tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817707935402441332.post7473027355632135764..comments2024-03-28T03:22:46.379-04:00Comments on Michaela Noelle Designs: Our Hope in InfertilityMichaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05279263060923898833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817707935402441332.post-42536936022421191342022-06-07T16:49:00.117-04:002022-06-07T16:49:00.117-04:00Sara, thank you so much for your sweet encourageme...Sara, thank you so much for your sweet encouragement of your own journey! I am so happy for you. Hearing stories like this gives me great hope. I know that whenever (and however) I become a mom, it'll be a joy unlike anything else because of how much my heart has longed for it. I can't wait for that day!Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279263060923898833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817707935402441332.post-15757352751159199252022-06-07T16:47:31.414-04:002022-06-07T16:47:31.414-04:00Oh, Hannah. I'm so very sorry for your pain an...Oh, Hannah. I'm so very sorry for your pain and the way this all happened. My heart breaks for you! This is such a deep wound, because it's the loss of a life you thought would come to pass, which included dreams and a future, and so many unmet expectations. Your honesty here in this comment has blown me away! I don't know you personally, but what I know about you from this comment is that you're brave, you're resilient and you have the Holy Spirit inside you, because of the conviction you spoke about after reading this post. I am proud of you and so excited for you that you are leaning into the One who loves you so much and that you can say, after all you've been through, you trust He hasn't pulled away from you. That is so true!! Even if we FEEL God is distant or forgotten us, it isn't true (even though those feelings are very real). <br /><br />Thank you for encouraging my heart today that God is the same yesterday, today and forever, and that He longs for me with compassion. What a gift! Thank you for sharing your heart with me. I am praying for you, Hannah. I am trusting and believing with you that He can and will change your heart of stone to a heart of flesh. Beauty from Ashes, my friend!!Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279263060923898833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817707935402441332.post-12859356774727953602022-06-07T14:38:30.692-04:002022-06-07T14:38:30.692-04:00So encouraged by your faith in this!! I hardened m...So encouraged by your faith in this!! I hardened my heart when my dating relationship which I believed would be the happiest Christ-filled marriage ended. The military man I'd gone to college with and invested my life into for 6 years during his training and tours to Iraq chose to pursue a woman in the city he was stationed in and was so cowardly that he told me via a text. I questioned God, yelled at Him and, after the waves of grief of what a divorce must feel like finally grew small enough for me to function, remained angry with the Lord. I pulled away from church and Bible studies and longtime friends just wanting to continue the grieving process and not admitting to myself that I was livid with God. I stopped singing to the point that last week my Mom made a comment about how she'd know I'm healed when I sing again - I didn't realize that my hurt and reaction to that hurt had so much of a ripple effect. So I'm awed and humbled by your response and faithfulness in this season and I'm sitting here silently crying at work thinking about the last 5 years and how much I've lost in time I could have spent investing in my relationship with Him and with others. I am praying that He will take control and change me since I know He hasn't pulled away from me, He is the same yesterday, today and forever. I pray for you and your incredibly hard period of waiting and longing. He is faithful and He longs for you with great compassion. (Isa. 30:18) Thank you for being so vulnerable!!Hannah B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01692260647982281716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817707935402441332.post-70719822503811936392022-06-07T14:19:33.337-04:002022-06-07T14:19:33.337-04:00My heart aches for you as I know this same story. ...My heart aches for you as I know this same story. My husband I were married for 9 years before we had our first son. By age 30 we were both "ready" but it wasn't until I was 34 that our sweet angel was born. It was stressful, emotional and trying for our relationship, but when our son was born we were both so excited and appreciated every single aspect of parenthood because we knew how hard it was to get here. I wanted a second and my husband didn't and then I wasn't sure especially after the difficult road it took to get there. I figured I should be happy with this blessing. When I was 39 my husband wanted to really try and I thought that boat has sailed, but I decided to be open and see if it was God's plan. It was because it was easy getting pregnant and the whole pregnancy was a breeze. It's been such a tremendous blessing being a mom especially because I know how hard I prayed for these little angels. I know your brave and honest message will give many women encouragement. Always remember God is faithful and every path is different. You will be rewarded you. You will be a Mommy and I can't wait to see how you decorate your nursery. It will be beautiful. Sara Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510967735447084199noreply@blogger.com