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Peace in Grief by Elizabeth Osborne
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Chad and I had only been married two months when I found out that I was pregnant ... I couldn't believe it! I was thrilled. I had wanted to be a mommy since I was four years old. What a blessing! |
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Austin's Life: Short but not Small by Carly Huey (Longview GB)
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 July 3rd is a very important date in my family. First of all it is my husband’s late grandfather’s birthday. Then, on July 3, 2004, I married my best friend Michael. We have known each other since we were 5 and we were best friends in high school. From the day we became a couple there was no doubt in anyone’s mind that we would be together forever.
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Infertility, Schedules and Lessons by Jamie Graham (GB Longview)
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 I married my best friend in 1999. We had dated for three years, and almost immediately were ready to start a family...
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Losing You Too Soon by Kara Warnock
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In mid September of 2005, my boyfriend and I got the news that we were pregnant. Well, at the time, I was only 17 and had just graduated high school. |
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Unanswered Prayers by Jodi (GB Tyler)
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 Several years ago there was a popular country and western song titled "Unanswered Prayers". The singer was thanking God for not answering his prayer as a teenager and giving him his first love as a wife. |
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2nd Trimester/ Still Birth |
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Purpose in Pain: A Father's Story by Bo Hulsey
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 On December 2, 2003 I received my greatest and worst birthday present ever... |
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My Precious Angel by Kisha
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 My baby usually moved when I got up, but that day he didn't... |
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Patti's Story by Patti Kenney
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 Walking though the process of grief was the most difficult thing I have ever done. It was lonely and it felt like my heart was hemorrhaging. I held onto my husband, who was also hurting, and I clung to the Lord. |
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What I Have Learned From Rainbows by Aimee Akin (GB Longview)
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 I, like most people, enjoy looking at rainbows. I always think of the story of Noah’s ark and remember how the rainbow is a sign of God’s promise. But I never thought I would cling to that promise one day. |
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3rd Trimester/ Still Birth |
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My Vinny Story by Jennifer Engel (GB St. Louis)
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 In February 2007, I became pregnant. It was a wanted and planned for pregnancy. My husband and I were so excited. The day that I went to the doctor and she confirmed my pregnancy, my husband and I decided to plant a tree. My idea was to watch the tree grow as my child grew. It was something special that I could do for my baby that would last forever.... |
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The Joy of Sorrow by Jennifer Hearron
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 In October 2004, we were blessed with the news of a new pregnancy. I had miscarried a pregnancy two years prior, so we didn’t tell our older children right away. |
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Jennifer Carson's Personal Story (GB Tyler)
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Read her amazing testimony on God's strength and learn how she relied on God's trust... Jennifer Carson's Personal Story (GB Tyler) |
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Infant Loss/Death |
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Jackson's Story by Heidi Carter (GB Longview)
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 Just a little background……I had my daughter Taylor when I was 18 years old and unmarried. Three years after I had her I wanted another baby so bad, but I wanted to do it the right way. I wanted to have a child in the right order…..get married, then have a child. In December 2002, I got married to the man of my dreams, Jeremy. In February 2003, we found out we were pregnant with Jackson.
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Rebecca's Story by Rebecca & Micah Buess
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 On May 21, 2001 I was 34 weeks and 2 days pregnant. I had a doctor's appointment to check my blood pressure and I had planned to finish the baby room. The baby's room was done in Noah's Ark. |
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Finding Mother's Day by Pam
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 Pretty in pink. That's how Craig and I looked my first mother's day. I was five months pregnant, having thought I'd worked through my apprehension about being pregnant, and Craig's mother had sent us matching pink shirts. |
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My Angel on Loan by Karen Keith
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 All too often we try and force events to come out a certain way. I know I am guilty of that. We want to be in control, assured that what will come is what we planned. |
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Kolton's Story by Traci Standifer (GB Tyler)
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 Life was so perfect. We had our dream house, a wonderful marriage and a beautiful little girl, Kendall. On December 12, 2002 our perfect life was made complete. |
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Katie's Story by Rene' Kennedy
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KATIE'S MISSION IN LIFE
After a few visits to a doctor in Tyler, we were sent to a neo-natal specialist at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. |
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What has Glory Babies meant to me? by Craig Davis
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 My wife came to me one day and asked if I would go to a meeting with her. As most men would do I said NO! She came back and asked me again and maybe one more time and as most men, I finally decided that would be the only way to get her off my back. |
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Blessed Little Amy Jo by Judy Jo Johnson
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On January 10, 2002, I was induced into labor at around 6:30am. At 12:35pm we were blessed with the birth of our daughter, Amy Jo Johnson. She was just perfect; healthy with reddish-blonde hair, blue eyes, beautiful skin, the most heart-melting look in her eyes and Mommy’s long toes. Through the next 4 months, she continued to grow and grow. |
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Kasey's Story by Kelly Thomas
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Kasey Lee Thomas was born on July 2, 2004 at 4:31 p.m. after only six hours of induced labor and three pushes. He was absolutely beautiful! He had a ton of black hair and was just perfect. |
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Pregnancy
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My Heartbreaking Choice-- Termination after Medical Diagnosis by Ashley Kutach
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The years continue to pass by and yet I still find myself asking the same questions over and over. Why did this happen to my baby? Did I make the wrong choice? Was it my choice to make? Why did I have a sonogram in the first place? So many questions and so much emotion have filled my mind since October of 2002……. My Heartbreaking Choice-- Termination after Medical Diagnosis by Ashley Kutach My Heartbreaking Choice-- Termination after Medical Diagnosis by Ashley Kutach |
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Infertility |
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Infertility, Schedules and Lessons by Jamie Graham (GB Longview)
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I married my best friend in 1999. We had dated for three years, and almost immediately were ready to start a family...
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Unanswered Prayers by Jodi (GB Tyler)
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Several years ago there was a popular country and western song titled "Unanswered Prayers". The singer was thanking God for not answering his prayer as a teenager and giving him his first love as a wife. |
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