Over the last several months, I have been struggling a lot with negative self thoughts, always beating myself up, never feeling like I was good enough personally, professionally or spiritually in any way. I felt like I had to strive for love from God and...
My husband and I went through IVF and our first transfer worked -- we had our miracle baby boy in 2021. We did our second transfer on July 2023 and it didn’t work. I’ve never experienced grief this way. I was confused and I felt...
In May 2023, I had a biochemical pregnancy and I thought I had mourned, but there was still a sadness that didn't go away. This year, I wasn't planning on going to conference but then God told me I needed to go. Traveling from the Netherlands...
I am shouting, “I am free of fear!” This year at conference, I was so grateful that I walked in as a Mom Made, but I also walked in with an enormous amount of fear of my child’s health, specifically her sleep. During the exercise of leaving...
This year has been a hard year financially for my husband and I as I’ve transitioned into being a full-time SAHM. I’m so thankful for our miracle baby, but the financial side was a big sacrifice. I had purchased my 2023 conference ticket last year (in...
They say hindsight is 20/20, and it wasn’t until the end of the story that I saw how my pain was a physical manifestation of my hurting heart. My husband and I had passed the two year mark of the start of our adoption journey....
Moms in the Making Conference 2023 was a life-changing encounter with Jesus. My heart is beyond full. The word for my birthday this year was joy and the conference theme was "Shout For Joy." And that’s exactly what my heart feels after this weekend: joy restored....
When I left for the Moms in the Making conference this year, I had so much guilt and so much shame for having my miracle, Ila, at home while others who would be in attendence are still in the waiting. I felt guilty for even...
Having children was brought up on date number two with my husband. He has 3 from a previous marriage and at the time a vasectomy, so I wanted to be sure we had the same desires. After 6 months of negative pregnancy tests, we began seeking...
Last year I joined Moms in the Making. My husband and I had been married little over a year at that time. My marriage was on the brinks and it was a dire situation that only God could fix. A few months before the Moms in...