Two years ago my husband and I were trying to have a baby. I had
suffered two miscarriages. We went to the Jones Institute for
infertility. After treatments and surgeries we were told that I had
one tub that was blocked and could not be opened, the other side had a
dead ovary. So, I prayed and cried, and cried and started to pray for
healing of my soul. I tried to except that we would not have a baby.
Now during this time a very good friend of mine lost her two year old
daughter. This was devastating to many. I held this baby and watched
her grow. I took it really hard. I don’t know if I was more sad that
she had died or that I had been so selfish by being upset that I could
not have a baby! It made me shut up and be thankful for what I did
have. Now this is a testimony for two reasons. First, almost a year
later out of nowhere I became pregnant and now have a beautiful three
month old. Second, my friend who lost her baby has a beautiful nine
month old. AND two weeks ago we found out she was pregnant. Tears of
fear and joy! Last week we found out she was having twins! She will be
the first in her family to have twins. This week, we found out the
babies are due the week she lost her first baby! I can not say how her
blessings have become mine and how God’s plan has blessed many! Even
though we both had to go through lost we both now are so blessed! Now
I see we were being blessed the whole time. We were strong for each
other during our lost and now we are joyful for each other. SO, even
in your worse pain, be a blessing to someone else.

Greetings Pastor Swann,

It is truly a blessing to receive your “Moments with our Master” each day. Even though I enjoy each of them, I particularly have taken a sincere interest in Tuesday, March 2nd and Wednesday, March 3rd messages. I am also an avid writer and highly blessed with this special gift. For many years, I allowed the naysayers to discourage me from doing what God had already destined me to do; write. After my mother passed at the age of 61 years old in 2008, I found a poem that I had written to her 30 years ago and it was then that I realized my gift of writing to encourage others is my gift from God, which brings me to the “MWOM” for Wednesday, March 3rd “Taking the time to make peace before it’s too late.” My mother had a heart attack on Valentine’s day, less than two weeks before that day, my family and myself were down in Atlanta at the Honda Battle of the Bands. We had an opportunity to spend some time with my family members who live in that area. Although we talk to those family members periodically, we typically do not see them until someone passes away, which is sad. That year, I plan the trip so my mom could see and spend some time with her brother and to this day, my heart rejoices when I remember that trip because 35 days later, my mother was gone and 22 days later my aunt who had just turned 50 years old also passed away. Both of their passing were unexpected to us, but in God’s plan and even though I was sadden with grief for a while, I understood that it was God’s will to take their lives because their work was complete on this earth. As I reminisce on the anniversary day of my mother’s passing, I’m grateful that God has blessed me with a gift of writing and that my family took the time to go to Atlanta. I can attest that we don’t know the day or the hour when God will call us home; therefore, it is imperative that we do what is right all of the time and not hold grudges, always tell people we love them and most of all learn how to forgive and move on. I was blessed to have my parents teach me those things and we ( my family and I) practice those principles daily. In addition to those things, we must also use the gifts that God has give us in spite of what people say, think, or believe because in the end, we have to answer to God not those people who deterred us from doing what God created us to do.