I really don't know what to say, but I know some of you would like an update on how things are going...
All that comes to mind is the song that is on my Pandora right now, which has been such a big part of my journey. It is by Hillsong United and is called Oceans (I posted the lyrics below), which is about the Lord taking us to a place where we know we can't stand without relying upon Him. A good friend of mine first pointed out this song to me when she was dealing with her miscarriage. When I first heard the song it didn't mean much, but every time I listen to it now through my journey it just brings out different feelings and beliefs. Sometimes I beg for God to give me the thirst for the Holy Spirit to be my real guide and not my selfish ambition. Other times I listen to this song and just search for God to help.
Numbness is really where I am at in dealing with everything emotionally as I just push it all down. There have only been a couple of times that it becomes REAL to me that I cannot have children naturally. I know I haven't posted about the results of my surgery, which ended up with the doctor removing my left tube and confirming the other tube is closed and won't ever work. He left it there, but it is useless. So now I will have a really hard time hearing people tell me just to relax and it will happen when I least expect it. I don't have that option. I will never need birth control or condoms, which is funny to be upset about not taking those things (as no one enjoys them haha). It just hurts when I see or hear about those things.
There should be multiple blog posts for so many points in the last few weeks, but I just don't know how to explain what I am feeling. A lot of it has been distraction while I have focused on my physical recovery and Christmas.
I had my two week post-op appointment with my doctor yesterday to confirm that my wounds are healing and all is well. My recovery has been much better than expected. I have been blessed with meals, flowers, cards, and phone calls from close ones. Dusty and I are SO appreciative of the support.
The next step of my journey now is to wait another month or so to then start my IVF process. Then I get to grace you all with stories of me giving myself injections, being hormonal, and HOPING that the Lord will bless Dusty and I with a beautiful baby after our first round. Who knows if it will work the first time, second or third, or not at all. God has really brought Dusty and I to a place where we are solely having to put this in His Hands. I am tired. I will do my part, but it is all His responsibility now and not mine.
You call me out upon the waters
The great unknown where feet may fail
And there I find You in the mystery
In oceans deep
My faith will stand
And I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine
Your grace abounds in deepest waters
Your sovereign hand
Will be my guide
Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You've never failed and You won't start now
So I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior
Praying for you to be strengthened and know how loved you are.
ReplyDeleteEphesians 3:16-19 ESV
That according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.