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What is God Consuming in Your Life?

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I have one child. Not many people are bold enough to ask why. It’s a touchy subject. There may be pain involved and you may not be prepared to respond to the emotional need. Others feel judged by their choice and feel like they need to justify their choice to have one child in a culture where the “perfect” family consists of mom, dad, and two children. You definitely don’t want to ask someone like that for fear of having your head bit off and handed back to you after only after a tirade of a women’s right to choose. Me? I wanted four children. It didn’t work, and yes, it was painful. Month after month, my body betrayed me and my desperate desire continued to grow. I went to see a fertility doctor and after several months and rounds of test, we were told we were incapable of having a baby – despite our having had a successful pregnancy (anomaly, they said). I was devastated. And I was mad. Mad at my body. Mad at my Man. Mad at my having to give up a desire. And I was mad a