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In the Meantime
The last few months have been trying for me. However, through multiple blood tests, a CT- scan, a MRI, an EMG, and physical therapy, God has continued to carry me in my “meantime” moment!
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Hey Mom, You are Appreciated!
Hey mom, yes, you, the one who works 8 hours a day only to spend 4 hours with your kids before going to bed in order to prepare for the next 8 hour work day, you are appreciated! Hey mom, yes, you, the one who stays home with your kids while never getting a moment to clear your head, you are appreciated! Hey mom, yes, you, the one who decided not to immunize, who breast feeds and prefers cloth diapers, you are appreciated! Hey mom, yes, you, the one who decided that formula feeding works best for you and your baby while deciding immunizations and pampers are okay too, you…
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Shifting the Atmosphere
Many times, when God is exalting us, he performs a shift in our lives. When a shifting occurs, there is a change in position, an unexpected movement, and often times, the removal and addition of people in our lives. In the process of a shift, we are often confused and have many unanswered questions. People, we assumed would be in our lives forever, unexpectedly leave and the ones we least expect become our primary supporters. During a shift we sometimes lose things that are important to us and become increasingly distraught as it seems as though things are getting worse opposed to better. It is important to remember, that when…
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False Positive Part II
As I sat in the room waiting on my lab results, I maintained the hope that this time would be different than before. Unfortunately, I was wrong. After I received the lab results, the doctor came in and advised that both of my pregnancy tests were suspected to be “false positives”. Due to my history, we later determined that I suffered a chemical pregnancy, which is often associated with “false positive” pregnancy test. Although there was a fertilized egg, it never completely implanted or for some reason, it could not continue to grow in my uterus, which resulted in an early miscarriage. At the time I received the positive pregnancy…
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False Positive
We could not believe it! Finding out on our daughter’s 2nd birthday that we were expecting again was beyond shocking. The pregnancy tests, I took that afternoon, were both positive. After the birth of our daughter, I was almost sure that I did not desire to biologically have any more children. The fact that I will be turning 40- years- old in a few months, definitely played a major part in that conclusion. My husband, on the other hand, was more open to the idea than I was. We would have the discussion randomly, over the past couple of years, however, until recently it has not been anything that we…
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Enough is Enough!
I am through with it all! I am done! I can’t and I won’t continue to live in this manner. I have decided that enough is enough! The fear that has kept me in captivity for years will no longer have its hold. The enemies of procrastination, consistent tardiness, and complacency no longer have a place in my life. The constant doubt of who I am and confusion concerning my purpose have to go. Why? Because enough is enough! The idea of settling and accepting less than what I desire in my heart, is no longer an option. I refuse to live by the boundaries that have been established around…
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The Beauty of it all
Even in hard situations, most of the time, something beautiful can be found. Beauty comes in many different forms and it is often overlooked. When things happen and God intervenes this is an example of his love and graciousness. When relationships are broken and God provides restoration that is an example of his beauty. Deliverance that comes after years of bondage and addiction is a display of God’s beauty. When financial breakthrough comes after a financial struggle, that is beauty. After waiting years for a heart’s desire that has finally manifested there is no mistaking of God’s beauty. Whenever survival comes after the things that were meant to destroy, kill…
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Have the Courage to Believe
In the book of Joshua, God instructed Joshua to discontinue his mourning of Moses and to move forward into the land that he had been promised. Within that scripture God told Joshua to be “strong and courageous”, “strong and of a good courage”, and to “be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed”. In other words, God was telling Joshua that he was to utilize the strength he had been given and that he was not to fear. Joshua had been given the appropriate time needed to mourn the death of Moses and now it was time for him to go and conquer that land of promise. Many times God has…
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You have done all that You can do, now let Me handle it!
The other week while doing my hair I found my mind consumed with thinking about some things I desire for God to do in my life and that of my family. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t worrying, this time, I was actually just pondering about how, when and where. As I was trying to figure things out in my own mind I heard these words in my spirit, “You have done all that you can do, now let me handle it”. I must confess that it took me a few seconds to actually process this directive. See, this was not just a statement but instructions. There are times we…
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Wait! Don’t Give Up! It is Coming in Time!
No, please not another year! Do I have to wait another year? What have I done to cause this long delay? How do I find the strength to continue even though I am discouraged and tired? I believe these are questions many of us have asked during our time of waiting. When there is a strong desire, waiting can seem almost impossible to do at times. Although it may seem hard, don’t give up, it will come at the appointed time! What is an appointed time? A time that is predetermined, predestined, set and fixed. In every promise God has scheduled an appointed time. For many years before the birth…
