FertilityTies posts tagged with inspirational

Inspirational Prayers to help you deal with infertility

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:41:43 -0600

Ladies, I encourage you to say at least one of these prayers each night and lets see what miracles begin to happen!

) Thank you, Lord for all the blessings in my life. Help me to remember them as 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.

2) Dear Lord, the pains 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 is 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.

3) Lord, help me to know that You are enough. Take my eyes off of myself. Take my eyes off 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. Le me reach out to those around me. Let me witness and minister to children You place in my path.

Lord, if adoption is the path You should have us to 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!

Ladies, the Lord placed this on my heart to share these with you. I don't know what He has in store for me, I just hope that He will give me the wisdom to understand and the courage to follow through.

Baby Dust to All

-Nikki

TTC after Miscarriage has!! @ due 03/11/2010

A Creed To Live By

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:06:34 -0500

This is just something I found online that I found interesting and thought I would share.

Don't undermine you worth by comparing yourself with others, it is because we are different that each of us is special. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important, only you know what is best for you. Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart; cling to that as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless. Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or the future. By living you life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life. Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over...until the moment you stop trying. Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect, it is the fragile thread that binds us to each other. Don't be afraid to encounter risks, it is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give love. The fastest way to lose love is to hold on too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings. Don't run through life so fast that you forget where you've been, but also know where you're going. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored every step of the way.

***Good luck and baby dust to everyone***

TTC08

A little bit of inspiration

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:27:34 -0500

This little boy has captured my heart and I just had to share this with you all. This little boy named David was on the tv show America's Got Talent and little David has autism. I know we have a few members on here who are very familiar with autism and I thought you'd enjoy this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbAOj7rB7V8

Sar22222

3rd Round of Clomid...a Saturday of Hope

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:18:48 -0500

THIS IS LONG, but it's SO AMAZING!!!

Well i'll start my 3rd round of Clomid tomorrow, day 5, July 5th--easy to remember what days i'm on this month! But i had an AMAZING experience Saturday morning, and i can't wait to share it with you.

I got up to test right after my hubby left for work, and i was all alone, b/c my daughter had spent the night at my sister's house the night before b/c we had a gig. And i questioned whether i should test or not, being that i'm so used to getting negatives, i didn't wanna see another one. Well, i did the test, but couldn't bring myself to look at it for the longest time. Right there as i sat up in my bed, i started praying to God. I thanked Him for an amazing week teaching 4th grade VBS last week, and all i took away from it, which was much more than i thought. And then i told Him, "If you want this to be it for us this month, let it be, but if not, help me to deal with the disappointment." As i slowly reached over to get the test, i'm feeling nervous. I look--it's negative.

I called Jack (he was still on his way to work) and told him the news. He consoled me for a moment, and then had to go, as he approached his work. I hung up the phone.

I lost it. I cried. I really cried. Feeling overwhelmed and distraught, I began asking God, "why, why...i don't understand." I didn't understand why it was happening to us. Why did we have such an easy time getting pregnant with our daughter, and it's taking us 18 months and counting for this one? I felt bad to be asking why, because i had just prayed for comfort and encouragement if i wasn't pregnant. Why did i feel this way?

I suddenly felt like God was telling me to open my Bible. I turned to Psalms thinking i would find verses of encouragement. Looking back it seems selfish, but i know i just wanted His love and support. As i opened to Psalms, i began to read. I IMMEDIATELY felt a sense of comfort. WOW! I mean, no more tears, not thinking about my sorrows....just COMFORT. And what i found myself reading next wasn't the verses i thought they'd be. They were verses of God and His glory, His faithfulness and strength, and His awesomeness. Right then i knew was He was saying. He caught me when i was so broken, and it was like He was telling me, "I'm about to do something amazing in your life, but it's not gonna be about you, it's gonna be about me." And it WAS.

The more i read, the more i kept reading. I grabbed a piece of paper and began writing the verses down. I wrote and wrote, and after filling 1 page, i began searching for verses of hope, faithfulness, etc. One of my favorites i found was:

"Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, b/c we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance- character, and character-hope." And that's SO true. When you are going through what all of us are, it's hard not to get down about it, but our suffering makes us stronger, and makes us press on, and builds our character. Psalm 130:5 says "I wait for the Lord, ; my soul waits and in His word i put my Hope".

This INCREDIBLE morning gave me hope, and it gave me a jump-start to getting closer to the Lord. After i filled up two pages of verses, i looked over at my clock, and it had been an hour! It's amazing how the time flies when you're focused on Him. He allows you that time of not feeling rushed.

Anyway, i know this is long, but i had to share it with you guys. Y'all are always there for me and i wanted you to know that we will pull through this. All in God's timing, not in our own. If He wants this for us, He WILL make it happen, and i truly believe that.

I wanted to share this verse with you that has always been my favorite, and we can all relate to it:

"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart"-Psalm 37:4.

Love you guys.

michaela

Inspirational & Beautiful

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:44:04 -0600

Just thought I'd share this email that I received today with all of you! Enjoy!

The Price of Children

This is just too good not to pass on to all. Something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice to read the positive to the high price of our love.....yet is there a definitive price on love ??? hmmmm??

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:

* $8,896.66 a year,

* $741.38 a month, or $171.08 a week.

* That's a mere $24.24 a day!

* Just over a dollar an hour.

Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich." Actually, it is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140?

* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!

* Glimpses of God every day.

* Giggles under the covers every night.

* More love than your heart can hold.

* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.

* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.

* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.

* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites

* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the

boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to:

* finger-paint,

* carve pumpkins,

* play hide-and-seek,

* catch lightning bugs, and

* never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to:

* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,

* watching Saturday morning cartoons,

* going to Disney movies, and

* wishing on stars.

* You get to frame

rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect

spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for

Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck.

You get to be a hero just for:

* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,

* taking the training wheels off a bike,

* removing a splinter,

* filling a wading pool,

* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and

coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice

cream or pizza regardless.

You get a front row seat to history, to witness the:

* first step,

* first word,

* first bra,

* first date, and

* first time behind the wheel.

You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree,

and

if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren

and

great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal

justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.

In

the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all

the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a

broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them

without

limits. So, one day they will, like you, love without

counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!

Love & enjoy your

children & grandchildren!!!!!!!

Catalina