Saturday, October 30, 2010

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Prayers

So I am asking for prayers for this next month at MOPS. (Mother's of Preschoolers) Each month at MOPS we have different speakers come and share their knowledge, fun, or testimonies. The month of November I was asked to share my testimony. I am both honored and scared to death by this! Honored that the women in my group would be touched by God's story in my life and scared by oh so many things.

It was just last year I got in front of my church and spoke a small piece of what Mark and I had endured through our losses. At the time I was pregnant with our 6th baby. That was a whirlwind.
This time is so much different. I will be speaking for a lot longer and to a room full of mother's. I have an additional loss under my belt this year and so much has changed in my life.

The timing of this feels right and I feel God has given me an amazing story of His work in my life. The part that is difficult for me is getting up in front of people and doing a good job giving God the glory for my story. It is so easy for me to ramble about each and every little thing I have gone through. But I really want this to be an opportunity to be a blessing to any one out there who is suffering from loss, depression, anxiety, etc.

So this is where I need prayer...and also for time for me to get away alone with God and meditate on what it is God wants me to share and how.

Thank you ahead of time! Also, my testimony will be recorded and I will post the link here on my blog when it is available.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

our little girl



We have had so much fun the last few weeks...Kaylee turned 5 and we really celebrated her this year! We all 3 went to Minneapolis for a wedding and took Kay to the "American Girl" store where we had a tea party. Then we had a Princess Tea Party with all her little princess friends.
This is the first year she really got into her birthday and understood it.

For me this celebrating was so sweet. It has always been really hard for me to watch this little girl grow older...I guess since we don't know if we"ll ever get to experience other children it is especially hard to watch it pass. But this year was different for me. I felt so free to celebrate this little girl, this life that God has given us to care for, to teach, to learn all about him. And I have been given a new freedom to enjoy her growing older. She has truly become a delightful little girl. So intuitive and curious about the world around her! So ready to learn new things.

We have certainly been blessed beyond compare in the life of this child!

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