The adoption attorney called to say a birth mother was expecting twins. I was starting to get excited, hoping that might be the one (two!). After not hearing from her for a couple weeks, I tried calling a couple of times. Finally, she returned my call and asked what she could do for me. As if she didn’t know, I was calling about the twins! She didn’t offer an explanation but said that it didn’t pan out and she would keep looking for us. When I got off the phone, I tried telling my tears, “God is always greater.”
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Scenic Route – The Road Life Was Made For
Posted in faith, infertility, joy, patience, trust, waiting on June 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
He didn’t want me to take the expressway. He gave me the scenic route. The route was definitely more colorful and dramatic with its twists and turns and stops and starts. I also learned more by taking the longer way – more about faith, patience, trust, joy – just to name a few. I wouldn’t go back and change it either. This was God’s timing; therefore it was the perfect time. This is the path He chose for me – the scenic route – the road life was made for!
“Multiplicity” by Betsy
Posted in testimonies, trust, waiting, tagged infertility, twins on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a planner…I like to be in control and I want to know just when and how things are going to happen. This helped me immensely with college and at work. So, when my husband and I decided it was time to start building our family, we had a plan. We took off work, set [...]
The Trial of Infertility
Posted in faith, Streams in the Desert, trials, waiting, tagged endometriosis, infertility, Streams in the Desert, trials on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A trial is simply a testing. I believe the trial of infertility is a test of faith and patience by suffering. God was putting my faith and patience to the test. Would I pass or fail? I wanted to just skip the test!
One Day Closer
Posted in faith, prayer, Streams in the Desert, waiting, tagged faith, infertility, prayer, Streams in the Desert on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We enjoy counting down the days to a special occasion or exciting event that is going to happen in our lives, don’t we? I counted down the days until my wedding day and always count down the days until vacation or Christmas. It brings a lot of excitement and anticipation. We can also look for [...]
“In His Time” by The Hicks
Posted in faith, music, trials, waiting, tagged God's delays, In His Time, infertility, trials on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“In His time He will answer, in His time He will hear. It may be today He’ll walk through your Bethany. So don’t lose your faith though your patience be tried; Your answer may seem delayed but your prayer’s not denied.”
God’s Delays Are Not Denials
Posted in Streams in the Desert, waiting, tagged Delayed Blessings Office, God's delays, Habakkuk 2:3, infertility, Streams in the Desert, waiting on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A recurring theme in Streams in the Desert is “God’s delays are not denials.” One of my favorite devotions is July 4th. This beautiful illustration made me smile to think my baby was in the Delayed Blessings Office. Anticipation!
When Will It Be My Turn?
Posted in Streams in the Desert, waiting, tagged despair, infertility, Streams in the Desert, waiting on March 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What is quite possibly the hardest part of the journey of infertility? Waiting. Waiting for my turn – I remember having nursery duty one night at church and glancing at the list of expectant mothers. It looked long. I counted. 13. Thirteen names on the expectant mother’s list but not my name. “Lord, when will it be my turn?”
Praying Is Asking
Posted in prayer, Scripture Verses, waiting, tagged importunity, infertility, prayer on March 3, 2010 | 4 Comments »
…an evangelist at our church preached from Luke 11:5-13 on prayer. The specific verse that mentions the word “importunity” is Luke 11:8b, “because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.” Importunity is persistent prayer or asking. This is his message in a nutshell. Praying is asking. Importunity is relentless asking. God is not offended when we ask for things, and if our prayer – what we ask for – is not answered, keep asking. Keep praying!
Is God Waiting On You?
Posted in books, decisions, faith, Streams in the Desert, waiting, tagged A Hope Deferred, decisions, faith, infertility, Streams in the Desert, waiting on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
J.R. Miller tells us in Streams in the Desert, January 26th, “God often waits for us. While we miss much good through not waiting for God, we also miss much through over-waiting. There are times when our strength is to sit still, but there are also times we need to go forward with a firm step. There are many divine promises which are conditioned upon the beginning of some action on our part.” This is faith in action.
“All Things Work Together For Good” by Melissa
Posted in testimonies, waiting, tagged infertility, Romans 8:28 on February 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My husband and I have always wanted children. We always talked about how many and the names even when we were dating. We thought we wanted to wait at least a couple of years but never really did anything to prevent it. It wasn’t really until 2-3 years after being married that we really tried to [...]
