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Description: My pregnancies
Altogether Thankful
Altogether miraculous
Altogether wonderful to me.
THis lo is about my "so called" infertility. But, how the Lord has blessed us abundantly.
Left hand side journaling:
At 16 I had PID and my tubes were scarred. They told me that I would have a hard time getting pregnant. I also had cancerous cells on my cervix that year. They removed a chunk of tissue in my cervix. They told me that I would have a hard time with miscarriages, and carrying pregnancies to full term. God is bigger than that. Not only were all my babies surprises, but I carried all of them to term, and they�re big babies! Realizing that what they said could�ve been my fate, we are always in awe of God�s mercy when I conceive, and give birth to another child. Praise God for�
Here I am, and the Children the Lord has given me. Prov. 8:18a
Right hand side journaling:
We had only been married 5 mos. I was expecting Brianna. I was in high school and working at BeLo. We were still under the assumption that I couldn�t have kids, but it only took 2 times. I kept having severe cramps so my mom suggested a pregnancy test; fact plus. I looked at the test and said, �What does �X� mean?� I looked at it wrong, it was actually a � � sign. We called David in and my mom said, �You�re gonna be a daddy!� We really didn�t know what to think. They had always told me I couldn�t have kids. I felt like an alien. I couldn�t believe that something was growing inside me. David would hold my belly at night and say, �I�m holding my baby.� I got sick a few times at school, but did pretty well overall. Amanda Gula went with me to find out that Brianna was a girl! I wanted a girl so badly, I went yard salin� for baby girl clothes all summer. I held a lot of water weight and gained about 50 ibs. At the end, walking was very difficult and I got sharp pains like Brianna was going to fall out. But, in fact, she was 1.5 weeks overdue.
I was working full time and really into my career. I had only been working a month when I started a new medication that causes nausea. I was sick all the time. One day I decided to pick up a pregnancy test just to prove to myself that I wasn�t pregnant. I took the test at work and before I could flush the toilet, the test was positive! I was completely shocked. I stated to cry and I knew that I would quit working after Elijah was born. I also wanted my career, but I trusted in God. I called David and he was thrilled. He wasn�t shocked at all. I immediately started showing and life was hard. I cried daily wanting to quit my 40 hour job, but we couldn�t afford it. I was so tired all the time. I was convinced that I was having a girl and even bought a girl crib. David was with me to find out the Elijah was a boy. It only took a short time for me to get used to the idea of a baby boy! I felt so blessed to have a boy and a girl. I worked until 4 weeks before my due date and I still gained about 50 lbs. I carried all my weight in my tummy. My water broke/tore on my due date when I squatted.
For some time, I kept complaining to David about not feeling very well and being tired all the time. Jacob was visiting form Kentucky and I freaked out on him with some crazy mood swing. The next day I decided to take a test. It was positive, but the line was faint. I called David to tell him that I was pregnant. He didn�t believe me since I joked about it now and then. Once he realized I wasn�t joking, he was thrilled. Although I looked the best being pregnant with Elsa, it was the hardest. Having two kids to chase after and teaching made things hard. I got sick from about 3pm until I went to bed. My mood swings were terrible and I complained on a daily basis. David went with me to find out that Elsa was a girl. I went out into the waiting room and shouted it to everyone. I wanted another girl so badly. I eventually had to quit teaching because I had a breakdown in the middle of a class. I couldn�t concentrate on anything and I kept forgetting things. I had a cute new wardrobe and only gained 35 lbs. The doctors were very afraid of Elsa�s size, so they induced me 5 days early.
supplies:
ki memories papers
doodlebug stickers, buttons and tokens
ribbon
silk flowers
acrylic paints
brown maryauma netting
mistral font
michaels font
I cut the title out of chipboard so that it could hold paint without warping.
I made the circle things in the background by cutting a circle in half and putting it along like a border. I also painted the doodlebug stickers to match. I created the pocket tags by wrapping the netting around the tag and securing it with extra strong tape.
Photos by Wendy McNally
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Comments:
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i must say that you have inspired me to try to do a layout about my pregnancies! We have 4 children, but two of our daughters went to be with Jesus shortly after birth... They also labled me as infertility patient with "issues" whatever that meant... When I finally finish it, I will have to post! Thank you for your beauty...both on that page and within your heart! Always remember that God is good, ALL the time!God Bless...
27-May-09
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Wow...this is outstanding work! I hope this was published because it is beyond beautiful, heartfelt, and it just touched me. Thanks for including the journaling and sharing this very personal story with everyone. This is a testimony of what God can do, and I think the message is clear that "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." - Phil 4:13
29-Jan-07
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beautiful layout, I love the colors.
27-Apr-06
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This is so touching and beautiful! You did a great job!
26-Apr-06
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Beautiful page! And touched by your journaling.
26-Apr-06
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Just beautiful!! I love your journalling too.
07-Apr-06
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Absolutely gorgeous!!! The photos, the layout design, the journaling, the title work, the flowers, the colors, on and on. I LOVE it!!!
23-Jan-06
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Beautiful. Into my favorites so I can scraplift it. TFS!
18-Dec-05
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This is such a beautiful and heartfelt layout and one that your precious children are sure to treasure in years to come. I remember being told something similar - that getting pregnant would be hard for me to do but we've also had three very easily. Moral of the story? Always trust in the Lord!!!
Thank you for sharing this!!!
Gaylynne
22-Nov-05
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beautiful use of the tags--going in my favorites!
21-Nov-05
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