Taylor Grace

It is hard for me to believe that it was 10 years ago that I was in the hospital getting ready to have my first born child. A couple of weeks after she was born, Shane and I would celebrate our 7th anniversary. It took 7 years for the Lord to answer my prayer--to be a Momma, to hold my own baby in my arms! As most of you know those were not easy years for me, but truthfully I wouldn't change them, why? Because the Lord made Himself real in my life. He showed me that no matter how much I wanted a baby if that wasn't His perfect will for me, then 10 babies wouldn't give me true joy. I had to learn that living in the Lords will and doing what He wanted, being who He wanted me to be is what would truly give me joy and make me happy. It took a long time but when I finally realized that...WOW what a change it made in my life. PEACE....but guess what happened then...He gave me the desire of my heart. After probably 100 negative pregnancy test I saw what a positive one looked like! I'll never forget being able to share that joy with the special people who had prayed for us. Taylor's middle name is Grace because it is my Father's grace that got me through those tough times. Taylor has truly been a joy to us, and I'm so very thankful the Lord answered my prayer! Praying for her salvation...

Waiting

Here is my first attempt to blog...sometimes you just need a place to spill out. Why not a place where no one can tell you to shhhhh. Today has been one of those days where feel like I haven't got much accomplished, except you guessed it waiting. Waiting on the phone to talk to a nurse, waiting to be called back to see the doctor, then waiting for the dr to come into the room. Then I had to wait over an hour for meds. Left there then had to wait for a train to pass...

I am not a patient person so waiting is not something that is easy for me, but it is a very necessary part of life. It is ironic that one of my favorite passages is Psalm 34:3-7. But many years ago the Lord showed me these verses and made me realize that waiting is a part of the Christian life, how we wait is another story...During the waiting period is where I have learned a lot about myself,it is a time that I have drawn closer to the Father and grown in my Christian life. So as I was waiting impatiently today, the Lord reminded me of these verses, and reminded me of the special times in my life...the waiting period. How I can look back and see what He was doing in my life. It made me think, what should I be doing during the waiting?..making every moment count for HIM! Others are watching at my response to the waiting...