Fertility Prayers!

I know that some people are skeptical about praying, but I for one am a 100% believer! My husband and I tried for over a year to get pregnant. My mother sent me these fertility prayers, I read them, and prayed them earnestly and 3 weeks later my husband and I found out we were pregnant! I hope these help someone out there!

Thank you, Lord, for all the blessings in my life. Help me to remember themas I face the challenges of infertility. I pray that I can surrender myself into your hands. Let me accept the reality of this situation and have the wisdom and courage to take action where I can. Strengthen my body, mind and spirit to endure the trials of infertility. Keep me ever mindful of the needs of others and grant us your peace. Amen.

Dear Lord, the pain of infertility is so deep. All of our lives, we dream of being mothers, of raising children with loving hearts to do your will on this earth. Month after month when that dream does not come true, it so painful, Lord. We feel like our dreams die each month with empty arms.Please guide us to trust in your plan for us. We desperately need you in our lives. Thank you for all the blessings we do have, knowing through you all things are possible. Amen

Lord, help me to know that You are enough. Take my eyes off of myself. Take my eyes off of the child I desire. Help me to delight myself in You. Mold the desires of my heart to be in line with Your will. I don't want to need to be a mother more than I need to be your humble, obedient child. I don't want wanting to have a baby to be a stumbling block between You and me anymore.Lord, I want to give this desire, this drive, this ache up to You. Help me not to
snatch it back as I so often do with the burdens I place in Your hands. Help me to be truly content with Your will and Your timing.Lord, You know that I still desire a baby - someone to mold, teach, train,shape, guide, and help to grow in You. But until the day You give me that joyous blessing, help me to grow in You. Let me reach out to those around me. Let me witness and minister to the children You place in my path.Lord, if adoption is the path You would have us take, prepare our hearts,and prepare the child who will share our home. If adoption is not Your will for our lives, keep me from pushing ahead of Your plan. Help me to stay submitted to my husband's will, and to Your will. If we are headed in the wrong direction, change our hearts.Thank You for lifting my burden. Help me to keep You first! Let me seek Your face daily, and let me know that You are enough!Hannah's Prayer"And
she made this vow: 'O Lord of Hosts, if You will look upon the suffering of Your maidservant and will remember me and not forget Your maidservant, and if You will grant Your maidservant a male child, I will dedicate him to the Lord for all the days of his life.'"--Source: 1 Samuel 1:11 In You, God, our ancestors trusted, In You they trusted, and You answered them.We will trust in God, for God's goodness is never-ending; God's mercy is without bounds. We will trust in God, for God is our help and our shield. May the God who made heaven and earth, hear our plea and grant us a child. Amen

I hope this posting is a blessing to someone! If you are trying to get pregnant, just keep praying. When it is the right time, if it is God's will, it will happen!

The Beginning of the End

To many 73 days sounds like an eternity, but to me it seems like tomorrow. That is how long I have until the day my little miracle is due. As of today I am 29 weeks and 4 days pregnant. I have honestly LOVED being pregnant so far. I did not have many of the normal pregnancy complications such as morning sickness and edema, although my husband did! My husband, Bobby, often still has the nasty sympathy side effects while I get to enjoy feeling our little girl move around in my tummy. She likes to kick the laptop off of my belly, and she likes to play games with people as well as the dogs.
I am not saying that I have had a completely easy pregnancy, I have been diagnosed with a condition called Symphasis Pubis Dysfunction, also known as Pelvic Girdle Pain. Basically this is where my hip and pelvic bones have loosened up too much. This causes me to be in a lot of pain while doing even the smallest of daily activities, such as getting dressed. I do not climb stairs easily, and sometimes it is even hard to just walk or stand. However, I am very blessed.
My husband and I prayed for quite some time asking God to bless us with a child. I had been told all of my adult life that I would probably not be able to have children. I was prepared to adopt if this was ever an option, but the Lord knew I truly wanted to experience the miracle of childbirth for myself. My husband and I had decided not to focus so much on trying to get pregnant and just enjoy each other and being married. One day while at work, I started having pains much like I had in the past. These pains had always been a cyst rupturing on my ovaries. As always, the doctor performed a pregnancy test before my x-ray's and ultrasound. Instead of being told I had a cyst rupture and being put on medication for pain, the doctor told us we were pregnant! The pain I was experiencing was the implantation pains! We could not believe it! That was 6 and a half months ago. It seems like it was just yesterday.
I sit here and think about this journey I have ahead. I often worry about things like: Am I going to be a good mom? Will I know what to do when she gets sick? How are we financially going to make it with one income after the baby gets here? But I know that God is going to take care of us. I know that the fears I have are normal. In fact, if I were not feeling these things then that perhaps would be the time to worry. I pray everyday and thank God for sending us our little Miracle. I am so excited that someday my little girl will call me mommy. I am of course nervous about what the end of the pregnancy journey will hold, but I know that God will see us through.
So, for now, I am working on keeping the house clean, taking care of my husband, and just helping my family in any way that I can. I know the journey I have ahead is not going to be easy, but I know it is going to be rewarding and fun... and I cannot wait!