Sane SUNDAYS: (Isaiah 26:3-You will keep in perfect peace, all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you)
Greetings Ladies and Gents...and thanks for visiting my blog! It is sane sunday and boy do I need some sanity in my life! Well, during my temporary absence my hubby and I made the decision to go forward with IVF in October. I am very excited...but also very nervous! My medications (injectable medicine...this means NEEDLES) will arrive this week and I will be starting them on Thursday!!! AHHHHHHH!!! I am really scared about the whole needle thing...but I know that I have to do it!!! I need some heaven sent, holy water sanity!!! LOL! So happy thoughts for me please...I need all the happy thoughts and prayers that I can get. For all of my fellow IF warriors who may be experiencing the same feelings...I will pray ferverently for your sanity...so no worries! Until next time...May God Bless Our Wombs!!!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
I'm BAAAACKKKK!!!! *BIG ANNOUNCEMENT*
Hello fellow IF warriors,
I am finally back after a long battle with technical difficulties with my computer....I have since gotten a new computer and I am back in action. I will officially restart posting by daily themed posts on tomorrow...Sane Sundays!! My BIG announcement for today is that my hubby and I are officially on the IVF rollercoaster ride. We are doing the SEPT/OCT cycle and I am so excited and nervous all at the same time. I will be sure to post updates on the roller coaster ride and if anyone else is on their own rollercoaster ride of IVF, please feel free to join me so we can drive each other crazy during the 2WW!!!! Until next time....May God Bless Our Wombs!!
I am finally back after a long battle with technical difficulties with my computer....I have since gotten a new computer and I am back in action. I will officially restart posting by daily themed posts on tomorrow...Sane Sundays!! My BIG announcement for today is that my hubby and I are officially on the IVF rollercoaster ride. We are doing the SEPT/OCT cycle and I am so excited and nervous all at the same time. I will be sure to post updates on the roller coaster ride and if anyone else is on their own rollercoaster ride of IVF, please feel free to join me so we can drive each other crazy during the 2WW!!!! Until next time....May God Bless Our Wombs!!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
It's Trying To Conceive Tuesday!
Welcome to Issacsprayer & Trying To Conceive Tuesdays! What are you doing to prepare for your pregnancy, your miracle? Is it too soon to start watching what you eat and making sure you are eating well-balanced meals and drinking healthy amounts of water? Is it necessary to start taking a pre-natal vitamin? Should you start and maintain a pregnancy safe regime for exercise? Maybe you have asked yourself these questions and many more a thousand times. Perhaps, you have convinced yourself that it would be absolutely ridiculus to prepare for something with no guarantee. I beg to differ. If you have decided that you are trying to conceive....it is not too soon to start paying attention to what you eat in order to make sure you are eating a well-balanced meal or slowly introducing 64 ounces of water daily into your diet. It is not too soon to start taking pre-natal vitamins or to develop a pregnancy safe exercise regime. The earllier you start making these changes for the better, perhaps the better you will feel, and the healthier your miracle pregnancy will be!! And just in case you didn't notice...this is also an act of faith. Remember, faith without works is dead! Prepare your body for the miracle pregnancy that GOD is going to bless you with. You want GOD to know that you trust him and that you are going to do all that you can to take care of your body, his temple, and your womb. Infertility can sometimes make you feel powerless. You come to realize that you have no control over normal functions such as having a regular menstrual cycle, or ovulation. Do not focus on what you cannot control! Focus on what you can control! You can control what you eat, what you drink, what supplements your body gets and what exercise your body gets. In other words, if you are Trying To Conceive, treat your body accordingly! Infertility can cause a great deal of emotional stress (Notice I did not say that stress causes infertility, but infertility can cause stress!) Therefore you need to counteract this emotional stress with some physical additives that will naturally help you feel a little more in control! So if you haven't done so already, create a trying to conceive journal with a meal plan, exercise plan and pre-natal vitamin regimen. Prepare for your pregnancy, seek God for wisdom and strength, maintain your faith and trust in GOD and I dare you to wait for that miracle pregnancy. Until next time, May God Bless Your Womb!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Sorry for absence!!!
Greetings fellow bloggers and followers! I just wanted to apologize for being MIA since last Thursday. I have been out of town (family emergency)and have had technical difficulties with my computer. I will be sure to give you a double dose of inspiration starting tomorrow until next week. Until next time, May God Bless your Womb!!!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Thoughts of Love and Peace Thursday!
Welcome to issacsprayer! It is Thoughts of Love and Peace Thursdays. Today I want to encourage you to think positive thoughts regarding your fertility journey.
In Phillipians 4:8 it says-"whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report, if there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think of these things." No matter what the doctors or the statistics say, think on good things. Let me give you an example...Maybe your doctor has said that you and your husband have a fertility issue and you have to pursue an expensive treatment option such as IVF in order to have a possible but no garauntee chance of having children...you may be wondering, how am I suppose to think on the good things? where is, if any, the good in this situation? Well, the scripture says:
1.whatsoever things are true-it is true that you are a child of God, it is true that God promised to give you the desires of your heart, it is true that God is a faithful God.
2.whatsoever things are honest-you have been honest with God about your desire to have children. you have been honest with YOURSELF and any relevant person such as your spouse about your feelings and what you REALLY want.
3.whatsoever things are just (meaning honorable, or righteous): the word of God is just. you can think about how to honor GOD through this trail in your life. how can you honorably deal with your situation, i.e.talk to and help others who are dealing with infertility, become an advocate, etc...
4.whatsoever things are pure- God's love for you is pure. his promises to you are pure(free from impurities and contanminants)therefore there is nothing, absolutely nothing that could interfere with God's love and promises for you!
5.whatsoever things are lovely-you will have a GOD given miracle of a lovely pregnancy, a lovely delivery, a lovely child or children and you will be a lovely parent.
6.whatsoever things are of good report: regardless of ANYthing else (including the financial part)the good report is that you have treatment options. the good report is that God is in control and he has the last say. the good report is that he blessed the wombs of many other women before you...so why wouldn't or couldn't he bless yours. the good report is that you have the faith in GOD and the relationship with God to ask him for the very thing your heart desires. the good report is that it only takes a mustard seed amount of faith to move a mountain...in this case the obstacle, problem, or issue that is keeping you from becoming a parent. the good report is...GOD IS ABLE! HE HAS THE POWER TO BLESS YOUR WOMB!
It is very important to remember to take what "people" say with a grain of salt. Do not let people and their words determine how you proceed through your fertility journey. Don't let anyone deposit any negative thoughts into your faith bank! This is important because the more you think of positive things, the quicker you will begin to believe these positive things for your life, regardless of what things appear to be. This is called faith building. God will honor you for your faith, he will love to know that you trust him despite what is going on around you.
So as you walk through your fertilty journey, think of good things. Think of peace. think of GOD and his promises. think of proving the doctor wrong. think of holding your miracle in your arms. think of the possibilities...because with God ALL things...ALL things...A-L-L things...ALL things...including your ability to concieve...it is possible...i repeat, ALL things are possible with GOD-Matthew 19:26.
Until next time, May God Bless your Womb!
In Phillipians 4:8 it says-"whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report, if there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think of these things." No matter what the doctors or the statistics say, think on good things. Let me give you an example...Maybe your doctor has said that you and your husband have a fertility issue and you have to pursue an expensive treatment option such as IVF in order to have a possible but no garauntee chance of having children...you may be wondering, how am I suppose to think on the good things? where is, if any, the good in this situation? Well, the scripture says:
1.whatsoever things are true-it is true that you are a child of God, it is true that God promised to give you the desires of your heart, it is true that God is a faithful God.
2.whatsoever things are honest-you have been honest with God about your desire to have children. you have been honest with YOURSELF and any relevant person such as your spouse about your feelings and what you REALLY want.
3.whatsoever things are just (meaning honorable, or righteous): the word of God is just. you can think about how to honor GOD through this trail in your life. how can you honorably deal with your situation, i.e.talk to and help others who are dealing with infertility, become an advocate, etc...
4.whatsoever things are pure- God's love for you is pure. his promises to you are pure(free from impurities and contanminants)therefore there is nothing, absolutely nothing that could interfere with God's love and promises for you!
5.whatsoever things are lovely-you will have a GOD given miracle of a lovely pregnancy, a lovely delivery, a lovely child or children and you will be a lovely parent.
6.whatsoever things are of good report: regardless of ANYthing else (including the financial part)the good report is that you have treatment options. the good report is that God is in control and he has the last say. the good report is that he blessed the wombs of many other women before you...so why wouldn't or couldn't he bless yours. the good report is that you have the faith in GOD and the relationship with God to ask him for the very thing your heart desires. the good report is that it only takes a mustard seed amount of faith to move a mountain...in this case the obstacle, problem, or issue that is keeping you from becoming a parent. the good report is...GOD IS ABLE! HE HAS THE POWER TO BLESS YOUR WOMB!
It is very important to remember to take what "people" say with a grain of salt. Do not let people and their words determine how you proceed through your fertility journey. Don't let anyone deposit any negative thoughts into your faith bank! This is important because the more you think of positive things, the quicker you will begin to believe these positive things for your life, regardless of what things appear to be. This is called faith building. God will honor you for your faith, he will love to know that you trust him despite what is going on around you.
So as you walk through your fertilty journey, think of good things. Think of peace. think of GOD and his promises. think of proving the doctor wrong. think of holding your miracle in your arms. think of the possibilities...because with God ALL things...ALL things...A-L-L things...ALL things...including your ability to concieve...it is possible...i repeat, ALL things are possible with GOD-Matthew 19:26.
Until next time, May God Bless your Womb!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
It is Waiting for my.... (you fill in the blank) Wednesdays!
Waiting for my...(you fill in the blank)WEDNESDAYS: (e.g. waiting for my 2 week wait to be over so that I can pee on a stick and wait for my BFP(Big Fat Positive)so that I can wait 9 months to have the baby I just couldn't wait for!)
(Isaiah 40:31- But they that wait upon the Lord, shall renew their strength; they shall mount up on wings as eagles;they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.)
I am waiting for November to get here so that my hubby and I can start our very first (and hopefully last) IVF cycle. I am waiting to see how much medicince I am going to have to take. I am waiting to see if they are horsepills, if so...I will need a serious pill crusher. I am waiting to experience, operation concieve a baby. I am waiting to pee on a stick, and waiting to get the phone call, and waiting to hear a voice say, you're pregnant! I am waiting to hear the first heart beat or beats(in the event of twins). I am waiting to see what I will look like with a baby bump. I am waiting to feel kicks from the miracle within my stomach. I am waiting to see just how contractions really feel...for myself! I am waiting to squeeze my husband's hand really tight for pure comfort. I am waiting to hear the nurse or doctor say...PUSH! KEEP PUSING! The baby is almost here! PUSH! BREATH (Hee-Hee Hoo)! I am waiting for the moment. The very moment. The moment my miracle or miracles are born! I am waiting to cry at the very moment they lay him or her or both on my chest. I am waiting to hear the first cry. I am waiting for the moment when the doctor says, you have a healthy child or children! I am waiting for my husband to cry tears of joy. I am waiting for us to cry tears of joy together and hug and kiss. Most of all, I am waiting to hold my miracle or miracles for the first time. But there is one thing I am not waiting for.....I am not waiting to praise God and thank him for blessing my womb! I am praising and thanking him in advance! Struggling with infertility, requires alot of waiting! Tired of waiting? Well, Praise God now for what he is going to do! And soon...your wait will be over!!!---Please feel free to share with me what you are waiting for and perhaps even what you are not waiting for...until next time...May God Bless Your Womb!
(Isaiah 40:31- But they that wait upon the Lord, shall renew their strength; they shall mount up on wings as eagles;they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.)
I am waiting for November to get here so that my hubby and I can start our very first (and hopefully last) IVF cycle. I am waiting to see how much medicince I am going to have to take. I am waiting to see if they are horsepills, if so...I will need a serious pill crusher. I am waiting to experience, operation concieve a baby. I am waiting to pee on a stick, and waiting to get the phone call, and waiting to hear a voice say, you're pregnant! I am waiting to hear the first heart beat or beats(in the event of twins). I am waiting to see what I will look like with a baby bump. I am waiting to feel kicks from the miracle within my stomach. I am waiting to see just how contractions really feel...for myself! I am waiting to squeeze my husband's hand really tight for pure comfort. I am waiting to hear the nurse or doctor say...PUSH! KEEP PUSING! The baby is almost here! PUSH! BREATH (Hee-Hee Hoo)! I am waiting for the moment. The very moment. The moment my miracle or miracles are born! I am waiting to cry at the very moment they lay him or her or both on my chest. I am waiting to hear the first cry. I am waiting for the moment when the doctor says, you have a healthy child or children! I am waiting for my husband to cry tears of joy. I am waiting for us to cry tears of joy together and hug and kiss. Most of all, I am waiting to hold my miracle or miracles for the first time. But there is one thing I am not waiting for.....I am not waiting to praise God and thank him for blessing my womb! I am praising and thanking him in advance! Struggling with infertility, requires alot of waiting! Tired of waiting? Well, Praise God now for what he is going to do! And soon...your wait will be over!!!---Please feel free to share with me what you are waiting for and perhaps even what you are not waiting for...until next time...May God Bless Your Womb!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
1 Corinthians 14:40 Continued...
In honor of doing things in decency and in order, I will feature daily themed entries to make sure I am providing a relevant variety of information. The weekday themes are as follows:
Mommy-to-be/Miracle MONDAYS: >>(Romans 4:17-Speak of those things that be not, as though they were.)Monday entries will include information on preparing for pregnancy (mentally, physically, and emotionally);things to discuss with your spouse about parenthood such as rules (e.g. what age will dating be allowed)and forms of discipline; educational information on prenatal vitamins, things to discuss and questions to ask your OBGYN and fertility doctor; Mommy-to be declaration statments; featured testimonial share: My Miracle...please come and share your miracle testimonies with me and everyone else!
Trying to Conceive while Trusting God TUESDAYS: (Jeremiah 17:7-8-But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.)Tuesday entries will include scriptures on the promises of GOD regarding fertility for meditation; Trying to Conceive declaration statements;featured testimonial share: Trying to Conceive...please come and share your trying to conceive testimonies with me and everyone else!
Waiting for my...(you fill in the blank)WEDNESDAYS: (e.g. waiting for my 2 week wait to be over so that I can pee on a stick and wait for my BFP(Big Fat Positive)so that I can wait 9 months to have the baby I just couldn't wait for!)
(Isaiah 40:31- But they that wait upon the Lord, shall renew their strength; they shall mount up on wings as eagles;they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.) Wednesday entries will include, things to do as you wait to do list; scriptures to read as you wait; "What are you waiting for?" discussions (i.e. test results, 2 week wait, etc...); featured testimonial share: I waited and now...please come and share your testimonies with me and everyone else.
Thoughts of Love and Peace THURSDAYS: (Phillipians 4:8-whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report, if there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think of these things.) Thursday entires will include, positive thoughts, scriptures, and quotes; Sharing words of encouragement, empowerment, and L-O-V-E!; featured testimonial share:Thankful hearts...please come and share your thankful heart testimonies with me and everyone else!
Faith FRIDAYS: (Matthew 21:21-22-And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have FAITH, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done. And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.) Friday entries will include tips on faith building; Faith facts: The who, what, when and where of faith?; featured testimonial share: Faith's believe it or not!!...please come and share your faith testimonies with me and everyone else!
Sowing Seed SATURDAYS: (Genesis 26:12-Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.)
Saturday entries will include, how to sow seeds of faith, hope, love, wisdom, prosperity and success; feature testimonial share: Sow a seed and get what you need, be a blessing and get a blessing testimonies...please come and sow a seed of testimony with me and everyone else!
Sane SUNDAYS: (Isaiah 26:3-You will keep in perfect peace, all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you) Sunday entries will include, tips on maintaining mental health on your fertility journey; Spiritual Sanity (scriptures on sanity and peace for your mind, body and soul);Sane responses for the insane questions and comments you get from others; feature testimonial share: Stay sane and see what you gain testimonies...please come and share your sane testimony with me and everyone else.
Your ideas and suggestions are welcomed! This blog can not be successful without your participation! Until next time...my God bless your womb!!! --faith,hope and love!
Mommy-to-be/Miracle MONDAYS: >>(Romans 4:17-Speak of those things that be not, as though they were.)Monday entries will include information on preparing for pregnancy (mentally, physically, and emotionally);things to discuss with your spouse about parenthood such as rules (e.g. what age will dating be allowed)and forms of discipline; educational information on prenatal vitamins, things to discuss and questions to ask your OBGYN and fertility doctor; Mommy-to be declaration statments; featured testimonial share: My Miracle...please come and share your miracle testimonies with me and everyone else!
Trying to Conceive while Trusting God TUESDAYS: (Jeremiah 17:7-8-But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.)Tuesday entries will include scriptures on the promises of GOD regarding fertility for meditation; Trying to Conceive declaration statements;featured testimonial share: Trying to Conceive...please come and share your trying to conceive testimonies with me and everyone else!
Waiting for my...(you fill in the blank)WEDNESDAYS: (e.g. waiting for my 2 week wait to be over so that I can pee on a stick and wait for my BFP(Big Fat Positive)so that I can wait 9 months to have the baby I just couldn't wait for!)
(Isaiah 40:31- But they that wait upon the Lord, shall renew their strength; they shall mount up on wings as eagles;they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.) Wednesday entries will include, things to do as you wait to do list; scriptures to read as you wait; "What are you waiting for?" discussions (i.e. test results, 2 week wait, etc...); featured testimonial share: I waited and now...please come and share your testimonies with me and everyone else.
Thoughts of Love and Peace THURSDAYS: (Phillipians 4:8-whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report, if there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think of these things.) Thursday entires will include, positive thoughts, scriptures, and quotes; Sharing words of encouragement, empowerment, and L-O-V-E!; featured testimonial share:Thankful hearts...please come and share your thankful heart testimonies with me and everyone else!
Faith FRIDAYS: (Matthew 21:21-22-And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have FAITH, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done. And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.) Friday entries will include tips on faith building; Faith facts: The who, what, when and where of faith?; featured testimonial share: Faith's believe it or not!!...please come and share your faith testimonies with me and everyone else!
Sowing Seed SATURDAYS: (Genesis 26:12-Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.)
Saturday entries will include, how to sow seeds of faith, hope, love, wisdom, prosperity and success; feature testimonial share: Sow a seed and get what you need, be a blessing and get a blessing testimonies...please come and sow a seed of testimony with me and everyone else!
Sane SUNDAYS: (Isaiah 26:3-You will keep in perfect peace, all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you) Sunday entries will include, tips on maintaining mental health on your fertility journey; Spiritual Sanity (scriptures on sanity and peace for your mind, body and soul);Sane responses for the insane questions and comments you get from others; feature testimonial share: Stay sane and see what you gain testimonies...please come and share your sane testimony with me and everyone else.
Your ideas and suggestions are welcomed! This blog can not be successful without your participation! Until next time...my God bless your womb!!! --faith,hope and love!
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