I am so grateful for Him

May there be many more chapters to come . . .

 

Tomorrow they'll take the bracelet off.

 

They'll do the scan, then send me home. Home. Back to my family.

 

I have missed them ~ the wonderful cuddles of my angel, the bouncy excitement and super smiles from my handsome, the tender baby fingers on my face from my little miracle, and the sweet embrace from my sweetheart. It will be good to be home.

 

It's amazing what a little perspective will do. What I now appreciate. For this great life that I am now excited to live! So grateful for this lesson, this chapter in my book. And may there be many more chapters to come. 

 

 

 

 



No Longer Alone.

Art by Walter Rane

 



I spent many years sad inside. On the outside you would have never known, but on the inside it was all too

lonely.

I had the wonderful gospel of Jesus Christ in my life. I was taught it. In words I could tell you all about it. I had a testimony that it was true. But, I did not really know it. I did not yet know my Savior. I did not truly know Him.

Heaven though knew me and knew that I needed Him. Knew that I wanted to know Him but that I did not know how.

And that is when the trials came. The burdens on my shoulders were placed to teach me. To see if I would turn to what I had been taught. To see if I would try out His promise....

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ya shall find rest unto your souls.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Matt. 11: 28-30

And so I came. I came crawling to Him. I fell down at His feet and wept. I could not do this life alone. As hard as I tried, as tough as I tried to be, I was weak. I was tired. I was not able to do it on my own. And so I asked, "Please help me. Please. I need Thee."

No sooner did I ask, but I was given. Line upon line. Precept upon precept. Here a little and there a little. I was and am given strength beyond my own, wisdom beyond my understanding, and faith that stifles all my fears.

Is it now always easy? No.

Is now life a walk in the park? Sometimes, because He helps me see.

Is life worth living and loving? Absolutely.

Is He there for you? All you have to do is ask.

What Matters Most

Sometimes admist the hussle and bussle of life, something stops and helps us remember

What Matters Most . . .

 

My Lemonade From Heaven (Part 3)

 Part 3: Thank Goodness For Lemonade From Heaven

(Go here for Part 1, Go here for Part 2)

 



We had not been home from our trip for more than a month, when I found out I was pregnant. We were happy, we were very excited, but I must admit that I was scared. Afraid of the unknown. Not sure what to expect.

We decided to make plans. Plans of what we could do to make things hopefully easier for our new baby and myself. We decided to take health precations of what to feed the baby and so on in hopes that our new little one would feel happy and well.

Little did we know what was instore for us....many hard things to come, but many many more blessings.

Many weeks passed.

It was not long before my first prenatal exam that I found blood in my underwear. It worried me. And as the day progressed and the cramping in my stomach continued, I became more alarmed. Was I losing the baby?

I called my nurse and she suggested that we head to the ER.

It was a tear. Not very big, but none-the-less, a small tear in my uterus. But, the baby was just fine. They told me to take it easy for a week and they would check it the following week at my prenatal exam.

It was there at my first prenatal exam that my doctor found it. She had just finished checking my uterus, all was fine - it had healed nicely and the baby was well. She continued on with the same regular checkup that I'm sure she had done hundred times before. But, when she got to my neck, she stopped.

There it was. A little nodule. A little nodule that we would soon come to find out was cancer.

Had she not pointed it out to me - I would have not noticed it probably for a very long time.

Had I not gotten pregnant, she never would have even done the exam and the cancer would have continued to grow in size.

It's funny how I had fought and fought the idea of having another baby. I had fought the idea of having to endure the possible trials that could accompany having another one with health problems. And yet becoming pregnant saved me from trials that would have been far more worse - had the cancer been allowed to grow more.

Does Heavenly Father know what is best for us? Yes.

Does He see the big picture? Always.

Does He have our best interest at heart? Every. Single. Time

Thank goodness for lemonade from Heaven.


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