tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35060280.post5845469312254498428..comments2023-05-29T04:07:45.178-07:00Comments on Still Grasping For Sanity: Survived ChristmasNicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01897510280288314268noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35060280.post-41108611076427848822008-12-29T12:11:00.000-08:002008-12-29T12:11:00.000-08:00I am so sorry my dear. I knew Christmas would be r...I am so sorry my dear. I knew Christmas would be rough with your sisters, and I'm proud to say you handled it the best you could. I'm proud of you.<BR/><BR/>But I do want to make sure you know something. God doesn't cause bad things to happen. Satan makes those happen. God uses the bad things to make us realize our need for him. To see his grace and his love for us. And He does love you. More than you or I can ever imagine.<BR/><BR/>I'm praying for you, friend.<BR/><BR/>~~HUGS~~I Believe in Miracleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07062124038472752680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35060280.post-41190621708086142742008-12-27T15:28:00.000-08:002008-12-27T15:28:00.000-08:00Arrrgh...I'm so sorry. That must have been incred...Arrrgh...I'm so sorry. That must have been incredibly difficult for you. Sending hugs and warmth your way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35060280.post-31899208795805931082008-12-27T05:26:00.000-08:002008-12-27T05:26:00.000-08:00HI Nicole - I am sorry it has not been an easy Chr...HI Nicole - I am sorry it has not been an easy Christmas for you. Sometimes things are not as easy to understand. I have question things at times too but at the end of the day when you are more calm and at ease, the answers will somehow come by itself.<BR/><BR/>I have this saying that I like very much:<BR/><BR/><I>"Faith is the confident assurance that something we want is going to happen. It's the certainty that what we hope for, God has waiting for us up ahead even though we cannot see it."</I> - Hebrew1 1:1babydust81https://www.blogger.com/profile/17787107326347292586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35060280.post-28905516664676997632008-12-26T11:01:00.000-08:002008-12-26T11:01:00.000-08:00Nichole - I'm sorry everything was so tough. You'r...Nichole - I'm sorry everything was so tough. You're a brave girl for having had the courage to go in the first place. I'm proud of you for doing what I know for a fact I would not have done.<BR/><BR/>Wishing you a much better 2009 - I hope the new year brings answers to all our questions and brings to life all our dreams. <BR/><BR/>Hugs!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15469466620967385694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35060280.post-36351806847400924392008-12-26T10:39:00.000-08:002008-12-26T10:39:00.000-08:00Hi...I just came across your blog today and read h...Hi...I just came across your blog today and read how you are new to the Christian faith. I want to encourage you by saying God loves you and you CAN trust Him. <BR/>I'm going through infertility too. Not as long as you. I had endometriosis & we were praying that conception would happen naturally by the end of this year. It did not happen. But I can tell you I stand firm in my faith in Jesus Christ, knowing He has a plan and purpose for my life. Jeremiah 29:11 - my favorite verse in the Bible right now. <BR/>I say all this to plead with you to cling to God in this time of hurt and extreme pain. And it is okay to be angry at God! You can scream & be angry and mad at God. But then, you must put that anger aside and trust Him. <BR/>I've had three failed IUI's and I'm sure you can imagine the pain I felt when I heard the word negative three times in a row. I screamed. I cried. I was angry at God. <BR/>But then you have to just put all that aside and CHOOSE TO TRUST GOD BECAUSE HE IS FAITHFUL!!!<BR/>Cling to Him and you will make it through infertility. I'm not saying by trusting Him He WILL give you biological children. But He will make His perfect plan known to you and you will be blown away!<BR/>Keep up the faith - it is your lifeline. I'm praying for you today.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462893038996733702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35060280.post-58671221259140492092008-12-26T09:28:00.000-08:002008-12-26T09:28:00.000-08:00((hugs))(can I give you some tough love as a frien...((hugs))<BR/><BR/>(can I give you some tough love as a friend who's been there and dealt with very similar emotions...even as recently as a few mths ago?...God isn't doing this to you. He isn't causing you to have bad things happen to you. I know you know this deep down. He's not doing things to you to make you hurt. He loves you and wants you to be blessed. Even though we don't understand his plan.)<BR/><BR/>Hang in there, Nicole. ((hugs))Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484007558206947938noreply@blogger.com