We decided to start this blog as a way of keeping people updated on our journey. A little background info. Robert & I will be celebrating our 3rd anniversary in October. We have 3 children, who are all with the Lord as we have experienced 3 miscarriages within 8 months.
This journal is to keep you updated on the testing process we are about to start to see if there is anything medically wrong that has caused the miscarriages. We also pray that this will reflect our spiritual journey as we learn that no matter what we can and will glorify our gracious Lord. I also hope this will be an encouragement for others who are or will be going through similar trials. We ask for your faithful prayers and have been so encouraged by our church family as many of you have come along side of us to help shoulder our burden. Words cannot express our gratitude for our church family.
We have a follow up appointment tomorrow, but most likely it will only be a checkup. It is my understanding that I will be getting some blood work done in a couple of weeks. And, so we wait.
So, you may wonder what is up with the names "On Distant Shores" Well, we are both Five Iron Frenzy fans and both are lyrics from their last album. "On Distant Shores" in a reference to heaven, which is not only where our children are living glorifying the Savior, but it is where we long to be.
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Love,
Darbi
We love you both and continue to pray for you. We know this has been so hard for you. In such circumstances, I find the words of John Piper to be extremely insightful. He says, "God is most glorified in you when you are most satisfied in Him in the midst of loss, not prosperity." I pray that God will strengthen you as you learn how satisfying He truly is.
ReplyDeletePraying for you Darbi & Robert! So thankful the Lord is faithful to His children. Much love from your California family.
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for your prayers. They are so very precious to us. Dad, I've been thinking of the same quote a lot over the last few weeks. The full message that comes from is very good. The download link seems to have disappeared from their page, but I found it after a bit of searching. You can get it here... http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/conference-messages/where-is-god-ucf/download/audio/full
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