Rooted in Trefoil to Rooted in Sand

Today's Verse "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love ... Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."                                                                 1 John 4:7-8, 11 Let's just be completely realistic here, we have all struggled to love ourselves in some form or fashion. Truth is, how can we unending love others if we cannot love ourselves? Where would we learn how to do this? Some would say, our parents or other family members, and while this is true I honestly seek out God for this. I follow God, who sent his...

It is finally hitting me, head on. Our struggle with infertility is real .  I didn't really want to think that it was real. It was just there. A part of our lives but not a realistic part. The whole idea that, my body just was being stubborn and it'll magically happen was where my mind was at. Now, it's just a slap in the face. I don't talk about it with my friends, because normally I'll hear "It'll happen" or "Stop stressing about it". I love my friends, and I know they mean well. At times I tell myself the same things. I've spent tons of time watching YouTube videos on other people's journey. A lot of hope is out there for us. We just need to grab it.  It's difficult to imagine taking a break from starting a family. It's something that we need to do. Focus on our house, and building our marriage. . . but it's always going to be there in my mind. I want to share a prayer, that I have prayed on numerous times. If...