I'm a brand new CM homeschooler, this is so beautiful and encouraging!
I read this exact entry today in my Morning & Evening. Charles Spurgeon always hits the right spot, directing us back to God in Jesus. I love starting my day with him, then moving on to the Bible.
That is the best news, dear one! I will be praying for you. I completely understand the fear and not knowing how to be excited or rejoice. With my daughter {now 6 months}, I didn't realise how much I wasn't feel anything about the pregnancy until I went in for the 12 week scan and was so incredibly nervous and then so incredibly relieved when she was ok. And the pure JOY I had when I discovered she was a girl at 18 weeks. Hang on to what you know about God more than you know about your circumstances: ""We have to learn to say that, what matters in any situation is, not what is true of us but what is true of Him" {Martin Lloyd-Jones}.
Wow. Thank you for those insights into hope - SO beautiful and encouraging. And thank your mum for sharing her story x
This is beautiful Amanda. I remember discovering that seeds are dead but come to life and how amazing God's plans are - that even in nature there are shadows of His glorious resurrection. Hang in there, lovely sister, He won't let you go.
Oh Amanda, I am so sorry. I lost two seeds before my son was born. I thought I couldn't carry a baby. My mother lost two before me and that's why she named me Sarah because she felt like Sarah and Abraham. Each loss produces emotions and thoughts that are hard to grapple with. Both mine came after a very difficult period in our marriage and then several large earthquakes and it just felt like all my deepest, worst fears God was allowing to happen. I had big questions for Him. But He worked in me. Two things challenged me: Lamentations 3 and the men in Daniel who said, "We know God can save us, but even if He doesn't, He is good." I knew God could give me babies {which, by His will, He did} and I knew that He might not, either way, He is good. It was hard, but good.
Oh, this is so good. It is my heart for all mothers. I even just started a new blog under the same premise. But you say it so much better. I remember reading Galations and thinking the SAME thing. I read it with John Stott's commentary and wish I could show every woman all the things he highlights. Thank you so, so, so much. This is the best message for mothers I have ever read.
PS: I'm a mum of two and my husband and I have decided that is enough for us. We feel complete. But I always feel on my guard when others ask me if we're having more {my second is only 3 months!}. I could explain all the reasons but I really don't have to. We feel this is God's quiverfull family for us :)
Love you being real! Thank you! It must have felt scary to "expose" the state of your pre-renovations, but it's so good for your readers. We need more normal online. I LOVE your house. In NZ, your house would be a mansion in a really nice suburb! I've always been afraid to post pictures of my house because most of my readers are American and our house would seem very poor and lowly! But here, it's very average {though our neighbourhood isn't great}. I *may* find the courage to do so!
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Jess, so sorry this week has been so rough. We've had a similar season, but more in my husband being super busy with extra work. It takes it's toll on everyone. I hope you get some more opportunities to have little breaks and that God refreshes you in them. Keep blogging yourself :)
Bravo! Good on you, Jess. Really looking forward to reading the " basics" . There is so much pressure to grow your blog by doing everything under the sun with social media - also, having amazing photos and doing lots of "how to" posts {which supposedly get the most pins}. Absolutely nothing wrong with that, but there is something so hectic in it all, almost desperate. I'm on FB and just started Pinterest, but I never know really what I'm doing. I just love to write. So I hear ya.
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