A chance at giving LIFE

Greetings from my heart to yours!!

SHARE THE GOSPEL, WHEN NECESSARY USE WORDS. -Francis of Assisi

This quote speaks volumes to me. It's so powerful, so complex, yet so simple. As in every blog I'm about to unveil a piece of me, my life and another 2nd chance. One thing I ensure my readers and listeners, I will always give you the unadulterated truth. I truly believe I am walking in my calling/my purpose to share the gospel, be an amazing Mom and to heal and help God's people. 

In 2010 my children's father and I decided to have a baby. Yea, we decided like it was really up to us (haha). Anyway, we planned it all out. I was in great shape so my body could bounce back, we bought nursery furniture before I even conceived, picked out names and everything. Never thinking that it was going to take 5 months to do so. I finally got pregnant somewhere around late October. I was extremely sick from the start, but just happy to finally be adding a new addition to our family. We had it all planned out. Our oldest was 6 at the time, we were 8 years into our marriage and we were just as happy and content as can be, ready for a new little bundle of joy! When I tell you Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD'S purpose that prevails, is true all day long,  I mean it! Around about the 3rd week I was sick and I had started bleeding. We went to the ER where the Dr. was drunk and could only confirm what we had already told him which was I was pregnant lol. I was prescribed a prescription for nausea and told to contact my OB/GYN. Well I did so, but the problem with that was in the State of Texas you have to be 8 weeks into your pregnancy to get a prenatal visit. That was 5 weeks away! Well, the next week I was bleeding and cramping again and we decided to try another ER. My best friend joined us as we awaited the fate of the baby that was growing inside of me. As we're sitting there my friend said "what if it's twins in there?" We all laughed and my  children's father responded "Nall, it's not twins because I didn't put the twin move on her" We laugh it off and continued to wait for the DR. What they didn't know was God had already shown me 2 babies. At the time I was trying to get pregnant so was my sister. I envisioned 2 babies, a girl and a boy and I brushed it off thinking 1 was my baby and the other was hers. I was excited about she and I being preggos together. I even made up a song about it. lol Anyway, the tech who did my ultrasound that night accidentally informed us that it was 2 babies. He was shocked, I immediately went back to the dream God had given me months before. Little did I know this pregnancy was about to take me by storm. I was sick the entire 34 weeks and 24 of the weeks I was on bed rest. I was high-risk so I seen the Dr. waaaay to much. It started as twice a week to 5 days a week when I wasn't stuck in the hospital for weeks at a time. My main Dr. actually suggested aborting the babies since they were taking such a major toll on my body. We refused! I remember him saying 'Maranda, you're young, you'll get pregnant again easily, but I honestly just don't believe these babies are going to make it." He continued and said "even if they do make it, you'll have them early, they'll have facial defects, abnormalities and be delayed." He fore casted me delivering at 22 weeks. BUT GOD!!!!

 See that quote up there...SHARE THE GOSPEL, WHEN NECESSARY USE WORDS. I kept that negative, faithless Dr. to share the gospel. I never argued with what he said, I never told him what God had already shown me. All I knew was that God was going to keep me and my babies and make a liar out of the enemy. Now, don't get me wrong some days were so discouraging and so very hard, I wanted to give up. I couldn't walk, I was mean, mad and so very tired all the time. I couldn't take care of my other child, I had to depend a lot on my family. My Mom eventually quit her job so she could take care of me. WHAT A BLESSING!!! I found myself as I often times had before upset with God, but still yearning for him. I knew what God had shown me and I knew he was going to bring it to pass regardless of the news I got each and every week from the Doctors. God is the one who opened my womb after 5 months so I knew he was not going to leave me, nor forsake me and however the chips fell he was going to get the glory! I gave birth after 34 weeks of pain, steroids, pills galore and the lost of my hair to my beautiful twins Maxwell and Maeci-Jae! They had to spend a little time in the NICU, but I trusted God to provide everything they needed. It was a long road traveled and still quite a bit more ground to be covered, but the promise is still present and valid. I'm reminded each and every storm I walk through now to SHARE THE GOSPEL, WHEN NECESSARY USE WORDS. People are watching you all the time. Although, some people may be believers in God and hope in him they need to know that God is alive and still in the blessing business. I hope in these blog posting you can find hope, peace and a bit of strength to keep fighting the good fight (1 Corinthians 15:58) and know your labor is not in vain. Take God's word over mans every time. No matter how far fetched it seems, no matter how man try to twist and flip the picture God's word is TRUE! What if I had taken the advice of the DR. and aborted my babies? Yes, I would probably be able to keep my house clean longer than 2 hours, but I would have missed out on a miracle. I would have missed an opportunity for God to show himself mighty and strong.

I live to be a display of what God's love, forgiveness,  mercy and grace is. Although, sometimes I fail! I get back up, dust myself off and keep on pushing. Philippians 3:14 says I press toward the mark of the prize of the high calling of God in Jesus Christ!

SHARE THE GOSPEL, WHEN NECESSARY USE WORDS!!!

Love, Hope and Blessings to all of you! xoxo~Maranda L. Hall