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Turning my messy story into a beautiful testimony of His unfathomable grace + mercy.

Tag: Hope

  • NIAW 2016: Be Courageous! Be Brave!

    NIAW 2016: Be Courageous! Be Brave!

    One little post. That’s where this ministry all began. Never in a million years would I have thought I would start a blog, get to know women all over the world sharing in the same pain as I, be encouraged by said women and couples in my journey, and openly share our every step of something…

  • NIAW 2016 is Here Again!

    NIAW 2016 is Here Again!

    It’s National Infertility Awareness Week! It was this time last year that I went completely public with our infertility. We had already allowed our social network to know our deepest pain and struggle but we hadn’t come out of the “infertility closet” per say. I remember last year like it was yesterday. I was getting stronger…

  • Abraham & Sarah: A Testimony

    Abraham & Sarah: A Testimony

    As you know by now, the barren women of the bible are some of my most prominent mentors in learning how I am to lead a life with empty arms. I’ve spoken of Hannah before and today I want to begin walking with you through Abraham & Sarah’s journey. They are a prominent couple in scripture with a powerful…

  • Bad Timing = Best Laid Plans

    Bad Timing = Best Laid Plans

    I’m ashamed to admit that, while it’s no means a habit, I’ve actually sneaked out of my office and run like a crazy person to my car in an attempt to escape the noose held in my boss’s hand. Like a criminal fleeing from the scene of a crime. Wide eyed, trying not to look over my shoulder…

  • How to Turn Doubt Into Faith

    How to Turn Doubt Into Faith

    How do I turn my doubts into faith? It’s something I have endeavored to doing everyday. Not everyday is easy though. Faith is our trials, struggles, and disappointments turned into belief, action, contentment, and peace. Life is a revolving door of disappointment. Everyday we struggle with something – a decision, a sin, a hurt, a burden….

  • Guest Post It’s Positive Living!

    Guest Post It’s Positive Living!

    As I’ve shared my story and journey over face to face interactions, Facebook, this blog, and Instagram, I’ve had the opportunity to meet so many women who are walking or have walked this dark road that I’m on. It’s amazing the outcry of support that we women have for each other. Early in my journey, I spent…

  • The Baby Hope Chest

    The Baby Hope Chest

    H O P E Happy New Year! We’ve entered into a new stretch of days, weeks, and months all conjoined together. Full of seasons, greens, flowers, fluffy white snow, beautiful fall foliage, beach vacations, peach picking, and barbecuing. I am not someone who gets too wrapped up in the world’s hoopla over “New Year New You”….

  • From the Pit to the Mountaintop and In Between

    From the Pit to the Mountaintop and In Between

    God is good. That’s all there is to it. The Holy Spirit has brought to mind the things I am to share with you today. Coffee in hand. My journal, bible, and heart are wide open. I’m ready to bring you to a level transparency that shows how in my weakness, I am made strong….