Comments on: Thank God for surprises, part II http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:43:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: belambrakis http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-8615 belambrakis Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:11:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html#comment-8615 I was searching the internet for help on an unplanned pregnancy and found you, I too am facing an unplanned pregnancy and I have had a hard time dealing with it, even though I love God etc.. But we just have to realise that our plans are not his and his plans are much better than ours! I have 3 boys and I never wanted anymore they are such hard work! But I have always been a little sad at not ever having a girl, So maybe God decided to bless me with a daughter? If not a little boy would be loved! But it is just accepting this new path my life has suddenly taken!!! I was searching the internet for help on an unplanned pregnancy and found you, I too am facing an unplanned pregnancy and I have had a hard time dealing with it, even though I love God etc.. But we just have to realise that our plans are not his and his plans are much better than ours! I have 3 boys and I never wanted anymore they are such hard work! But I have always been a little sad at not ever having a girl, So maybe God decided to bless me with a daughter? If not a little boy would be loved! But it is just accepting this new path my life has suddenly taken!!!

]]> By: Nicole http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-8566 Nicole Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:30:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html#comment-8566 Congratulations! I have been away from the computer for a month due to surgery for endometriosis. I got back to your blog today and was so happy to see you are expecting. Interestingly I have been up at The Pope Paul the VI Institute in Omaha NE for the surgery. Dr. Hilgers takes the Pope’s teaching very serious, and using his profession as a doctor, uses it to help with women’s health issues. We struggled to find a doctor here in town that would respect our views and not put me on the birth control pill to manage the endometriosis. A month from surgery and things look good. We hope to be blessed with a child very soon. The NFP model that connected us with the institute was Creighton… such blessings with NFP. I look forward to hearing your stories with baby #4. Nicole Congratulations! I have been away from the computer for a month due to surgery for endometriosis. I got back to your blog today and was so happy to see you are expecting. Interestingly I have been up at The Pope Paul the VI Institute in Omaha NE for the surgery. Dr. Hilgers takes the Pope’s teaching very serious, and using his profession as a doctor, uses it to help with women’s health issues. We struggled to find a doctor here in town that would respect our views and not put me on the birth control pill to manage the endometriosis. A month from surgery and things look good. We hope to be blessed with a child very soon. The NFP model that connected us with the institute was Creighton… such blessings with NFP. I look forward to hearing your stories with baby #4. Nicole

]]> By: eally http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-8181 eally Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:53:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html#comment-8181 Congratulations for your new blessing from God. I had three children (a set of twins) by the time I was 20 years old. When I remarried at 28 I got pregnant immediately (not MY plan, but God's plan...MY plan was to start nursing school 2 months after I got married) - but I praise God for all of that because right after I had my son at 28 years old I found out I can no longer have children anymore. I would have been devastated if I had waited until I had finished "living it up in my 20's" and then tried to start having kids in my 30s because I wouldn't have been able to.<br/><br/>One of my twin daughters got pregnant at 15 yrs old. She got married to her boyfriend and they have been happily married for 5 years and have 2 children and expecting their 3rd in Dec. When she got pregnant with her first child and went to the doctor we found out she has pre-cancerous cells on her cervix. She has had to go to the doctor for the last 4 years every 6 months to keep a check on it and has had several treatments done. I praise God for her early pregnancy so this was discovered! God knows the big picture...He didn't give you more than you can handle. Remember you can do all things through Christ who will give you strength! Philippians 4:13 Congratulations for your new blessing from God. I had three children (a set of twins) by the time I was 20 years old. When I remarried at 28 I got pregnant immediately (not MY plan, but God’s plan…MY plan was to start nursing school 2 months after I got married) – but I praise God for all of that because right after I had my son at 28 years old I found out I can no longer have children anymore. I would have been devastated if I had waited until I had finished “living it up in my 20′s” and then tried to start having kids in my 30s because I wouldn’t have been able to.

One of my twin daughters got pregnant at 15 yrs old. She got married to her boyfriend and they have been happily married for 5 years and have 2 children and expecting their 3rd in Dec. When she got pregnant with her first child and went to the doctor we found out she has pre-cancerous cells on her cervix. She has had to go to the doctor for the last 4 years every 6 months to keep a check on it and has had several treatments done. I praise God for her early pregnancy so this was discovered! God knows the big picture…He didn’t give you more than you can handle. Remember you can do all things through Christ who will give you strength! Philippians 4:13

]]> By: Maria http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-8176 Maria Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:31:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html#comment-8176 Congratulations to you and your husband, Jennifer. You are beautiful example of trust in our Lord. I will be praying for your pregnancy daily. Congratulations to you and your husband, Jennifer. You are beautiful example of trust in our Lord. I will be praying for your pregnancy daily.

]]> By: BlapherMJ http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-8121 BlapherMJ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:00:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html#comment-8121 Anyone who knows me has heard me say at one time or another, "Everything happens for a reason." I may not understand why something happens at "that very moment", but, like you, I know that HE is always in control. Thanks for providing inspiration through your words. Anyone who knows me has heard me say at one time or another, “Everything happens for a reason.” I may not understand why something happens at “that very moment”, but, like you, I know that HE is always in control. Thanks for providing inspiration through your words.

]]> By: Laura http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-8104 Laura Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:49:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html#comment-8104 Congratulations! I have to say that I like to hear Catholic Pro-Life women admit when they aren't quite excited about their newest pregnancy. There have been a few times when it took me a while to get used to the idea of a new baby, however, I felt that it was wrong to admit that. As a Catholic mother who is open to life, I felt that it would go against what I stood for to admit that God's timing and mine didn't exactly match up and that I wasn't yet bursting with joy at the news. I always got to that point, it just took longer at times than others. Thanks for being so honest. <br/>God Bless! Congratulations! I have to say that I like to hear Catholic Pro-Life women admit when they aren’t quite excited about their newest pregnancy. There have been a few times when it took me a while to get used to the idea of a new baby, however, I felt that it was wrong to admit that. As a Catholic mother who is open to life, I felt that it would go against what I stood for to admit that God’s timing and mine didn’t exactly match up and that I wasn’t yet bursting with joy at the news. I always got to that point, it just took longer at times than others. Thanks for being so honest.
God Bless!

]]> By: Mrs. Carrington http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-8099 Mrs. Carrington Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:18:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html#comment-8099 Very glad to have found your blog. Congratulations on your pregnancy and thank you for sharing your struggles with such honesty. Very glad to have found your blog. Congratulations on your pregnancy and thank you for sharing your struggles with such honesty.

]]> By: katiel http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-8085 katiel Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:07:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html#comment-8085 What amazing stories!!! I was just like susan (posted above) except my tears were only 4 years ago. #3 was unexpectedly due and I was devastated. However becoming pregnant with her made me realise that I needed help. I had denied for a couple of years that I had PND from my first baby. I knew that I had to get myself right for this new one. It took a while, but I can honestly say that by turning back to Him, acknowledging my emotional state, and getting help, I have been a good mother to her and the others. And funnily enough, she is the one that everyone comments on as being "so happy". :-) What amazing stories!!! I was just like susan (posted above) except my tears were only 4 years ago. #3 was unexpectedly due and I was devastated. However becoming pregnant with her made me realise that I needed help. I had denied for a couple of years that I had PND from my first baby. I knew that I had to get myself right for this new one. It took a while, but I can honestly say that by turning back to Him, acknowledging my emotional state, and getting help, I have been a good mother to her and the others. And funnily enough, she is the one that everyone comments on as being “so happy”. :-)

]]> By: eileen http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-8082 eileen Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:43:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html#comment-8082 Jen - I want to add my congratulations and prayers for an uneventful pregnancy. I printed out (from a blog I'm not sure where right now) these words from Pope Benedict from the first Mass of his pontificate: "Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary." God bless you and your family. Jen – I want to add my congratulations and prayers for an uneventful pregnancy. I printed out (from a blog I’m not sure where right now) these words from Pope Benedict from the first Mass of his pontificate: “Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary.” God bless you and your family.

]]> By: amy http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-8075 amy Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:55:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/08/thank-god-for-surprises-part-ii.html#comment-8075 I have been reading your blog for a while now, and I always like what you have to say. I just found out that I'm expecting our 6th child (late March or early April), and I had the same feelings that you did. I ultimately know that God has had this child in His mind from the foundations of the world and that He has me and my family safely in His strong hands. I am so grateful that I have faith, and I feel such compassion for people who find themselves in scary places without a loving God to rely on. In this time especially, it is such a blessing to be open to life. Congratualtions to you and your family. Our fourth child (he's 3) was huge for me in my conversion- and he is such an amazing little person. I thank God for him every day, as I know (and you know) you will as well.<br/>Amy Bonansinga<br/>Springfield, Illinois I have been reading your blog for a while now, and I always like what you have to say. I just found out that I’m expecting our 6th child (late March or early April), and I had the same feelings that you did. I ultimately know that God has had this child in His mind from the foundations of the world and that He has me and my family safely in His strong hands. I am so grateful that I have faith, and I feel such compassion for people who find themselves in scary places without a loving God to rely on. In this time especially, it is such a blessing to be open to life. Congratualtions to you and your family. Our fourth child (he’s 3) was huge for me in my conversion- and he is such an amazing little person. I thank God for him every day, as I know (and you know) you will as well.
Amy Bonansinga
Springfield, Illinois

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