Trip of a Lifetime

Taurus had a wonderful opportunity to travel to Nassau, Bahamas on a ministry trip last week. All he had to pay for was his passport and have his own spending money.




Taurus and our Children's Ministry Pastor went to do some workshops, radio shows, and school assemblies. He said it was an awesome experience! He was sad that we couldn't be there with him but he had a really great time and made some connections with some mighty people in the kingdom.

He came home refreshed and his spirit was renewed. He really needed this trip and I am so glad that he was able to go. He even got a call from one of the pastors that he met telling him to let them know when we would be returning and they will host us, meaning all we have to do is get ourselves there and they'll handle the rest. I am excited about that but even more excited to have him home.





Being a single mom for a week is very hard work. I'm so used to him picking up the slack and helping out with the kids and around the house. I already had a great respect for single parents but boy do I have an even greater perspective of what life is like day-to-day, on your own. It is no joke! I love and appreciate my husband so much more, having had this experience.

Today I Choose Joy!

I pray that you had a very blessed week. What a great week to celebrate "LOVE" and life! I am so grateful for God's unfailing love and the great sacrifice that He made for us to one day live eternally with Him.



This week was a little challenging for me. Starting Sunday I began experiencing some cramping and by Tuesday morning, I was bleeding and had to see my OB 1st thing that morning. The doctor determined that my cervix is closed and we were able to hear the heartbeat clearly. However, I had to have a high risk sonogram to determine what else was going on.

It appears that the cause of the cramping & bleeding are due to some fibroid tumors growing on my uterus. We saw a pretty big one on the top of my uterus that was almost the size of the baby. I was placed on bed rest until the cramping and bleeding stopped. The doctors want to keep a close eye on the fibroids to make sure that they don't interfere with the baby's development. But from the looks of things, the baby was moving and kicking around as happy as can be.

I thank God for His Peace in the midst of this situation. I was off work all week and was able to get lots of rest. I also spent a great deal of time reading the Word and spending time in worship. I know sometimes God just wants our attention, without any distractions. I am grateful for all of the time that I got to spend with the Lord. It was much needed and certainly restored my soul.

I am feeling much better now. The cramping has been gone for at least 24 hrs and the bleeding is very minimal, just a little spotting here and there. So I praise God for His healing power!



Oh, I mentioned in the last post that I would tell you the story related to my due date, Sept. 12th, 2012. So here it is: Shortly after school began in September, I found out that my co-teacher, Angela, was expecting baby #4 and she was due on March 29, 2012 (my birthday). That pregnancy ended in a devastaing miscarriage on September 12th (my due date). It was an extremely painful experience for her and I prayed for her and did everything that I could to help her get through it.

Taurus and I were trying to have another baby but nothing was happening. We said if it happens, it happens and just left it the Lord's hands. My prayer was that if I did get pregnant, it would somehow bring healing to Angela. I had no idea about the connection between the dates until a few weeks after I told Angela that I was pregnant.

God is soooooooooo....AMAZING! My pregnacy is bringing healing to Angela. I keep her imformed about everything that's going on. She even got someone to watch our class a couple of times when I had to leave the room and run to the bathroom due to morning sickness. She makes sure that she's right there to give me water or whatever else I need. She is very supportive and held things down while I was out all week. I am so thankful to God for using me to help bring healing to her.

I've always held the belief that the things we go through are not really just for us, but for the countless other lives that will be touched by how God brought us out of our situation. Although, I've never experienced the pain of losing a child, I still see the hand of God in this situation and how he's bringing healing to Angela as she supports me.

Hello Again!

I know it's been a long, long time since I've posted anything on this blog but I figured that now is as good a time as any to start back so "Hello Again!"

I missed you. I hope the feeling is mutual. Lol!

Well, here's a little update on what's happening in the King household these days:

The girls are doing well, both getting ready to celebrate another birthday and it seems the Lord decided to expand our family. Yep, that's right.....we're expecting a baby! We're due September 12, 2012 (remind me to tell you the story about this due date in a later update).




We always said that we'd love to be the parents of 3 kiddos. I guess the Lord decided that now was the time to bring it to pass. I was a little worried at first because I'm no spring chicken. I never thought I'd be pregnant at this stage in the game. So many of my high school friends have teenage children and I'm starting over. Although I cannot even phathom having a teenage child right now...my mind just cannot compute. At any rate, we are extremely excited and can't wait to share updates in the weeks ahead.

Keep us in your prayers and we'll do the same. May God continue to richly bless each of you!