Those 3 minutes felt like 3 years. I forced myself to go into the other room so I wouldn’t be tempted to check it early. We had been waiting for this for SO LONG. That tiny white stick held my future. I mean, we had been trying for like THREE MONTHS! This had to be it. Or else something was …
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Unexpected
One year ago we were devastated to find out that I had miscarried my second baby. The pain, confusion, doubt, and agony were almost unbearable. If someone had told me in that moment that I would have three baby girls the following year, I would have laughed and said he was crazy. But God knew all along that this was …
Triple Blessings
I’m sure you’ve all heard the news by now… We are going to be parents of TRIPLETS!! We are so humbled and amazed at the Lord’s faithfulness throughout this entire process. We can now look back and see that He never once forgot us or left us. He has had this planned the entire time, and we only needed to …
small part of a BIG picture
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to travel to Managua, Nicaragua on a mission trip. My husband and I were kind of added to the trip pretty late in the game, so it seemed a little chaotic at first. I knew God had big plans for us because he had worked it out for us to be able go. However, …
Life Lately
I never would have imagined that the last 18 months would turn out the way they have. I was thinking this evening about all that has happened and was almost in shock that I’ve made it through with some sort of sanity left. Sometimes I catch myself saying, “I don’t know how we got through that–” and then I stop myself. …
Why share?
Infertility and miscarriage have been viewed in the past as something you just don’t talk about. People tend to be very private about these matters. And to be honest, so was I. In the first six months of trying to get pregnant, I really didn’t tell anyone. Even after our first loss, I didn’t tell people for months. It wasn’t …
Mourning Miscarriage
Last month was very difficult to face. It was a month filled with baby showers and finding out more friends were pregnant. It was a month of scheduling more doctor appointments and running more tests. And it was the month that my first baby would have been born. I cannot even begin to tell you how difficult it was to …
Mom, the meatloaf!
Last week I made some delicious meatloaf. I know, I’m with ya. I still think the word meatloaf sounds so disgusting, and really, who makes meatloaf?? However, I am here to prove you wrong. The entire pan was gone that night…. and the only two people eating were me and my husband. (Embarrassing or compliment… I can’t decide.) Anyway, I made …
Living Among the Dead
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in …
Washed White as Snow
Today marks the 7th snow day in a row for Knoxville. I haven’t worked in a long time, and I’m loving every second of it! I’ve gotten to watch the Today Show, drink lots of coffee, rest, watch movies, and spend lots of time in the Word. It’s been amazing. I do miss my babies at school, but I could …