You are very lucky to have had the support of others as you struggled with your losses. I am so very happy that you have kept your faith and now have a healthy child of your own. I too am trying to scrapbook my losses and struggles with infertility. This has been an inspiration. Thank you!
I am truly inspired by your ability to so eloquently express the pain and anguish of infertility and miscarriages. I had 2 miscarriages, then had my son, and am now having another miscarriage. I have not had the strength to scrap about the bad times ... I am truly inspired by this ... I hope that I can do a page as beautiful as this - in appearance and words.
I know that feeling... as far as I knew I couldn't get pregnant, my periods were very erratic, etc. But ppl kept nagging "when are you gonna have a child?". I had not used contraceptives for 15 years. Then one day I realized my breast had very suddenly grown from a Bcup to a D and I found out I was pregnant! And had been for 3 months! I had our baby when I was 43 years old. I think babies decide for themselves when they are ready. I really like this LO, the colours are feeling like "Hope". Fantastic use of ribbon too!
The journaling on this is amazing. What a blessing Judith was to you. I understand the pain of miscarriage. I am so glad you were able to carry to term. TFS
Wow! Thanks for sharing the story (I too know the pain you described, having dealt with infertility for two years before I was blessed with my miracle son) You did an incredible job with all the ribbons!
This is a beautiful layout. Your journaling is so heartfelt and personal. I am so very sorry for all of your loss, and I am truly happy that you have a little one to hold and love.
All your sweet journalling for all your layouts of Blake and your progressing pregnancy are testimony of your love for your son - even before you met him! This is such a wonderful layout, and so personal to share! I understand what you went through also and know the heartache each time. What a joy when the Lord blesses you with your heart's desire. I love the end of your journalling where you mention your son asleep in his crib! My son is fast asleep right now too, and you're right, they are a wonderful precious blessing!
Your journaling rings so true in my heart. I have also suffered multiple miscarriages and am going through all of the emotions that you went through. I love scrapbook.com because just when I feel like I am going to give up on ever being a mommy, I see something inspiring like this. Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy - you deserve it more than ever!
Dear Friend, TFS this story that gives God the glory. Ps 77:14 NIV says, "You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples." Faith is a gift from God, and you never gave up. Blake is your reward for believing, and witness to God's own faithfulness & power & love. I am blessed to be invited to join God in that miracle. So glad you added white ribbon for purity of hope. Great LO, with dots & love the huge title & ribbon to hold together the booklet. From down & blue to up & white...what a ride of faith! Sweet of you to add my site. You are loved & prayed for. God bless your growing family. Love, Judith
made a few changes and the colors are better on the scan (that dictionary is good for something)
To remind me to keep Hope alive. The pocket holds journaling. The ribbon slides off to open and read. I couldnt get it to fit on the page so this was my solution. The more I look at this Im thinking the ribobns should be white. I think I've deciede to go back and tie white ribbons on these after I buy some white.
It reads: I must admit, many times I thought it would never happen. I was angry at the world for denying me something I wanted and desired above all things in life. I had a loving husband and many material items, yet my life never felt complete. I had so many questions all beginning with what did I do to deserve this? Each time I fell pregnant, I was on cloud nine! But I then spent each hour of everyday that followed, waiting for it all to be taken away from me yet again. Knowing it would happen was something I feared, yet also came to expect. At times I wanted to just give up because I didn't want to endure this pain over and over again. I thought maybe I didn’t deserve to be a mother, maybe it was because I wouldn’t make a good mother. Was I too selfish, stupid, naïve, greedy, did I not have the love in my heart to give a child? Did God have other plans for me? Each time I seen a pregnant woman or a newborn baby my heart would be filled with jealously and hate. I was becoming a bitter person. People would say to me if its meant to happen it will, and have you considered adoption? (Words never to say to a woman suffering miscarriages.) Those are words that can break your heart all over again. I know these comments were made in effort to cheer me up and give me reason, but they did just the opposite. Somewhere in my mind I held on to a little part of me that said someday it will happen. You will be a mother with time. Maybe not on my time table, but my life is suppose to be shared with a child. My husband on the other hand never had doubt and continued to assure me pretty much daily that we would have a child. My little sister even offered to carry a child for me. Which I was thankful for, but I wanted that experience. Does that make me selfish? Come July of 2006, after another miscarriage (# 4), I had finally given up on this dream ~ it wasn’t going to happen. This is when I meet a wonderful lady named Judith online at Scrapbook.com. She had faith when I had nothing left to give. She assured me I would have a child someday without knowing me at all and reminded me to keep faith and hope alive. She began knitting my future child an afghan of faith, and prayed daily for me to be blessed with a child. God works in mysterious ways because tonight my beautiful precious son, is fast asleep in his crib. I can spend hours standing at his bedside watching him sleep. I honestly believe that her prays are some of the reason I have my son today. I will forever believe in Miracles. He is my miracle baby.
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