Changes

So, as you can see i have changed the title of my blog. Parenting.....it takes 3. I want to change the direction of my blog into not only a tool for myself, but something other parents can use to see how having Jesus as an added parent in a family makes such a big difference in raising your child, and any family relationship for that matter. I, personally would be nothing without Jesus. He makes me who I am, and that will mold my daughter into who she will become. My Husband and I are equally yoked which is so important when it comes to bringing up children! In our house we want Christ to be the center, so n my "new" blog I want to share our experience as parents with the help of God.

Experience 1:
The first experience i would like to share is more of a personal one. I have always suffered with anxiety. As i have gotten older it has gotten worse. I never knew after giving birth to Adley that i would experience something far more devistating. Post Partum. For anyone who has ever experienced this, you know how brutal it can be. I can whole-heartedly say that without Jesus i could not have been as strong or maybe even gotten through the experience. How can you get a beautiful, healthy baby home and feel so depressed? or have so many negative feelings? I'll tell you.......hormones. One minute i would be crying the next i would be overwhelmed with terrible thoughts. I couldn't get away from it. Luckily, I had a hiding place from it all. Going to God in prayer, and this is the truth, is the only way i got through the depression. When an uneasy feeling or though came to me, i would pray through it. I was always okay if I did so. My husband was such a great support. He would listen to my feelings, pray with me and for me. Finally i pushed through and with prayer and family support I am happier and less anxious than i have ever been. Jesus was my refuge in a storm i didn't know i could survive. People always say, everything happens for a reason. And because of this experience i know it really is true.Looking back on it all i see why I Jesus had put this in my life. No matter what circumstance or struggle I may be going through, I never failed to fully care for my little, helpless baby girl. I put myself last and my daughter first. What a testimony to how Jesus put himself after everyone else. I know i can never begin to fathom his sacrafice, but even a small glimpse of what He has done for me through my post partum experience was well worth the struggle. I know now, more than ever, whatever i may be going through, good or bad, Jesus is my rock. With him i can do anything, without him i can do nothing. That includes being a mom. Jesus makes me the mom I am. I hope and pray i can fulfill his will for me!

"He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and myfortress; my God, in Him I will trust." Psalm 91:1-2