through trials...I tell myself its so we can have a good testimony of how we triumphed over our trials, so we can be a light to other people. Don't worry, you will get through it! **Schreck--that is a wonderful story! I'm so glad you were able to stick by him and now look at you two! I would love be a stay-at-home mom, but that's not financially possible :( I am definitely cutting back my hours though! Good luck this month! **Lizie2--hello! I didn't know this thread would take off like this, but I'm so glad it did! I was just looking for some encouragement, and God used these ladies to really come through for me. I hope it gives you encouragement, as well! **Lillybug--You are so much better than me at waiting! I waste so many tests because I test everyday from 10 dpo till af haha! Good luck! **FlyBear--congratulations on your little bean! It sounds like you are very ready for one of your own! Thanks for your support! **Baby-patojo--I think you should go back to the doctor to get a blood test...then you'd know for sure! If you're not, then you can take something to start a new cycle so you can try again! good luck! **Judi Sarah--i'm sorry for your loss :( I kind of went through that when I had a false bfp a few months ago...i was devastated when i learned that there really was no life inside me...I had already started loving it. keep praying! **Thanks, girls, for everything!! Keep talking!! ↑
God is faithful and our purpose is to please Him. What He wants the most is a close and personal relationship with you. He wants to bless you, and what would please Him is your faith and believeing that He will bless you. Read Matt. 21:21-22. If there is any doubt that is getting in the way of your faith and belief on this topic of pregnancy, then bring it out in the open in prayer with God. He will work through it with you to increase your faith. That way, when you have your baby you will know it is from God and God alone. This will make you a better parent as you raise your child to know Him. I hope you've been encouraged. "'Have faith in God', Jesus answered." Mk 11:22 ↑
Me too if any consolation! My husband and I lost a baby six weeks ago now and I am still struggling with the feelings / guilt of that. We are now trying again and just hope that we are fortunate enough to conceive again. I know God has a plan for us and part of me really feels that it's in His hands, but at the same time, all manner of emotions are stirring! If it helps at all, I will remember you in my prayers and hopefully in the not too distant future, we will each have an angel to celebrate! Love to you both! ↑
**Godisfaithful--thank you very much for the encouragement! I am going to look up that scripture! I know that this experience will only make me stronger in the Lord, and maybe that's what he wants and this might be the best way to get through to me. Thanks again! **Drina--I am very sorry for your loss :( You guys are so strong to be trying again so soon! I am a person who needs to know "who, what, where, when, and why"...I try to analyze and figure things out. When i had my false positive/chemical preg., I felt like I was being teased. I had to realize that everything I'm going through makes me stronger, too, and that maybe this will help me help someone else. Thanks for sharing your story with me and good luck! ↑
Hello ladies!! I have not been on here in a bit, how is everyone? Wow, everyone's stories of faith are so uplifting! You gals are so right that it is all in God's hands, and we have these struggles so we can overcome them and become stronger people and stronger in the Word of The Lord, where God guides, He provides, I love that saying, I tell it to myself all the time, and it is true. Have a good weekend everyone, and dont forget to have your daily talks with the Lord. God Bless! ↑
i though i share this with all you ladies, have a wonderful day!
Matthew 7:20-23
20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. ↑
Hi girls! I hope you dont mind if I join you! I haven't been on this site in a while but am so excited to see another Christian thread has formed! I used to chat on one but it has kinda fizzled out since most of the women became pregnant. Dh and I were married Sept 05. I went off of my bc in Jan of 06 and we have been ttc since. It has been a very long, hard journey for us, but I feel just so happy and blessed bc I know God is going to bless us. I really dont have much of a story..I just know that God has my best interest at heart and there is a reason why I am not pregnant yet. I have PCOS and DH has a small motoility problem. I am currently on my first cycle of clomid and seem to be reacting very well to it. Normally I ovulate on day 55 or more, but yesterday I had positive opks at day 15!!!!!! THANK YOU LORD! I have completly changed in how I pray and just how I feel about not being pregnant yet. While it has been a long journey and I cannot wait to be a mom, I feel so much excitment and love for the baby I konw God is going to bless me with! I am so excited for when that time comes! I am praying for all of you and just remember that God does hear your prayers! ↑
**momtoaandk--I love that saying! I will definitely start using that!! I have so much ammo now to fight the doubt the devil gives me I don't think he'll be back for awhile :) **baby-patojo--how have you been? have you tested lately? do you still feel like you are pregnant? **LN030905--you are very welcome to join us!! I also am feeling differently about not being pregnant. This is my 4th month of clomid, but I feel very peaceful about it. I know that I can only be on it for a couple more months without a break from it, and that used to scare me. But now I am ok with it beause I'm realizing that it's not my timing that matters. I'm doing everything I can down here, and the rest is up to the Lord. Keep me posted!! ↑
Hi, I've really enjoyed reading your entries and I am encouraged by every body's faith. I'm a little new to this and don't really understand the abbreviations very well. What does dh stand for? Also, this is not meant to sound judgmental, but why is every one testing themselves so often? Don't you have to wait until you miss your period anyway? I really hope this thread continues, every body's encouragement means a lot! ↑
