What a Great God We Serve!

God has truly blessed us with the wonderful gift of a child! We are PREGNANT! It is still hard to believe that we will be parents around Oct 1^st of this year. Although, it has been a long journey, God has certainly been good to us and I am thankful for this child.

On May 2^nd of last year, we found out that we miscarried our twins. It was one of the hardest things that I have ever been through. I was never angry or mad, it just plain hurt. However, through the miscarriage the Lord taught me more things than I could ever imagine and for that, although I still fail Him everyday, I am a better Christian, wife, and preacher’s wife. I always knew the right verses for comfort and that the Lord is greater than any circumstance, but it wasn’t until I actually went through the toughest time in my life that I actually clung to those verses and experienced what a great God we serve. Once we were given the green light to start trying again, I thought that we would get pregnant immediately. I heard so many women tell me that you are more fertile after a D & C and I just expected it to happen quickly. However, God had other plans and it took a little longer than I planned (but God’s timing is always perfect). I begin to take Clomid, which helps you ovulate, and again, I expected to get pregnant the first month but I thank God that it only took three months and that He allowed the medicine to work! Below is the picture of the positive ovulation stick (for any woman who has taken Clomid, you know that this is a pretty exciting and much awaited moment) and pregnancy test.

Although I was supposed to wait until Jan 19^th to take a pregnancy test, I had to take one on the 18^th because I couldn’t wait any longer and it was positive! I just sat and cried for a while in the bathroom and thanked God for this amazing miracle before going back to bed. When I came back to bed crying, my husband knew what I was up to and started trying to console me but it was soo good to tell him that these were happy tears and that he was going to be a Dad!

I cannot thank God enough for all that He has done for us. Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we go through this amazing experience. Through this, I have learned that God has a reason for ALL trials.  The bible tells us about many women who were barren, but when they conceived and had a child, it was for God’s glory and He had great plans for them. My prayer is that we raise this child for God’s glory and that we see him/her get saved and follow God’s will for their life. I want to keep this blog throughout this pregnancy so that I can share with friends/family about the journey of this wonderful blessing that God has given us. Praise the Lord!

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience experience, and experience hope." Romans 5:1-4