I was in the trenches of trying and waiting for a baby for over 7 years. During that time, I lost my faith, went through a divorce from a marriage that should have never happened, and found God again. I remarried in 2021 to the man I had prayed to find all along.
I found Moms in the Making at a time when I was ready to heal. I grew tired of finding groups that I felt met my hurt, but just left me to wallow in it. MITM was the first group that told me what I needed to hear. I learned how to seek Christ above wanting a baby. At the same time, I was filled with so much hope that a baby would come. And my joy increased, allowing me to share it with other women by becoming a group leader within MITM for a season. I grew bolder in my prayers by no longer being afraid to ask for my body to come into complete alignment or for my cycles to become trackable.
I’ve spent most of my life being overweight, and it’s been extremely difficult to lose weight. Part of this could be due to PCOS and Hashimoto’s, but part of it was due to my lack of motivation. In 2022, I felt led to try a weight loss injection just to see if it could help jumpstart things. I lost over 65 pounds and was able to track my cycles down to the week!
In November 2023, I found out I was pregnant without any medical intervention! I had tried with doctors before, but I just needed to trust in The Great Physician. I had my son on July 14, 2024. My little guy has brought us even more joy, and we are thankful for his life.
I wound up going back on weight loss shots to lose the baby weight. It’s been effective… maybe a little too effective because I’m pregnant again with a little girl due in September 2026! God has humbled me so much through this journey. As I plan to transition to staying at home to raise babies, I hope I can point them to Christ in every aspect of my life. I wouldn’t trade the hard time I went through because it brought me closer to God and showed me how much I needed Him. I am so very thankful for His love and for this group!