He Works Everything for the Good Part 2

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

After the surgery I still had some difficulty each month. I was put on birth control and that made a big difference. Over the next several years I attempted on several occasions to stop taking the pill. Each time I would experience the same symptoms that led me to surgery and needing to take them in the first place.

Fast forward nine years. My husband at the time, yes, that is a whole other story that I may write about another day, and I had been married for four years. We were to the point in our lives where we were ready to start a family. After a thorough exam by a doctor, lots of long, deep conversations and prayer, we agreed to leave it in God's hand. We decided that it would be a good idea for me to stop taking birth control and use other forms of birth control for a year prior to trying to get pregnant since I had been on it for so long.

I had been off of birth control for several months and the severe cramping and irregular periods came back with a vengeance. Another doctor visit resulted in a diagnosis of endometriosis. My chances of getting pregnant just decreased even more!

By the time the year was up I was physically and emotionally exhausted. It was time for a very difficult conversation that neither of us wanted to have. In the end we agreed that I could not function like this so I made and appointment with my doctor.

A few days later I went to the doctor for a referral to have a hysterectomy. They had me take a pregnancy test which of course came back negative and then the doctor asked if I was sure and then agreed to give me the referral.

I was ushered into the exam room of the specialist for what started out like any other exam. She asked my name, etc, and then asked the reason for the visit. Since this was my first visit at this office and I did not have time to transfer my records, I went through the whole saga for her. She was confused. She asked me for my name again! Then she asked for my date of birth. Then she asked me again the reason for my visit. Oh, for the love of all things good, where did this chick come from? Didn't she know this was hard enough without having to re-hash it all! I went through the whole thing again but this time I did the cliff note version. She got up and said she would be back. Wait, what? Who did my doctor refer me to? I sure hoped the specialist was going to be better than her nurse!

She came back in and asked me for the name of the referring doctor. I gave it to her and she asked if I had spoken to anyone from that office after the visit. Yes, they had called to give me the new doctor's contact information.

She took in a deep breath and relaxed her tense posture. She then explained that there had been a mix up in communication. This office assumed that the other doctor's office had given me critical information when they in fact had not. I was not going to be able to have a hysterectomy at that time.

I. Was. Pregnant! Yep, you read that right. Against all odds, God had placed a beautiful child in my womb. Now it was my turn to be totally and completely confused.

I will praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made!

Man told me that due to only having a partial ovary and endometriosis the chances of me getting pregnant were very slim and not worth all of the pain I endured each month. But, God. God showed up and showed us all that He made my body and only He decided what it could and could not do. In fact, He orchestrated events such that I got pregnant the very first month we officially started to try and get pregnant.

God chose to take me from the pit of a trial to the mountain of a miracle. We were beyond excited.

Friend, God fearfully and wonderfully made you as well. Take a moment to look back at your life to see where he showed up for you and proved that He is in control and can turn any situation around for the good! If you feel led, please share the moment in the comments or feel free to send me a message with questions or comments.