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The beginning…
Hello friends! Let me start by saying that I probably have at least 3 inactive blogs somewhere on the world-wide web, but this time I am blogging with a purpose. I feel as though I should preface my...
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Surviving…
One week I had 3 baby showers to attend. Sometimes it feels as though multiple people per week announce their pregnancies. These things haven’t been too difficult until recently. At the beginning of...
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Are we all in the same boat?
As I have encountered different women and friends struggling with infertility, I have tried to always remain sensitive to the fact that causes of infertility and treatments can be very different,...
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Fear
Today our pastor spoke on the Spirit of fear. For as along as I can remember I have been the worrisome type. I remember barely sleeping the night before my elementary school field trip to the Space and...
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Bruised hearts
I’ve been through many things in my life, but I believe that our infertility journey has been the hardest thing. I’m thankful for a wonderful husband who has always pointed me to the cross. Since the...
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The Heat of Battle
Today I felt such a spirit of discouragement hanging around. I’m not really sure why. Maybe it’s because the day didn’t really start off well with my waking up late (and when I say “late” I mean like...
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“Why don’t you just adopt”?
We decided to open and honest with our family and a few close friends about our infertility from the very beginning. Then, we began to open up to other friends as time passed. When our sweet friends...
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A super miracle?
Almost every mother would consider her child/children her own little miracle. Some get pregnant right away, and some wait months or even years before seeing those miracle lines on the pregnancy test....
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Blessings at the last moment…
I have been thinking about my devotional from a few nights ago on Romans 8:28. I loved the part where it talked about God working things out and the angels in Heaven watching the plan unfold even...
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The blessing of provision…
Norm and I met in late summer of 2008. I had recently graduated from college and was just about to start my dream job teaching in inner-city. I can’t say that we hit it off right when we met. Actually,...
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Statistics
Here are some interesting statistics that I read from the National Infertility Association (RESOLVE): * Infertility affects 7.3 million people in the U.S. This figure represents 12% of women of...
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The body of Christ..
I realized last night that some people who follow my blog don’t really know me in person, and they follow my blog through WordPress.com so the name of my blog, “buttsforbaby”, might be a little...
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There was a wound once in a gentle heart
I loved this and wanted to share. This is from Streams in the Desert…July 6th. Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions. (Prov 10:12) Rehearse your troubles to God only. Not long...
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Passing the time…in more ways than one.
I found a small window of opportunity to journal tonight between working on projects. I’m 2 intensive classes down, and I have 1 more to go before I can go home. I’m planning on leaving as early as I...
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Are we all in the same boat?
As I have encountered different women and friends struggling with infertility, I have tried to always remain sensitive to the fact that causes of infertility and treatments can be very different,...
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Fear
Today our pastor spoke on the Spirit of fear. For as along as I can remember I have been the worrisome type. I remember barely sleeping the night before my elementary school field trip to the Space and...
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