Tag: God's glory

• More Than I Can Bear

  

  I had always wanted to be a mom. However, I didn’t know how hard, heartbreaking or rewarding the journey of becoming a mom would be. My husband, Casey, and I decided to start trying for our first child about two years into our marriage. Unfortunately, we struggled with infertility, and it took us three years…

  homegrownjournal

  October 19, 2022

  2022, October 2022, Storytellers

  Amber Ennis, Becoming a mom, Called to be parents, Calling, Casey Ennis, Cesarean Section, Church, Does God give you more than you can bear?, Emergency C-section, Fast and Pray, Fear of loss, Friends who grieve, Full term stillborn baby, God knows what it's like to lose a child, God makes good from bad, God's faithfulness, God's glory, God's goodness even during painful times, God's Love, Induction Birth, Infertility, John 3:16, Miscarriage, Missouri, NICU, Nixa, Peace in midst of pain, Pour my heart out to God, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Springfield, Umbilical Cord

• Fight, Mom, Fight

  

  “The saddest thing in life is that the best thing in it should be courage.” – Robert Frost – My mom is strong. She is fight-Mike-Tyson-with-her-oven-mitts-on strong.Carolina-reaper-on-her-eggs-chased-down-by-truck-stop-black-coffee strong.Raised-my-brother-and-my-sister-and-me strong. The latter taking the belt. words + photographs MARK APPLEGATE Mom was diagnosed in 2009 with, in the words of her doctor, “a mild case of…

  homegrownjournal

  October 12, 2022

  2022, Neighbors, October 2022

  Battle rages on, Boldness is contagious, Care for depression and anxiety Springfield Missouri, Carolina Reaper, Christ is the sure anchor, Courage outshines sadness and fear, Dementia is terrible disease, Diagnosed with mild case of dementia, Eligibility stages of hospice, God is our strength, God's glory, God's kindness, Hard times happen for believers, Hospice Care, Job from Bible, Life is a journey, Mark Applegate, Mercy Marian Center receiving inpatient care for depression and anxiety, Mike Tyson, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mom gave permission to go to nursing home, Old hymns joy of her Lord, Psalm 27:1, Removed from hospice care, Robert Frost poet, Sadness and fear are bullies, Strength is beautiful, Strength is contagious, Walk to End Alzheimer's Springfield Missouri