July 11, 2008

Barren

JMom over at Lots of Scotts wrote a post today that really explains how I feel a lot of the time.  It is called "Barren" and here is a quote…

I rarely talk about my infertility because I am not a wallower. I don't advocate living in the past. I like to move on. I do, however, think it is necessary to periodically revisit the places where God has delivered you from, if for no other reason than to fully appreciate the gifts we have been given. God eventually answered my prayer for offspring–and He answered it abundantly. This family that exhausts me and pushes me to my limits is nothing short of a God-given miracle.

But what if He hadn't answered me the way I wanted? God does not answer every prayer specifically as requested like some sort of Divine short order cook. I must be careful to not equate His goodness with how large my bank account of blessings is (or isn't). He is who He is. He does what He does and He is the same God in times of plenty and in times of want.

If you've ever been infertile, known someone infertile or just are curious go read the post here.

Filed under: Bloggity Goodness, Me Me Me! — by laughing mommy @ 9:49 pm