"New blog post: Running and Screaming
Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to talk about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.~ 2 Corinthians…"
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Carrie-Anne Taylor commented on the group 'Infertility & Inspiration'
"New blog post: Running and Screaming
Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to talk about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.~ 2 Corinthians…"
Carrie-Anne Taylor commented on the group 'Spiritual and Inspirational Writing'
"New blog post: Reach for Healing
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. ~ Mark 11:24 http://twoweekworship.org/2011/07/02/reach-for-healing/"
Carrie-Anne Taylor commented on the group 'Infertility & Inspiration'
"New blog post: Reach for Healing
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. ~ Mark 11:24 http://twoweekworship.org/2011/07/02/reach-for-healing/"
Carrie-Anne Taylor posted a status
"Therefore, whatever you ask for in
prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.~Mark 11:24
http://ning.it/ixO4Lm"
Carrie-Anne Taylor commented on the group 'Spiritual and Inspirational Writing'
"…and His banner over me was love. ~ Song of Solomon 2:4
Two Week Worship Challenge 3 is up! Change your world!
Challenge 3 - A Smile and Some Change
http://twoweekworship.org/2011/06/27/challenge-3-a-smile-and-some-change/"
Carrie-Anne Taylor commented on the group 'Spiritual and Inspirational Writing'
"The Two Week Worship Challenge 2 is up!
http://twoweekworship.org/2011/06/14/challenge-2-waiting-on-a-prayer/
Thank you so much for your prayers and support!
~Carrie-Anne"
Carrie-Anne Taylor commented on the group 'Infertility & Inspiration'
"Join women all over the world in prayer for women affected by infertility and difficulties in pregnancy. Thank you for your prayers and support!
http://twoweekworship.org/2011/06/03/its-prayer-vigil-friday-060311/
~Carrie-Anne"
Carrie-Anne Taylor commented on the group 'Spiritual and Inspirational Writing'
"Join women all over the world in prayer for women affected by infertility and difficulties in pregnancy. Thank you for your prayers and support!
http://twoweekworship.org/2011/06/03/its-prayer-vigil-friday-060311/
~Carrie-Anne"
Carrie-Anne Taylor commented on the group 'Spiritual and Inspirational Writing'
"Today I posted my first of 26 two week challenges! I'm really excited about my new project! Suggestions for future challenges? My goal is to step outside of my comfort zone and really reach out to others - one person at a…"
Carrie-Anne Taylor posted a blog post
Be Still
My husband and I have been battling infertility for almost 8 years now. We have recently been given an adoption opportunity. Read my latest blog post on my devotional website for women affected by infertility and difficulties in getting pregnant, and please pray for all of us involved. …See More
Carrie-Anne Taylor commented on the group 'Spiritual and Inspirational Writing'
"Easter Sunday blog post: Seek Me and Live
I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.~Job 19:25
http://twoweekworship.org/2011/04/23/seek-me-and-live/
Happy Easter my friends!
~Carrie-Anne"
Carrie-Anne Taylor commented on the group 'Infertility & Inspiration'
"Easter Sunday blog post: Seek Me and Live
I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.~Job 19:25 http://twoweekworship.org/2011/04/23/seek-me-and-live/ Happy Easter my friends! ~Carrie-Anne "
Carrie-Anne Taylor posted a blog post
Seek Me and Live
I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.~Job 19:25http://twoweekworship.org/2011/04/23/seek-me-and-live/Happy Easter my friends!~Carrie-Anne See More
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- Who I am:
- I'm 36 years old and have a blog and website call The Two Week Worship. http://twoweekworship.org. I also tweet as twoweekworship and have a Two Week Worship facebook page.
I am, at this time in my life, incapable of getting pregnant. Infertility is not my identifier by any means. It certainly was for a time in my life, but only because I allowed it to define me. It’s easy to allow it overtake you – but you must not let it define your life.
I’ll admit that I had times when I was a little upset with the Man Upstairs. But what I’ve learned is that God is fully capable of loving me and guiding me even during the times when I’m angry. It’s important for women to know that it’s okay to get angry sometimes, because if anyone can handle it – HE CAN. God made us, therefore He knows exactly how we think. He knows we don’t understand why we have to go through some things in life. But the best part is that when it finally hits you that you just cannot live your life without Him, you turn back to Him, and see that He has been with you all along – waiting with open arms for you to just turn around. This is the beauty of what it means to be a child of God.
One afternoon, several months ago, I had just received news that someone else I knew was pregnant. Not really any big thing actually, because it seemed like everyone was pregnant – the cat was pregnant. I went home and went into my usual self-loathing depression. I was crying and asking God why He just couldn’t let me have a baby. I mean, let’s face it – when my family, my church, my friends, everyone who knew me, was praying for me to get pregnant, what was the big deal in answering all of those prayers with one teeny little baby? Why couldn’t He see how precious a child would be to us? Why couldn’t He just let me experience the joy of having a child with the man that I love? I am a woman, that is what He created me for, and I felt I was being robbed of my own existence as a woman! Obviously no drama here.
It was then that an overwhelming feeling came over me. God wasn’t sitting up in Heaven looking down on me, watching me fall apart day after day. He was right beside me in my living room, mourning my infertility right along with me. It had never occurred to me that He might be sad for me too. I physically experienced the bitterness melting from my heart. That moment of clarity has never left me. I changed my entire way of thinking. I began talking to Him and asking for His help to get me through my sadness. I began asking for His guidance to show me how I was ever going to be able to deal with this month after month without going completely insane or spiraling down into another depression.
I started writing a devotional. As I wrote, I began thinking of all of the women I’d read about in countless websites. I pictured all of these faceless women, desperate to become mothers, obsessing, calculating and charting their two week waits, just like I’d been doing. Not only had I obsessed over myself, I’d obsessed over them too. I realized there must be thousands of women who needed to hear the very same things that I did. I realized I needed to write not just for me, but for them too, so that they could continue on with the same hope and strength uplifting them that I was now experiencing. I pray that I am able to reach out to women struggling with the frustrations of infertility – perhaps that woman is you. I pray you discover that even if you are unable to conceive, you can still find happiness in life. You can still experience peace and joy in being a woman, and rejoice in the hope of God’s plan for you.
So here we are – here you are reading about me, and here I am hoping to reach out to you. God is Good!
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Carrie-Anne Taylor's Blog
Be Still
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
My husband and I have been battling infertility for almost 8 years now. We have recently been given an adoption opportunity. Read my latest blog post on my devotional website for women affected by infertility and difficulties in getting pregnant, and please pray for all of us involved.
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Continue Seek Me and Live
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 9:39am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.~Job 19:25
http://twoweekworship.org/2011/04/23/seek-me-and-live/
Happy Easter my friends!
~Carrie-Anne
It's Prayer Vigil Friday!
Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:24am 0 Comments 0 Likes
This Prayer Vigil Friday, Good Friday, is a special day for remembrance and prayer.
Over the past two weeks, I have heard about four women who have had miscarriages. Four. One a failed IVF cycle, their…
Continue The First Day
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 8:45pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
God called the light ‘day,’ and the darkness he called ‘night.’ And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. ~ Genesis 1:5The first day.
How many memorable first days do we go through in our lives?
Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. I’ve seen that phrase on signs and bumper stickers my whole life, but I never really understood the…
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- At 9:49am on May 29, 2011,
Meg Waite Clayton said… - Carrie-Ann, Welcome to She Writes. I hope you're enjoying the site!
Meg Waite Clayton
Moderator, Novelist Group
Bestselling Author of The Four Ms. Bradwells and The Wednesday Sisters
- At 5:38am on April 17, 2011,
Zetta Brown said… - Hi Carrie-Anne! Welcome to the Southern Writers group. Please stop by and introduce yourself on the "Roll Call" discussion thread, and then just jump in and do what you like. Start a discussion, ask questions, or just tell us what you've been up to. We're a casual, friendly group :) BTW, my great-grandparents lived in Wichita Falls and my father graduated from Midwestern :)
- At 3:07pm on April 10, 2011,
Kamy Wicoff said… Hi Carrie-Anne, and welcome to She Writes! If you need help getting started, check out our helpfully named "Getting Started" page. And if you want to find a quick way to make contact with other She Writers working in your genre, or local to you, the groups are probably the best thing to explore first.
Warm best, and enjoy!
Kamy (Founder, She Writes)
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