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In Pain Redeemed I share the lyrics to a song I wrote during my battle with infertility. I pray this bless you in your own journey.
In Pain Redeemed I share the lyrics to a song I wrote during my battle with infertility. I pray this bless you in your own journey.
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Last summer I was walking down the dirt road behind our farm and for the first time in years felt like I had something more to say about infertility than what I originally wrote in Pain Redeemed. I went home, opened a new document, and began writing like crazy. Everything poured out in a rapid,…
Jacob had a soul-wound that spilled all over the pages of Genesis. From before he was even born this striving, pulling, grasping desire to make himself great burned through his veins. Every time we turn around he’s manipulating or stealing or deceiving, pushing himself forward by sheer force of will. And then we find him,…
It was almost a dozen Christmases ago now when I decided to search Scripture for the stories of infertility. There are many references to barrenness throughout the Bible, but there are seven specific women identified as infertile, and as I took time to read and reflect on each of them, I found some fascinating things….
By the time we arrived in LaColline, Haiti, I was certain of two things: God was speaking to me again, finally. God was going to heal my body. I was half right on both counts. The first step was a fast. After reading about natural living (starting with Michelle’s blog, Frugal Granola) I was convinced…
I needed a headshot for something the other day and after dozens of attempts, I realized my eyes really were just that sad and tired-looking, it wasn’t the camera angle or the lighting. I shared earlier this year about miscarrying last November. Despite the many losses before that one, the loss of that pregnancy felt…
True, true words.
Beautiful, Natasha.
LOVE!
Beautiful sister! ~ Amy
Reblogged this on Failing at Haiku and commented:
The first line hit me so powerfully, that I had to reblog this.
Needed this today. Thank you!