What do you do when Life hands you lemons?
I decided to make lemonade!!!! Let me explain..... You know the past couple of posts have seemed like I have been overwhelmed with the parenting thing, and believe me at times it does feel that way, but the past couple of weeks have been extra hard for a different reason. I should have recognized this and waited to post updates about my precious Wyatt. Months ago you may remember me mentioning that we were praying about, and considering our options for more children? Well, we decided to go through another round of fertility treatments only this time we did not share our plans with the world, mainly because if I tell 50 people I am going through treatment then my past experience has said I would have to go back and tell 50 people it did not work. Well, little did I know that we would have the experience we did! We were successful, and for the first time in my life I heard the words" your pregnant", but the HCG levels did not look good, and for over 2 weeks I went back every 3 days to have my levels checked. I learned one week ago today that we had a miscarriage, they considered me 6 weeks pregnant. Now, that is the bad news, but please do not be sad for us! The good news is that I have the ultimate physician in God, and as I told my Dr last week, medically I am at a great clinic, but God had the plans worked out before I ever started this cycle. I have decided to share this with each of you now because 1. you are my prayer warriors, 2. because this is one of my "life defining moments"and 3. because this is a journal for Wyatt, and his siblings and I will enjoy looking back on this in the years to come, and saying this is what God had planned for us! I must admit I came home last Monday, and had a pity party(only I showed up), and I cried and cried...... I collected myself, went and picked Wyatt up a little early from school, and we had a play date. I remember telling myself I have a choice, and I choose to count my blessings, and Wyatt is such a great blessing that has already been trusted to our care. We are doing well, and we plan to take the summer and enjoy each other. Stay tuned for what the Fall season might hold for us....... Now, is a good time for me to sit still, and listen with my heart and see what path we may be sent down........

















11 Comments:
1. We were so sorry to hear of your loss.
2. We're behind you 110% no matter what happens
3. We love you!!!!
Aunt Laurie
Sweet Lisa, I love you and God has some AMAZING plans for you and Justin and your big family!
Lisa,
I am so sorry for your loss. Wyatt is a great blessing and you have so many happy time to come with him. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Love,
Stephanie
What an encourager you are without even knowing it!!! My answer to your question was always "use the lemon to squirt your enemies in the eye" as I have "grown" I realize, as you have, to make lemonade. As I learned with the miscarriage we experienced last summer, you will have a lot of crazy thoughts & the devil will use them to make you feel guilty. Don't let him!!!...God IS in control & all we can do is trust Him & keep pushing on. Hang in there, know you are loved and lots of people are here for you!!!
~Brandi
Lisa,
I will pray that you find your way. I love to follow your life journey.I was so inspired by your strength and determination during the adoption process. You are amazing! Keep the Faith during this trying time.
Sending hugs your way,
Beky Moreland
Lisa:
Just know you are in my prayers. You have an amazing spirit and your faith is so inspiring to others. I pray you will have a wonderful summer playing with Wyatt. He is lucky to have such wonderful parents.
Jo Linda
Lisa -
Thank you so much for blessing me today. You are a wonderful reminder that God is in control. You will be rewarded for your faith and reliance on Christ alone. Also - what a great way to minister to "our" doctor. I am thankful you explained to her that as great as she is, she is not our "physician". You are such a good example girl! So proud of your attitude. You are right in what you are doing - you have to move forward or you will get stuck. I love you and will continue to pray!
Becki
Lisa,
you know me and my story. I have come to be quite the lemonade maker. If you feel like talking, give me a call. We love you and you are in our prayers.
lisa, i'm so sorry for your loss. :( i've never had a miscarriage but when we lost our referral in samara it felt like we had had a miscarriage. i know it is a very sad thing. i'm so glad you have wyatt and a great husband to hold you up! hang in there.
I am so sorry to hear about your loss.
=( Kris
Found your blog through Katie C. I am so sorry for your loss. It is a loss so let yourself grieve. But, you are right it is in God's hands. I was told I would not get or stay pregnant, but in between 5 miscarriages, I still managed to give birth to 3 amazing little boys.(with lots of medical help, of course) I was also weary of telling people about what I was going through. It can be hard when everyone keeps asking and all you have is bad news or no news.I also found that there are so many more women than I thought going through or went through the same thing and felt the same way when I started opening up. Unfortunately it is not something people talk about. I found it interesting that in the ob/gyn office women are freely chatting about every detail of their pregnancy, but sitting in a full fertility clinic waiting room, it is pure silence. I can't help but wonder why that is?!?
We also adopted our sweet little girl from Russia last October. (My husband and I were both adopted as well! So I know a little bit about that too!)
Hang in there! Motherhood is definitely the hardest job you'll ever have, but the best!
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