Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Timing


Ok God, your timing not mine! I get it!

This morning I am nursing an aching heart, and a battered ego.

Last night was supposed to be our injections for IUI#2. After receiving the needles, and realizing not only was the needle 2 times bigger, but the medications had tripled so it meant 3 shots instead of 1. I freaked out a little. I spent my entire drive home from work making sure that I was mentally ready for what was coming. I cried, I prayed, and then I listened. When I finally rolled into my drive way I felt at peace and knew that I could handle it. What were 3 more pricks if it meant a baby at the end?

When Husband finally came in from work he had a look of defeat on his face. There was no way he could be off for the possible day of the procedure. The wonderful man that he is tried everything he could do to get off and even was willing to give up both of his off days so someone could give him just Monday. It was no use.  After all the worrying about making sure I had a way home from the hospital, and worrying about the money, and the needles, the hot flashes, sweating, tears, outbursts, and the many other side effects of all the pills, it was all useless. We cannot go through with it this round. We decided not to waist the shots and just wait till October.  Of course I was upset so much so that I went to bed super early (7:30 or 8) and cried myself to sleep.

While there is no one to really be mad at other than his job, I can’t even be mad at that. His job pays our bills, they provide us with a pretty decent health insurance, and are so accommodating with mostly everything Mike needs. However, I did take the pills that were required, so I have pure hormones running through my system and I want to be at someone or something! 

So okay God, I get it your timing is perfect. Thank you for my reminder, and I will trust your plan for our life! We were already starting to worry at the beginning of this turn that the bills were climbing too fast, I have to believe this is the answer to those questions, sadly I think my answer to those prayers is: “Not now, just wait”. So we will, we will pay down the debt in the next month, and look forward to when its time. 

Please just pray that in this next month or 2 we just wait with patient hearts. Waiting has never been something I consider myself good at. I’m not sure when it will be our turn, but I trust the plan that God has for my life. That has to be enough. 

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Unwarranted advice.

If I hear the phrase "God's plan" or "Let go and let God" ONE MORE TIME!!!!

I am fully aware that God has a plan for my life, most days I accept this, and prayerfully seek his guidance for the days where it is harder to know. Not everyday for us is a walk in the park filled with daisies and sunshine. We know to appreciate the highs, you have to endure the lows. Again, I KNOW ALL OF THIS!!
For someone to approach me with advice that is unwarranted is appalling to me. Especially the people who seem to know more about my situation and God's path for me, than I do!  God and I are buddies, we chat! Especially lately I have a peace about this whole situation, and I know that only is coming from Him. So for you to sit there, and tell me what I am doing wrong, and how I need to ask God for better understanding is asinine.
This past 6 months, Mike and I have promised to be more open about the situation because people can't know they are being insensitive, unless they understand the root of the hurt. So we did this, and I regret it. Truth is, people still make stupid comments, people still say off the wall things, and people still are insensitive.
I strive everyday to be a good friend, and to be a shoulder for people to cry on when they are down. I want to be sensitive to their situation, yet give Christian advice when it is asked for, and it just boggles my mind that I do not get the same courtesy from 90% of the same people.
Truth is; yes, I have infertility I have experienced way more heartbreak in the past 5 years than most people do in a lifetime. It hurts. This whole journey consumes my life. I want people to be sensitive, but I have to understand, not always will that happen. For you to say, "stop trying" is like telling a sun to stop shining. Thanks, but no thanks.


This was all really jumbled and all over the place, but I am just simply tired of all the unwarranted advice.