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Listen to my “Made for Hope” Podcast Interview

Listen to my “Made for Hope” Podcast Interview

Blooms in the Desert· Infertility· Secondary infertility· Trying to conceive

In this episode, we talk openly about the unexpected struggle of infertility. The despair, lonliness, and confusion–but also how the Lord met me in an unexpected and powerful way. I share how the Lord pursued me, spoke to me, and showed me more of who He was, so that my eyes could be opened to His beauty. (I also share ways you can support and honor a friend walking through infertility.) So, please tune into our conversation, I believe it will encourage your heart, no matter what season you are in.

His Ways Are Not Like Ours: (And This is Good)

His Ways Are Not Like Ours: (And This is Good)

Growing in God· Infertility· Trying to conceive

My hands tremble as I write these words. Because I don’t know what it will mean in my life. I…
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If Your Christmas Miracle Didn’t Come, Don’t Forget the One That Did

If Your Christmas Miracle Didn’t Come, Don’t Forget the One That Did

Infertility· Truth for your soul· Trying To Conceive· Trying to conceive

For some reason Christmas was the hardest, when I wanted to have a baby, and couldn’t. There was just something…
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Hi, I’m Rebekah Fox.

I was once a barren woman. I had a barren womb, and a very barren soul. But God saw me in my barrenness--and He delivered me. Not only of a barren womb, but a barren soul, too. He opened my eyes to His beauty all around me. And every day, I need Him to do it again, in my heart, and in my spirit. To take me from Barren to Beautiful. Because I am weak, and broken, and sinful, but He--He is beautiful. If the Spirit has led you here, perhaps He wants to take your barrenness away--and birth something more beautiful than you ever imagined.

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I took this photo two summers ago. My belly was ro I took this photo two summers ago. My belly was round and my toes sandy and bare.

My husband had finally pulled out his guitar on our beach vacation. And this made us draw near. His two biggest fans. His father, Harold, and I.

We paused and listened as he strummed and sang with his sweet voice, a new song he had written, “You Do Miracles Still.” And the waves crashed in the background. The warm wind blew through our hair, and against our tanned skin, like the very breath of God.

That was then.

And this is now.

This same graying man lies in a hospital attached to a ventilator, and IV’s, and dialysis.

And I hate COVID now more than I ever did. I wanted to believe it was a scam. I wanted to believe it wasn’t so bad after all. I wanted to believe it only touched people who were already on their death beds. Not ones very much alive.

Like him.

1% seems so small. Until it’s someone you dearly love, and loves you back like a tidal wave collapsing on your head, swinging you around and laughing with you in the waves.

2020 seemed odd, but not so bad. And to be honest, I liked philosophizing about it. The breakdown of the system. The resurrection of the family. It all had to happen according to the dystopian novels.

But days before walking off the battlefield of 2020, and feeling rather unscathed by it all, it was as if the dragon tail swept one more time, striking our very hearts.

Harold couldn’t breathe and was life-flighted to a hospital 2 hours away, and we were all left gasping for breath.

It’s been 13 days. And we entered this new year on our faces, on our knees. Tears soak the carpet. And we cry out, God,

“You Do Miracles Still.” 

Breath of God,
Come,
Fill his lungs
Fill his body
With your breath of Life.

We believe,
You do miracles,

still.
Asking for prayer.😭❤️ This is my beloved fa Asking for prayer.😭❤️ This is my beloved father-in-law, Harold Fox. He was taken by helicopter to the hospital on Saturday night for breathing complications due to COVID and bacterial and viral pneumonia. He is on a ventilator and not doing well. He needs a touch from the Lord. He needs a miracle in his lungs, in his body. Will you pray for him? One thing he has always said is, “God has a plan.” Trusting that He does. And I pray Harold’s words can spur on your on faith today, with the struggles or unexpected battles you, too, are facing. Even when we can’t see, “God has a plan.”
The way the words fell across the page did not esc The way the words fell across the page did not escape me. There may be a holy, mysterious reason for your infertility. But it is not because God is unable to heal you. “For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Marvel at this story, for it is worth marveling.

God chose (on purpose) an old barren woman to birth the forerunner for Jesus. John the Baptist. (Luke 1)

“And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God."”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭1:36-37‬ ‭ESV‬‬

I don’t claim to know all God is doing. But I know He still breathes life into barren wombs. And even when He does not, I know He still breathes life into barren souls. I know He is still birthing forerunners for the gospel of Jesus Christ. I know He is still calling forerunners to prepare the way for His glory. And I know He is still exploding our small, boxed-in expectations of what He can do.

He is God.

May He reveal His glory.

May He display His splendor.

May He explode our expectations.

May He pour out His Spirit like a mighty, rushing river through a barren wasteland, soaking, healing, flowing through the driest places.

Bringing the dead to life.

“For nothing will be impossible with God.” Luke 1:37
There’s still time!🙌😅 If you’re a last m There’s still time!🙌😅 If you’re a last minute person, like I am—maybe you DIDN’T write your gratitude list of 30 things YET. If you do this (even in a notebook or piece of paper, you are eligible to enter the giveaway to win the “Made for Hope” book, “Miracles” t-shirt, and a few other goodies! But you need to finish your list by tomorrow to enter!;) Now, let me tell you...I was a bit behind myself.. but last night I stayed up and knelt at my coffee table in the living room and filled out my gratitude list.. and girls let me tell you, I had tears by the end. I slowly read and prayed the “prayer to see” and tears filled my eyes again. It’s so easy to rush past it—the beauty of Him who fills our days, our lives. And whether you face infertility or not, this world drains you. It robs your joy, steals your peace, and makes you feel like you’ve got a BIG gaping desert inside you. But let me encourage you to go, RUN to the River that is Jesus. Like, shut it all down and just prostrate yourself before Him. He is bigger than this. He sees it all. And He is with you. Everything in this world will try to pry you away from Him—when He is your very life. I say that with tears. So, my sisters. I know I’m encouraging you to participate, becauseaybe you can win a t-shirt.💁🏻‍♀️ But my prayer is by doing this practice of gratitude it unlocks and unleashes something of the Spirit within you. And when it does, when He does, you will be clothed with joy, and peace, and hope, and so much beauty. There’s no better way than to spend your Thanksgiving Eve soaking in His presence.
To download journal and enter giveaway go to my BIO!💖🌵🌸

#jesus 
#infertility #gratitude #ttc #hopewriters #joy #giveaway
🌟 GIVEAWAY 🌟 November 12-26, 2020 ▫️T-sh 🌟 GIVEAWAY 🌟 November 12-26, 2020
▫️T-shirt “You Do Miracles Still”
▫️Book “Made for Hope: Discovering God’s Gifts in our Brokenness,” by Sara R. Ward @sararward 
▫️Music CD’s by Brandon Fox Worship “The Battle Belongs to You, God,” and “You Do Miracles Still”
▫️Necklace “The Battle Belongs to You God”
TO ENTER:
✔️ Download my new free gratitude journal “Blooms in the Desert.” (This also subscribes you to my email list!) Link in BIO!
Or here: https://mailchi.mp/1866cf42b964/w9r6dy6hy2
✔️Participate in writing 30 things on the gratitude list you are thankful for right now, by Thanksgiving!
✔️Enter contest at this link so I can have a fair drawing! —> Link in BIO! Or here:
http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/1b5c108c0/?

(So, the only requirements are that you 1. subscribe to my blog (downloading the journal will do this for you!) 2. Participate in the 30 Gratitude challenge. If you cannot print out the list provided, you can still participate in a journal of your own!) 
🇺🇸 I can only ship to the U.S. at this time, I apologize to all our our sweet international friends! But I DO want you to still participate in this gratitude challenge from now to Thanksgiving! 
🦃 Winner will be announced after Thanksgiving Day! 
Most importantly I really want you to participate in this gratitude challenge, because I believe God wants to open our eyes to see His beauty—right where we are.🌸🌿

#gratitude #gratitidejournal #infertility #ttc #hopewriters
When I could not get pregnant, “thanking” God When I could not get pregnant, “thanking” God seemed like the last thing I wanted to do.

I remember how hard it was for me in the midst of my struggle to eek out the words, in a soft whisper, "Thank you.”

But as I did, something powerful happened. He began to open my eyes to all His beauty that surrounded me.

My life stopped looking empty and scarce, and was transformed to one that was abundant and full of His beauty.

The more I thanked God for the gifts He had given me, the more I saw new gifts appear. I call these the “blooms in the desert.”

They are in your life, too.

I’ve created this journal to help you see them.

The blooms in the desert.🌸

The beauty in which surrounds your life—right now—despite the chaos, despair, or disappointments.

Because wherever He is, there is beauty,
and there is life. Even now, it surrounds you, because He surrounds you.

My prayer is that through this little journal, He would open your eyes to His beauty, and you, too, would discover the “blooms in the desert.” 🌸🌵

(Also—if you download this journal and participate in writing 30 things you are thankful for by Thanksgiving, you can be entered into a fun little giveaway I’m doing and win a “Miracles” T-shirt, @sararward ‘s book “Made for Hope,” music, and jewelry!) 

“Blooms in the Desert” Journal Download Link in BIO!🌵
Giveaway entry link also in BIO! 🌸
#infertility #ttc #gratitude #gratitudejournal #hopewriters
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