Mothers and Daughters

I just bought this book and can't wait to start reading it.

I'm planning on a special time were my oldest daughter and I can enjoy some mother-daughter time together while learning on how to be a lady.

I hope this will be a time of growth and intimacy that we will both remember forever.

Conception and childbirth

I've had a strong desire to know what God says about these things so I've been on a pursuit to find out. I'm especially interested in God being in control of our wombs. Does He open and close the womb? Does He create life or is it just by chance? and Does God determine when your child is to be born? Not us? I'm curious about these things.
God commanded fruitfulness in Genesis before the fall. "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it" (Gen. 1:28). We know that children are from the Lord. They are His reward, His heritage, and He is the One who opens and closes the womb. In Gen.29:31, Gen. 30:22 and 1 Samuel 1:6 all talk of how God opened and closed the womb. There is no question that the bible teaches that God is in charge of conception.
When I was pregnant with Emma I was so worried that I would have her when Adam would be at work, thousands of miles away. I was so scared of delivering her by myself that on his days off I drank a whole bottle of Castro oil to get labor going. It worked but only after my midwife stripped my membranes. The bible says "Why then have you brought me out of the womb" (Job 10:18) and "You are He who took me out of the womb" (Psalm 71:6). It is the Lord who not only opens the womb, but He brings forth children from the womb. Wow, I can't play God when it comes to planning conception or delivery. It is all of God's doing. I must be humble when I consider what He ordains to do in and through my body. I must look to God for His sustaining grace through all aspects of this wonderful and awesome experience.
I want to learn to think biblically about every area of life, but particularly in this one that is so connected with who I am as a woman.

Motherhood

I've been doing a lot of studying on being a Mother and what Gods calling is to us as mothers and I've been truly inspired to love my children with a passion that I've lost in the mist of busyness. I'm going to share what I've learned.

We are to be fruitful. While evangelism brings more worshipers into the church, childbearing brings more disciples into the home. I love this saying and it got me thinking that I want to be fruitful, fruitful like the vine in psalm 128:3, "Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine, within your house, Your children like olive plants around your table."

There are a lot of people with each child I have asking me if we are done yet. First I would like to say that I find this question intrusive but if you have to know, no we are not done until the Lord say we are done. Children these days are seen as a hindrance, an intrusion, an interruption,or a burden. Fruit is not seen in such a way. Planting a garden is hard work but it is good work. Raising Godly children is the same. I want to see that the way I view my children is shaped by scriptures and not by the world. Hard work when it is good work, is soul-satisfying and soul-prospering.

No matter how many children God blesses me with I want to rejoice in everyone and be fruitful in bringing them up. The church becomes barren when disobedient. Women today embrace barrenness as freedom. I once was a woman who couldn't wait to have "this baby" so I can be free. I hope that the Lord will give me another chance to grow in meekness by rejoicing in my pregnancies instead of complaining.

Way Too Busy

To all my friends I am wishing you guys a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! It looks like I will not be able to send out my x-mas cards like I had hoped, so here is my greetings to all of you.

MAY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON BRING YOU PEACE AND JOY

Love,
The Wentworths

Update

The lab made a mistake, UGH! But happy that everything is all right with my baby girl. Thanks everyone for your prayers!

Prayer

I'm asking for a quick prayer request for our sweet little baby Emma. I found out this morning that my lab work from my midwife came back showing that I am producing antibodies due to me being RH- and Adam being Rh+. They don't know why I'm producing antibodies since I have received my Rhogam shots on time and I haven't had any accidents that would cause bleeding. I had to go get more lab work done and I'm praying that they will say it was a mistake and I have no antibodies but if I do, Baby Emma will have to be closely watched for my body is attacking her like she is a foreign object and she can become severly anemic. This could be life threatening for her and could effect my possibilities of more children.
I will keep posting the more I found out, Please keep praying!!!

Love,
The Wentworths

Its a .......

Girl! We found out this afternoon that we are going to be blessed with another baby girl. How I love them don't get me wrong I love boys too but there is something fun about having a girl, maybe it's the cute little pink outfit, bows and tiny shoes. Or the time you spend when they get older doing their hair and taking them shopping with you. I dont know but I feel so blessed and loved right now with adam at my side. How blessed i am to have the family that I do we are definitly not a perfect family but I love it all the same. God is so amazing he is showing me in so many ways that he loves me and wants to give me the desire of my heart. Thank you God! There's healing in pain and meaning in your name.