Birth Control, Fertility, and My Testimony
I have always been a run with the wind, passionate kind of person. I can remember even as a child feeling inspired and running full speed ahead. I was bound and determined at the age of maybe 8 or 9 that I was going to build a church and share the gospel to all the ends of the earth. I would pickup land magazines at grocery stores and restaurants and search endlessly to find the perfect piece of land to build my church. Even typing that out I’m thinking,”Man I was a weird kid.” I still feel like this is my calling. You may not be following me here, but read to the end and you’ll see where my heart is.
I am feeling extremely vulnerable to share with every one all I am about to say. This has become a huge testimony for me that I have shared with very few people. Some of this may be TMI (too much information) but I want to share everything the Lord has shown me and how He directed our steps to where we are today.
After 4 yeas of marriage at the age of 22 I became pregnant with our first baby. The flood of emotions were instant. I loved my pregnancy and enjoyed every moment. My life has never been the same since that beautiful baby girl was born. I felt for the first time that this was what I was made for. It wasn’t always dreamy motherly affection, but I loved that baby a love like no other.
After she was born at my six-week postpartum appointment my OB had my prescription for birth control ready. I don’t remember her ever asking me about it. It was more like “Here is your prescription for the same birth control you were on before.” I didn’t think a thing about it and went on my merry way.
A year later I became pregnant with baby #2. I enjoyed that pregnancy just as much as the first except for the fact I now had a toddler running me ragged. The world around me, in a way, was already molding my mind into thinking two was all I could handle. I started to get a lot of the “Oh you just wait till…” statements. They all ended bad.
My second baby girl was born 21 months after my first. My love for her was just as deep, but let me tell ya I had to remind myself of that once we got her home. She cried… a lot. Going from one to two was a huge adjustment. I began to think every one was right!
When I went for my six-week checkup the IUD was the new fad. I mentioned it to my husband and we were both like, “Heck yeah!” I didn’t even know if I wanted any more at all. I was told it would prevent pregnancy for 5 years. I was ready to have myself back. My body, my time, and sleep. I couldn’t wait for them to get older so I could go to the gym, coffee dates with friends, shopping, sleeping in etc…(This sweet little girl is now the most loyal, love you like no other kid I’ve ever met)
Then… there was a small moment that I will never forget. Nothing huge with fireworks, but it is what I believe was a real word from the Lord amidst chaos. The planting of a seed into what He would transform me to be…
My husband and I were sitting on the deck talking about life, money, kids, jobs, the normal stuff. We were saying something along the lines of being in God’s will and praying about things. Then, it suddenly came to me out of nowhere. I said out loud, ” You know, I never even prayed to God about getting this IUD put in.”
At the time I was aggravated with my situation and was going to put a stop to this craziness in my life. Now, a wave of guilt and conviction came over me. I felt horrible about not thinking it through. To have something foreign in your body to prevent a normal function God created and calls a blessing… preventing life. Psalm 127:3 says, “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.”
Up to this point I had never thought about it this way. To the world’s standards I was responsible and doing the right thing. Through a lot of prayer, over the course of the next several months the Lord slowly began changing my heart. I asked for patience, guidance, and to see the children I had through His eyes. This was still a very private issue for me, yet I was already feeling a transformation take place.
I got my IUD taken out probably around 6 months later. Mainly due to all of the health risk that I found out on my own. (not from my OB ) Through the transformation God started, we started thinking, “Ok, maybe we can handle one more baby.” Praise the Lord we were able to conceive quickly again. This is the pregnancy that truly opened our eyes. By the grace of God I was able to see them for what they truly were…blessings. I couldn’t help but think how I tried everything in my power to prevent this miracle from happening again. I started questioning everything I had ever been taught about children, birth control, and family planning. I started seeing things in a whole new light.
I will never forget the night I was going to share my heart with my husband. Honestly, I was assuming he was going to laugh and that would kind of be the end of it. I was wrong.
Turns out God had slowly been working on his heart as well. Although the thought of not using birth control scared him to death he saw where I was coming from. Slowly throughout my pregnancy the Lord showered patience, understanding, a calling, and confidence into our lives. Toward the end of my third pregnancy we both gave our fertility to the Lord. We decided that if we were going to trust Him with our finances, location to raise our family, and our jobs, then why not our children. Over and over the Bible calls them blessings. I believe that, and we want as many as He will give us.
On June 14th 2012 our first son was born 2 years after our second child. Let me say, this is the most joyous baby I have EVER been around. To think… I almost never had him. I almost never gave him the chance to be something great for God. I almost didn’t give his sisters a baby brother. I almost didn’t give his daddy a chance to play ball with his boy. I almost missed out on a lot more love. For what? Because I thought my sleep was more important. I thought my vacations would be more glamorous. I thought a toned, stretch mark free belly would make me happier.
As of today I am 6 months pregnant with our second son. He is the first baby that was conceived without us trying to interfere with dates, numbers, and calendars. He came out of our love for each other in God’s perfect timing. It is the most freeing thing to know that you have given over control to the most sovereign creator of the universe. Why do we think we know better anyways? He is the one who sees the future.
On to my whole building a church dream… God is fulfilling that calling right now.
These children that we are trying to raise diligently for God are my church. We are constantly on our knees telling God the needs of our church and thanking Him for growing our church when He sees fit. My husband is the pastor and leader and I am simply the Sunday school teacher. We are open 24/7. Between my children, and some day my grandchildren, and great children this church God has used me for could grow quicker than anything I would have built at the age of 10. The people in this church have potential to spread God’s love to the ends of the earth. It all starts right here and right now.
I would encourage anyone if they have ever questioned why our society thinks a certain way about children…ask God what He thinks about it. Don’t take my word for it, but it will blow you away. I plan on posting a lot more on this subject since this is where my life is at right now. If anyone has any questions, or curiosities, don’t hesitate to ask.
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No Ordinary Day
I came across this devotional from Proverbs 31 Ministries yesterday morning and it hit me like a ton of bricks. Let me set the scene…my youngest Ty did not sleep that great the night before. I was up early to catch a brief moment by myself when my early bird middle child comes to join me with her breakfast request. (It’s still dark) I remind her of this EVERY morning and that she must wait till the sun comes up for breakfast time. I was a bit aggravated at the monotony and I guess you could say the prediction of how the day was going to unfold. I’m sure moms with small children can relate that it seems you just hit repeat on the day before and go through the motions once again only to collapse in bed and do it all again the next day. It’s joyous at times, tiring at times, and most of the time we just do what we have to do on any given day.
The devotion I read, shortly after I finished rolling my eyes with a sigh, talked of the magnificence of our days. The point I took from the devotion is that there are NO ORDINARY DAYS. God places every tiny detail where they should be to splendor His glory and it’s up to us if we are looking for it or not. This daily grind of raising children is the highest calling. The pure simplicity of being with your kids guiding them along every meal, every game, every time out, and every laugh IS MAGNIFICENT.
When I look back on my own childhood I don’t remember any big super moments my parents did for me. I barely remember the Disney world trips. I couldn’t tell you one thing that was under the Christmas tree. I have no recollection of the special days. What I do remember are the ordinary days. The dancing, playing, rewinding my favorite movies for the millionth time, the talks, the dinners. It’s the entire lifetime that makes it remarkable…the daily grind.
Now to shift this into practice for my own family. It is the shoe tying, the wiping of noses, and smiling while I brush their teeth, pulling them on the counter to pour in the flour… yes, all of this IS magnificent. All things worth it never come quickly. This day-to-day of ordinary IS changing lives. The reason? God ordained it. It’s about what we do with it.
Thank you God for sending me what I needed in your perfect timing.
Contagious Christianity
I have seen and heard far too many times that “Christians” have a bad reputation. People say we are judgmental, hypocrites, and sticks in the mud. We have all met these kind of people. They always have an opinion and always feel the need to point out what you are doing wrong. As Christians we can become so involved with our little churchy bubble that we forget to look at what is truly going on around us. The truth is, getting outside our bubble is what we are called to do.
Something we have to constantly keep in mind is that people who aren’t Christians don’t think the way we do. When we speak up against controversial subjects such as abortion and gay marriage we need to stand up for truth yet tread carefully. I am in no way saying we need to be ,”politically correct.” I don’t believe in that! We do need to be sensitive to the fact that they don’t have the Holy Spirit living in them giving them discernment. Before Jesus saved and redeemed us we were no different. Our goal should be to attract as many people to Jesus as possible with the small amount of time we are allotted on this earth. To be condemning, pushing sin in their face is not showing them Jesus and is not going to change their mind.
People are watching and see how we react rather that be on a post we put on Facebook or the comments we make on others post. We want to be the kind of people who are contagious. When a non believer has a bad day we should be the first people they want to call. When they are having a great day we should be the person they want to celebrate with. When we live to love them they can’t help but see Jesus. I think we can all admit that it is hard to let your light shine when you’ve isolated yourself. I know, I’ve been there. When you feel ridiculed for your beliefs or feel as though you don’t fit in you want to hibernate with all of the people who think the exact way you do. Doing the exact opposite of that is what this world needs. Here a few small ways we can show people what it truly means to be Christ followers and draw them closer to Him.
Ways to be contagious and fun
- Encourage, encourage, encourage. Who doesn’t like to be around someone who makes them feel great about themselves?
- Pray for them, and even tell them you are.
- Don’t preach but persuade with truth. Share your experiences and how God has bought you through.
- When people do something you don’t approve of DON’T SHAKE YOUR HEAD! Ask what they need from you to help mend situations gone bad.
- Don’t take life too serious. Laugh at yourself always.
- Do take their life serious, and realize it is a life to be won to Christ.
- Walk what you believe, don’t just say it.
- Be ready at all times with answers to questions about God that they may have.
- Remember that you can still remain true to your values without sticking your nose up when they say a cuss word in front of you.
- Love them because He first loved us.
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No Greater Joy…
November 30th 2013,
Today, at the kitchen table, dressed as Cinderella with her crown on, my first-born gave her life to Jesus. At that moment angels sang, a name was written, and the Holy Spirit removed the sin and entered that sweet innocent heart of hers. Her prayer was so simple, beautiful, and life changing. She told me that she knew Jesus died on the cross for her. She believes Jesus became alive again three days later, and she knows she is going to heaven. No hesitations or questions. I am humbled and stand in amazement to see her child like faith in action.
I have failed countless times but God is always faithful and fills in the numerous gaps I create. To know that He has been pursuing her and speaking to her despite all of my imperfections amazes me. God truly uses my children to mold me, sharpen me, and to see Him through fresh eyes. To see Him for what He truly is…our Saviour. He has sanctified me through them and reveals Himself in such mighty ways. He is giving me glimpse of the fruit my children will produce, and it makes me want to cling to God that much tighter to keep watching the fruit grow.
3 John 1:4 “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.” I have experienced this first hand today and it leaves me motivated and determined to speak and live truth every single day. Thank you God for a very blessed day!
Celebrating at Krispy Kreme with delicious doughnuts!
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Intentional
Intending to truly be thankful… heart, mind, and spirit.
Intending to have the kind of smile from Jesus that lights the room.
Intending to remember and get swallowed up in every drop of chaos.
Intending to have many deep belly laughs.
Intending on long conversations at the supper table instead of hurrying to get up dirty dishes.
Intending on keeping Jesus center of our family with the presents being last.
Intending on enjoying every morsel of food.
Intending on lingering in my husband’s kisses.
Intending on loving these babies the way God does.
Intending on giving my time, money, and thoughts even when it hurts.
Intending on throwing worries out of the window and remembering God’s promises.
Intending on not caring if we watch Frosty the Snowman for the zillionth time.
Intending on not interrupting my Grandpa’s stories.
Intending to stay up late too late snuggling on the couch.
Intending on waking up too early for the first cup of coffee.
Intending on keeping the Christmas music blaring.
Intending on keeping our pace SLOW.
Intending on making lots of hot chocolate.
Intending on whispering prayers all day.
Intending on crying when I’m feeling the lovey dovey pregnancy emotions take over.
Intending on not caring about my makeup smeared all over my face afterwards.
Intending on a lot of pajama, coloring, and movie days.
To be intentional is to do something on purpose, to be deliberate.
To accomplish my list takes a purposeful choice each and every second of the day.
Let’s live in this, when the craziness attempts to creep in and steal our joy.
Intentionally giving God the glory for His grace, mercy, forgiveness, and love.
Why Wait? Part 1 (Marriage)
The newest trend is to WAIT to get married. Even people who find their soul mate are having longer and longer engagements or are putting off engagement until they get closer to that, “Perfect date.” They have in mind to party with family and friends and celebrate their final commitment. My question is, why? I obviously am biased as I got married at 18 years old. Don’t get me wrong, we have had our ups and downs, but by God’s grace are still going strong. In generations past people got married young, it was the norm. Now when you announce a marriage below the age of 25 a lot of people assume your pregnant. I think there is something to say about the divorce rates of generations past compared to now.
Let me clarify. I in no way assume that couples who marry young or soon after meeting are exempt from divorce. Unfortunately we live in a fallen world. I have seen this first hand from my own parents. They married at 18 and had the kind of marriage where divorce never crossed their lips or was even a thought. Then boom, 20 years later my dad fell in temptation and divorce. In his mind, it was the only way out. I am only writing this to shed a light on our reasoning for waiting and if it’s really worth it in the long run.
Ask any couple why they are waiting to get married. The majority will tell you it’s either to finish college, or to save money. Both are good things, but is it worth the expense of not becoming one with the other? People can become to busy making sure that they themselves are successful. They put all their time, energy, and efforts into bringing as much to the table as possible before settling down. The problem with this is that they are building up the self instead of each other. The mentality can quickly become one of his and hers versus this is “ours”.
I’m sure this steps on many toes, but there is something so precious about figuring it out together. If you are blessed enough to find someone fully committed to the Lord then why wait??
God intended on marriage. This is His purpose in order for us to receive many blessings. He says in the Bible where two or three gather in my name, there I am with thee. (Matthew 18:20) If you are following His will then God is the one who joined you together. The proof is in the word… “What God has joined together let no man separate.” We have taken good things such as education and steady jobs and used them to separate us. We convince and deceive ourselves into thinking we know what is best. How often we forget the sovereignty of God and how it is He who directs our steps. We met the person we are supposed to be with at the right time God ordained. This is rather we are 18 or 50. Will we deny the blessings of God by not making a commitment to that person in order to pursue what we deem more important? Or will we embrace this rarity, commit, and receive abundant blessings?
I’m not saying that God doesn’t bless those who wait for marriage or are single. I’m just saying that His promises are just as real now as they were then. I don’t want to deny God of any plan He has for me. I’m sure there are many reading this who think, “Yeah well I got married to someone who claimed they loved the Lord and they changed. How was that a blessing?” My answer is God’s ways are not our ways. I know of a woman recently who gave her testimony. Her God-fearing husband left her and her three small children to fall back into his past addictions. Her testimony is POWERFUL. Her only job at this point is to obey and love the Lord. This is all any of us are expected to do. It says in the Bible, “All things work together for good to those that love the Lord.” Although our ideas of good are not always what God’s ideas of good are. He sees the beginning and end whereas we only see the here and now. My mom is also a beautiful project of God’s goodness and mercy. She is now celebrating her 3 year anniversary.
If any one reading this is in love with that person God has prepared for you since the beginning of time. Marry them! Don’t listen to this world that tries to convince you to separate in order to achieve great things. Grab that man as tight as you can and praise God for Him, the faults and all. We never know what tomorrow will bring. Enjoy them, and watch what God does!
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Thankfulness
Thankfulness is…
Telling them mommy loves them one more time.
Holding a faithful man’s hand as the children fight for a spot on your lap.
Applying the mascara one more time due to pregnancy hormones that keep you sappy.
New God-given perspective each year.
Kissing sweet foreheads.
Forgetting the bad days, and choosing to only remember the good.
Unwrapping God’s beauty each and every day.
Lingering a little longer when they put their arms around you.
Never giving up.
Early bedtimes 🙂
Silly stories.
Simple unconditional love.
Thankfulness is a mindset to gain the perspective of God.
Ways to a Happy Home
I have collected this list through many other blogs I have read, things the Lord has shown me, and from my own childhood.
Give your home to God…EVERYTHING.
Laugh a lot.
Kiss your husband like you mean it.
Keep a routine with the occasional spontaneity.
Don’t over think.
Play, color, wrestle, swing, and slide.
Be at HOME (Don’t over commit).
Be quick to forgive.
Be even quicker to ask forgiveness.
Try to at least have the kitchen clean before you go to bed.
Remember there is always tomorrow.
Put the kids to bed early.
Keep the coffee stocked.
Put down the phone.
Encourage your children to be best friends.
Turn the radio up and just dance it out with the kids, even to “Old Macdonald.”
Look for ways to bless others and do it.
Every day carries different circumstances with different ways to find the joy. It’s always there, it’s just a matter of bringing it to the surface as often as we can.
How do you turn your home into a happy one?
Stop The Mommy Wars!
This is the way we can feel when we are in battle with one another:)
At times I feel as though people are all about competition. They are all out to have bigger houses, more money, and more letters behind their name than the person standing next to them. Unfortunately this is also true among us mothers.
The competitions are similar with different titles. From the way we educate our children, how many children we have, to breastfeed or not, and rather we work outside the home or not are all judgements we secretly make about one another.
I have always hated the sides that mothers take on these four areas. I have always felt that these ongoing wars are a waste of time. After all, aren’t we just all trying to do the best we can with what God has given us?
Ok, I’m going to be transparent here…I caught myself making judgments on another mother just this very weekend. I did exactly what I stand against! I didn’t necessarily think anything bad about her. Actually, if someone looked at me and thought I had it all together I would be flattered.
Anyways… that’s beside the point!
I saw a beautiful woman with one beautiful little girl with her at a birthday party the kids and I were attending. I assumed that she thought I was crazy with my crew. I figured her home was peaceful and calm, and that she wasn’t fighting tooth and nail to barely make it to the party on time.
I assumed that she was thinking I was one of those weirdos that homeschooled and had lots of kids. Let me tell ya, I was WRONG on every level. Turns out she has a heart for adoption, and has adopted two children so far. Through reading her blog, On Loan From Heaven I saw that she has experienced infertility and miscarriage as well.
This woman whom I thought was thinking I was crazy with my kids has experienced her own heart ache and turned it around to welcome unwanted children and mold it into a beautiful family. I can learn so much from her!
Ya see mamas, when we can cut the small talk and speak from our hearts we all have something to learn from each other. We have to remember we are in this together, to raise the next generation for God. I am so guilty of the small talk, even though I hate it! When I talk, others will too and that is where I can learn and grow in this motherhood journey.
Now, onto our dumb competitions. I am no better than anyone else because I choose homeschooling. It’s just ridiculous! Do I think it’s the greatest, best thing on earth? Well of course, that’s why I chose it. That is also my opinion. Mothers who send their kids to school also think it is the greatest best thing on earth too. Bottom line, we are all doing what we think is best. What child could have more than their parent’s best interest?
The number of children you have in no way makes you a better mom. It does not mean you are more patient, loving, or super sweet when you get woke up in the middle of the night. They are not trophies of accomplishments but rather loaned for God’s purposes. Some how, He always does the miraculous and provides us with exactly what we need to make it through the day. Rather you have one child or twenty.
In regards to the whole breastfeeding thing. Of course we know it’s better for mom and baby. There is research everywhere proving that. If you don’t breastfeed, so what! Some try and try and just aren’t able to. To raise an eyebrow at a woman pulling out a bottle is wrong on every level. At least she’s feeding the baby! So let’s always make things easier for her, rather she is warming formula or trying to keep the baby from pulling off the blanket she is covering herself with.
In regard to the working mom. I have seen personally the benefits of staying home with my children, I have also felt the sting in my bank account. No matter how well you are with money, having extra is always a good thing. Some mothers are not able to do this, plain and simple. Their hearts are at home and they love their children but life circumstances keep them from the home. Instead of separating sides and condemning one versus the other, lets encourage! Neither task is easy!
The mommy wars and debates will be endless until we take a stand and link our arms. We must shake our fist at the devil who tries to segregate us and reunite with one purpose in mind and one only. TO RAISE THE NEXT GODLY GENERATIONS. Rather they are schooled at home or not, drank from a bottle or not, have siblings, or had their mama home 24/7, that they will be able to stand up against the enemy.
To start off my renewed commitment to be as transparent as possible, here is a short list real truths and insecurities going through my head…
- I still worry too much of what others think, that’s why I blog so I never have to say anything face to face.
- I would love to do public speaking one day to encourage mothers, but I am afraid my red face and stuttering with my knees knocking will keep me from that dream.
- Tim and I have committed to letting the Lord give us as many children as He wants.
- I worry that my flesh will get in the way when things get tough and I’ll go back on that commitment.
- I wonder if my children would rather have nicer things than have me staying home with them.
- I get nervous if I’ll lose the baby weight… every time. I obsess about it, but still eat like it’s going out of style.
- I would love to write for some of the famous blogs out there, but I lack in confidence or time to pursue it.
- At times I feel stretched so thin, I wonder why God has given me these children.
- I wonder if I can really educate these kids the way it should be done.
I share all of this not to complain, to get sympathy, or to fish for compliments. We all have our own list that need to resurface to bring them all to Christ who can carry every burden we try to lift on our own. Let’s gather together with our long list and put them at the feet of Jesus and end the mama war!
Overcoming Anxiety
At some point or another every single one of us has had anxiety over something in our lives. My anxiety has only increased since becoming a mother. To feel entirely responsible for another human being is a huge undertaking that can make any one breathe a little quicker. I am finding that anxiety also comes along with age. The older we get the more we are exposed to the terrible things that go on around us. This can leave us feeling worried all the time about things that have happened and even about things that haven’t. The definition of anxiety is the feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. The synonym listed is fear.
I have recently questioned my life as I have had the opportunity to listen to testimonies in Bible study. All of these women have had terrible things happen to them which in turn bought them closer to God. In my mind I started thinking, “What terrible thing is gonna happen to me for God to bring me closer to Him?” I have been feeling anxious wondering what this terrible thing would be. Fear was starting to settle in, when it does, it grips on tightly. My sweet husband reminded me of part of the simple verse, “Be anxious for nothing.” It hit me like a ton of bricks. How can I be so blind to not see satan behind all this. When I live in fear my eyes are on myself. That is the last place they need to be. Even the fear of inadequacy, our eyes are still on ourself.
This God we serve is a God of love who works ALL things out for good to those that love Him. He tells us to be anxious for nothing but in every thing give thanks and make your request be made known unto God. This is a command. Isn’t this where happiness is? To know that I am safe just as a child feels with their Dad. He equips, protects, and pours blessings even in ways we may never expect. This is all such a simple truth, but can get lost so quickly due to our incapable minds of understanding God. The good news is we don’t have to understand or try to figure Him out, we only have to trust. Then there comes the letting go of our need for control… good grief I could go on and on…
My conclusion is that God is good all the time, all the time God is good. I’m so thankful it’s not all up to me, He’s got this!
Hey Y'all! My name is Brittany Styron. Sweet Country Roots is a place I hope to encourage, inspire, and bring a chuckle. Grab yourself a cup of coffee and join conversations about marriage, babies, homeschooling, frugal living, good food, and an old fashioned way of thinking.
