Momma in the Valley

In the midst of our heartache, our hearts have been filled with Christ’s love, sacrifice, and ever present nature. We have been reminded of His grace and faithfulness. I believe He has used our time of grief to remind me of how helpless I truly am, and how strong is the Great I Am. In the midst of our heartache, God has blessed us with another little Mustard Seed to love and look forward to meeting. He has shown us once again the miracles He creates by His hand, and has filled our hearts (and my belly) with pure joy. Our cups are overflowing, and words cannot express the excitement we currently hold. We of course are still navigating grief, but we are learning to manage our fears with prayer and thanksgiving. What a perfect time of year to be reminded to give thanks! We know that many will wonder why we are celebrating and announcing at such an early stage of our pregnancy (4 weeks). Our response? Why not! This child is a child. This child is a miracle, handmade by our Lord an

This time of year, we all are trying to consciously think of what we are thankful for. Facebook is full of people keeping track of their thankfulness, and we all are able to connect. We are thankful for our families, our Churches, our Topo Chico. It is wonderful to share our thankfulness and to lift each other up with these thoughts. So far, 7 days into November, I have had a difficult time switching my brain into Thanksgiving mode. I try to practice daily thanking our God for all He has given us, but the darkness has begun to overcome me again (it seems to be coming in tidal waves). It has gotten difficult once again to look past the ache in my heart or the emptiness in my tummy. However, I can see little by little our God working to fill in the gaps and to show me more of His character. We were blessed to have the director of the local pregnancy resource center to visit our Church last night and share her story and the story of one of the young women who have sought help at th

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” ‭‭1 Peter 1:3-7 We live in a sinful, broken world. A world where evil is all around us, and we fight to see through the dark shadows that plague our hearts and minds. We are imperfectly living in an imperfect world, and this effects us physically and mentally each day. However, thank the Lord