Katie and Eric were high school sweethearts. They moved to FL from Texas, got married and built a life. They've done a lot. Built their home, graduated college, built a business, sold the business, and followed God's calling. All the while, wanting to have children and become a family. Like many, Katie was on birth control. Once they decided, 6 years ago that it was time to began family planning, she came off the birth control. Only to discover her body was in fight or flight mode. She ended up going into a state of menopause and never had her period return. Doctors would give the term Non- Ovulatory Amenorrhea. This made it extremely hard for them to conceive because she had no cycle, and was not ovulating either. Many times when a woman can't bear children she is not always given a reason why. Or the reason is vague like PCOS or Endometriosis. Many times when these are the reasons it is selective on who has troubles conceiving and who doesn't. In Katie's case their reason was very clear, but unfortunately the fix was not. So she continued to work with Dr's and trust God.
Meanwhile their Church was growing and the opportunity to be in the ministry came about. So Eric sold their business and they planned to go to North Carolina for 6 months of ministry training. Meanwhile, Katie was still seeing dr's and trying to conceive. She began to change her diet and exercise less. Introduce foods, she hadn't ate in years, to see if this would help. She was willing to give anything a try.
Katie's body began to change and her cycle returned and just before leaving for their ministry training, they received the exciting news that they were expecting! Trusting in God and following his plan, they continued with their plans to go to North Carolina for training. Eric returned a few weeks before Katie to prepare their house here for their baby. Katie returned and a few short weeks, their little Owen entered the world.
Their story is a story of hope. So many times in the bible we read about women, who are barren just trusted in God and he opened their womb. Katie, like these women, trusted in God, followed his calling and God opened her womb. It is always so humbling to hear these stories and to share them with you. Now they hold their perfectly beautiful son and their hearts are full. God doesn't always say yes or no, sometimes he says wait, and Owen was worth the wait.
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