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megrae12

Welcome to the Bible Study Check-In. This check-in currently runs 2 times a week on Mondays and Thursdays. Mondays are our in-depth study.  Thursdays are our check-in day. If you cannot get int touch with your prayer partner please PM@MrsG80inTN @megrae12 and we will assign you a new one. 

This is a list of the current prayer partners. Please respond to your prayer partner's post and/or communicate via PM:

@littlecookie & @megrae12

@MrsG80inTN & @mara005

@graceanne927 & @bluedaisy0627

Well, ladies, we are starting a new week. The profile of our study this week is Rachel. She was Jacob's wife but suffered from infertility. She was Jacob's favorite wife, but could not conceive. Her sister Leah bore Jacob five sons before Rachel conceived. The Bible says that God opened her womb and she conceived. Today's takeaway on our study: "Continue to trust, pray, and speak well of God's good intentions for you, especially during this season. God hears your faith as you speak His word. You are not forgotten." I love that.

1. So, here is my question, do you speak God's promises over you? Do you remind Him of His promises?

2. What can you take from Rachel's story in regards to TTCAL? 

3. My challenge this week, look over God's word, find some promises and speak them over your lives this week. 

4. Prayer

5. Praises. 

graceanne927

Hi Ladies!!  I was on vacation last week and it was a really, really good time.  Fun filled quality time w/ all the people that I love most in the world.  But it was also filled w/ some sadness.  I will need your prayers so much.  I will share more on that later.  I so want to add my thoughts on the topic from last week before diving into this week - I hope you all don't mind.

@mara005 - your words on Leah spoke to me greatly.  Thank you!  I am also in that category of secondary infertility although I am just now approaching the 6 month mark of TTC w/ one CP.  My heart of wanting another child is sometimes filled w/ guilt b/c I feel that I have been so blessed - but the pain and hurt and loss is so great sometimes.  I feel so comforted by what you shared that Leah kept asking and it was ok.  

@jj32- Hope you are feeling better!

@megrae12 - I'm glad your Mom is out of the hospital!  I will continue to pray for her. HUGS!

@mrsg80inTN - Praying for Dad's eyesight - getting a shot in the eye sounds so painful!  

@bluedaisy0627 - I love that you have a thankful journal.  You heart and spirit have been so sweet and uplifting lately. I can see that God is tenderly drawing you closer to Him and its a precious sight to take in...I'm inspired by you.  

@kath16 - I struggle w/ everything you mentioned also.  I have a wonderful life and I find myself obsessing over TTC and it takes away from moments of happiness and contentedness that God wants me to have right now.  It's all part of trusting and having faith...giving it over to God so that it doesn't take away from everything we have to be thankful for right here and right now.  My story:

****previous pregnancy mentioned****

 MH and I married when we were 32 and I was in no rush to have kids.  I wanted them - we both did but there was no sense of urgency.  Until I went in to have my annual pap smear the year after we were married.  My dr pretty much said that I was no spring chicken anymore and she just did not understand why women in their 30's these days thought they had all the time in the world to have babies.  I thought she was extremely rude and found another dr.  BUT I did listen to her warning and decided maybe we should start trying and went off bc a few months later.  I figured we'd prob have a year before conceiving b/c of being on bc so long but also I felt intuitively that getting pg may not be in the cards for me.  Before getting on bc my periods were so irregular and not really understanding my body I felt like some things may not be "right"....well my instincts were right.  About six months after going off bc I was bleeding heavily b/w periods and when I say heavily I mean that nothing would prevent it from saturating through to my clothes.  I knew I needed to be seen right away.  Long story short, after 2 doctors seeing me, it was discovered that I had multiple uterine polyps and w/o surgery it would prevent any pregnancy from occurring.  So I had the surgery and my dr said that I would be pregnant in no time.  I didn't believe her.  I really thought in my heart that it just wasn't going to happen.  At the time, I was ok w/ those thoughts.  I was happy w/ MH, we were traveling a lot and our lives were filled even w/o having children.  There was a fulfillment there that I really felt that if it didn't happen we  would be just fine.  But then it did happen - 8 months after my surgery - and to say I was shocked is an understatement.  From the v second I found out I was sobbing tears of gratefulness and thanking God over and over.  My heart had been so filled w/ doubt and I never fully trusted in Him that he would grant me that desire.  I have no idea why.  But that entire pg if I could sum it up in one word it would be - THANKFUL.  W/ my loss in January of my second pg I don't want to find myself where I was back then.  Filled w/ doubt that I couldn't see pass enough to really take a hold of all the goodness that God was ready and willing to give me.  I don't want to not fully grasp on to God and let my unfaithful heart get in the way of having real hope and trusting b/c I know that it's offensive to God....it makes him so little.  So I try every day to take one small step of faith - letting go of my anxiety and fears and just giving it all to him.  

@littlecookie - I know you asked on another thread but I thought I would go ahead and include it here - what do I like to do for fun?  These days I more content being home bound...curling up w/ a good book, watching an old movie, having pajama days on rainy days, planning fun day trips w/ my little family such as going to the zoo, the aquarium, the beach, a winery, or discovering a quaint little town we've never been to....thanks for asking.  What about you?

I'll post again regarding this week and also elaborate on my prayer request I mentioned at the top of this post.  It's about my Dad. 

megrae12

Hello my loves. I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. 

1. I do remind God of His promises over me. Sometimes I am afraid I sound like a broken record, but I do it often. When I pray, when I feel anxious, when I feel the world closing in on me. A lot of times, I just tell God to remember what we talked about. It makes me feel better and sometimes, I think He smiles at me. I know He stays exasperated b/c I tend to try things in my own strength rather than go to Him, I am working on that. 

2. I see Hope, but I also see God's faithfulness to us. He never forgot her. God is faithful to us, I need to remember that. He has not forgotten me and my struggles. He knows my heart and the desires that reside there. He knows I still mourn for my sweet baby. Now, I just need remember to trust in Him and His timing. He has put me here to show me something. The reasons were dark and unbearable, but He brought me through. I survived, stronger (although broken), scarred, and put carefully back together. Going through TTCAL is a lesson in patience. It's a lesson in remembrance, a lesson in forgiveness, and a lesson in faithfulness. 

3. Hope to have some good promises to speak over my life this week. 

4. Prayers: My mom was put back in the hospital on Friday. Her pneumonia is worse and now her white blood count is pretty high. They are monitoring her closely and taking blood daily. I am really over this roller coaster that is turning into my life. I am ready for the even keel, these ups and downs and loopty loops are making me sick. 

5. Praises: I got to see my sister and my nieces this weekend. It was so wonderful to see them! I was there when both of them were born and when I see them, I am reminded how sweet and innocent they were at babies. Now, they are 3 and almost two, and completely precocious! I am so thankful they provide a healing to my heart that nothing else can. 

@graceanne927 I am so happy y'all had a good vacation! I will be looking for your update and certainly keep your dad in my thoughts and prayers. 

@jj32 I am praying for you sweetie. Remember God did not give us the spirit of fear, but of power, love, and sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7). Take time to work through this and pray this verse over you. You will be ready, it just may not be right now. I will be praying for you, love. ((Hugs))

littlecookie

graceanne927 I missed you while you were on vacation, but I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm praying for your dad. Thinking of you!

@jj32 this stuff can be scary. I love that you are focusing on his promises. In addition to the verse megrae mentioned, I like Isaiah 41. He tells us not to be afraid soo many times in this chapter. It's clear, this is one that we as humans need to hear over and over. 

@megrae12 love to you lady. I'm praying for healing for your mom and strength and perseverance for you.

So, here is my question, do you speak God's promises over you? Do you remind Him of His promises? It's interesting that you bring this up. I did a promises study before I met H and I've been thinking of trying to find it. It was such a blessing to my life. I do occasionally now, but it could be a lot more. I've been focusing on peace, strength, and confidence lately.

What can you take from Rachel's story in regards to TTCAL? I think for me right now, this speaks to the fact that it may seem like people around us are moving on, completing their families,etc, but despite this, we are not forgotten.

Praises. My beta result was finally negative!!!!!

Prayers: Guidance with the testing we do now and a plan we're comfortable with going forward.