I love the reminder of submitting to the Lord even when plans aren’t going how we want them to. Such a great reminder that he has us exactly where we need to be (even if we can’t see it at the time). Also, I have to say it is so inspiring to see how you two support each other and lift each other up. What a wonderful blessing to have that great bond with one another and to have such a positive attitude through the storms of life.
I’d love to see a Tuesday Truth video on creating foundational prayer and Bible study time as a couple. Praying and hoping for you both in your journey. My husband and I have been married for 10 years and still are hopeful for God to bless us with a child. It’s hard, but God is so good. He is working and using your journey to grow the Kingdom. 🤍
I love your guys heart for the Lord! Thank you for the reminded that Hope is always in Christ. It doesn’t matter our circumstances Christ is our constant hope!
The faith you both exhibit through all of this is inspiring. Even Jesus asked for the cup to pass from him before he was taken, beaten, and crucified. Thank you for being raw and open and real. I am thankful that our God listens when we ask for that plan B even if he knows it won’t happen. He knows what is best for his grand plan and he knows that those who love him will endure through the suffering to see his plan to fruition!
Love the comment about Gospel shoes and remembering to always put on the whole armor of God. We never know when disappoint will strike and it’s so important to be ready. God is sovereign and we’re praying for y’all 🙏🏻❤️ Would love to hear your testimonies sometime or an episode on fears and anxiety!
You two are such lights in dark times. I loved what Josh said about continuing to worship God during difficult times. I think that’s hardest for me - remembering to worship in gratefulness even when I’m hurting and feeling lost. I’d love a truth Tuesday on the process of preparing for a marriage. What did that process look like? Love you guys! ❤️❤️
Not only does God tell us that He will be with us, He is with us always until the ends of the earth. I really struggle with the idea when people tell you “everything happens for a reason”, there’s nothing wrong with being reminded of God’s sovereignty. However, I feel like it is sometimes damaging to say to people just that, it almost seems like your disregarding the pain. I do think it would be comforting and just more helpful in general to remind and affirm the people going through trial, hurt, suffering that God sees them in it and ultimately lead them back to Him and heal them of their brokenness. That’s something that reminded me when I was watching the video. That I at times am quick to saying that everything will be okay, which yes, but it IS SO IMPORTANT to sit and pray with people and be in the presence of the Lord together with those that are hurting! I love you guys thank you for encouraging me every day. Praying for you! ♥️
So inspired by how you both lean on the Lord for everything! Our sermon on Sunday was Matthew 15:21. A Canaanite came to Jesus begging at his feet. And he didn’t answer her right away. Intentionally testing her faith. Bc the canaanites weren’t who he was ministering to, she must have only heard bits of information from others about Jesus, and that was enough for her. She believed He was the son of David. And she persisted, “Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.” Don’t stop praying, God wants us to come to Him 🙏🏼
I was not brought up with faith. I didn’t go to church or read the Bible. I was never talked to about God! I started exploring about God and Christianity my senior year or high school. I have been to church for baptisms and weddings throughout my life and every time I have gone into a church and watched a ceremony I have cried. I never knew why I still don’t! But to see you get emotional about God just makes me believe in him more! There is a reason we cry! And you crying had relieved me of why am I crying?! Because we are vulnerable! But it’s our emotions our feelings for him! It’s us letting out that we believe in him and that he is real and he is good! And I just want to say a huge thank you to you both for sharing this! I feel like now I am okay to read my Bible and cry or when I go to church if I cry it is okay! I pray for you and Josh for this baby to come when it is needed most!! God is here! He is listening and he WILL bring us joy!
Thank you for sharing your journey!!! I would love to hear a Truth Tuesday about dealing with anxiety and what it looks like to deal with this especially as someone who is 1000% a people pleaser!!
Taking away form this that no matter how hard it gets we know God has the plan for us that we learn to follow and trust. I’d love to learn more about how to pick the right place to get this procedure done and go through this process.
Thank you for sharing this - I loved what Josh said about living life in light of eternity and what you shared about the Hope that He promises. Another idea for Tuesday Truth is looking at a biblical perspective of stewarding our bodies/health/wellness 😊
Hi Courtney! Loved everything you said. You mentioned your journals full of God's goodness. I think for another Tuesday Truth, it'd be cool if you went through your journaling process and/or what things you've seen God do in your life through that and how we can too.
I can’t wait until #babyduinker happens for you both! ❤️ I’d love to see an episode that dives deeper into both your paths to choosing to live a Godly life.
One of the few things I’m taking away is how incredibly blessed you are with your husband. I know the video isn’t about this, but sometimes we are so focused on something that we forget the importance of other things. A friend recently told me, kids grow up and move on with their lives (as it should be) and you’re left with your life partner. So she said, it’s so important to make sure they are your best friend, your ultimate partner and person you are going to go through the storms with. I think your husband is proof that God blessed you beyond measure and know he will bless you abundantly more in the next season!
Yesss y’all! Community is SO important 🙌🏼 I am so thankful for this video one of my fears is having to go through infertility because of my PCOS and I have really relied on my community to lift me up out of that fear as the time gets closer to try for babies 💕 thank you for being so vulnerable both you and Josh!!
So many feels from this video! Was totally there in a similar boat as you guys with infertility journey. It was such a roller coaster emotionally. Always believed that god knew what was right for you and had a plan for us but sin would creep in and I would get mad when things didn’t work out. Always thought why us or why not us. There must be something wrong with my body. With the doubt I still came back to god and knew these trials must be in his plan to make us stronger and everything would work out and it did. Hind sight the way it worked out was for the better! Also I truly would love to see an episode on anxiety! ❤️
I would love to hear a series about anxiety and how you deal with worrying about the future! Love seeing you guys be there for each other through your highs AND your lows!
Such great content. Love how you share your journey and faith in the Lord. Would love to see a Tuesday Truth on waiting on the Lord and seeking Godly friendships/relationships.
Praying for you and Josh during this journey!! ❤️ Every single day! Y’all are so heavy on my heart and have helped me and my husband so much during our own infertility journey. The Lord is so faithful and good even in our disappointment and I cannot wait to see what the Lord has planned ❤️
Love this!! I would love to hear you guys’ thoughts on the line between believing God will deliver on a promise but still being open to his will looking different than what we hoped. I hope that makes sense! I feel like I often find myself praying “God, I am believing for this promise to be fulfilled” but then I think “what if it isn’t God’s will?” I don’t want to stop praying for it and believing for it, but I don’t want to get my sights so set on my version of things that I miss what God is actually trying to do.
Sending you positive vibes!! 🙌 would love to see a Tuesday truth on communication during marriage especially when you don’t feel like working on it! :)
LOVE that verse in Job. “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” My husband and I are 2.5 years into this fertility journey. He’s a pastor and I just sent him that verse. He said he’s been contemplating preaching a sermon on it. Something I really took away from this video was having to be OKAY if God’s plan for us is to not have our own children. I’ve been so focused on doing WHATEVER it takes to have children, I haven’t even let my mind go to what if we never do? But it’s something I need to be okay with and know that God is still good.
Thank you for sharing, you both speak so powerfully 🙏🏾. I was watching another youtubers IVF journey and saw that she only had 1-2 viable embryos as well and I think she decided to go through the retrieval process again to get more before moving forward with implantation. Is that something you two are considering?
I think the moment we understand we are absolutely underserving of anything and that no matter how devoted we are, it will never be enough , we truly surrender to Him and beg for His mercy, things happen. I’ve been in your shoes sister....I had my first son naturally and as easy as it could be. However on the second, I tried...didn’t happen so we went through an ivf, same as you, had one embrio for genetic testing, ended up being abnormal. It crushed my heart and I got weak...a few months later got pregnant after starting fertility acupuncture, then week 6 had a miscarriage. It broke my heart again. I just didn’t understand WHY. I cried out to God in exhaustion, in tears and truly felt I was done in my heart with the fact that I wouldn’t be able to give my son a sibling and for that moment I felt I was OK with it. I was able to surrender and say “God, of you don’t want me to have this child, I am OK with it (and I got to the point of exhaustion that I was) but please don’t let me even get pregnant again to just miscarry it. Well....next cycle I was pregnant again, obviously didn’t even celebrate at that point and now my second son just turned 10months so what I want to tell you as a fellow christian is that the minute you take your hands off, He will put his hands IN. That’s what I believe...I know it’s NOT easy and that moment will come when you’re ready but hey girl, I am praying for you guys and cheering for twins for that ONE egg because God is like THAT. All He does is for His glory! God bless and protect your heart through this journey ❤️ PS: Also as an encouragement, I hd my second son at 41yrs old and he was conceived and born naturally and he’s absolutely perfect. God is able. Believe that with all your heart and soul!
One thing I’m taking away from this video is that God has a plan for us and it may not be what we want but He has our story in His hands and we know He is not without purpose 🙏🏾. I’d love to see future videos on your life in Hawaii/ how you two financially made it work 😊.
I'd love a Tuesday truth about sex with a specific focus on sex while going through a fertility journey. I know sex can be an uncomfortable topic for some, more so in the christian faith. I think this fuels the idea that "sex is bad", and that is just not what God thinks. He created sex to be beautiful in marriage. All that to say I think the more truth is out there about sex and the christian life the better. However, I do understand it's a very personal topic.
I love the reminder of submitting to the Lord even when plans aren’t going how we want them to. Such a great reminder that he has us exactly where we need to be (even if we can’t see it at the time). Also, I have to say it is so inspiring to see how you two support each other and lift each other up. What a wonderful blessing to have that great bond with one another and to have such a positive attitude through the storms of life.
I’d love to see a Tuesday Truth video on creating foundational prayer and Bible study time as a couple.
Praying and hoping for you both in your journey. My husband and I have been married for 10 years and still are hopeful for God to bless us with a child. It’s hard, but God is so good. He is working and using your journey to grow the Kingdom. 🤍
I love seeing the love for the Lord you both have. Thanks for great reminder that in Jesus we have a firm foundation to put our hope & trust in!
I love your guys heart for the Lord! Thank you for the reminded that Hope is always in Christ. It doesn’t matter our circumstances Christ is our constant hope!
The faith you both exhibit through all of this is inspiring. Even Jesus asked for the cup to pass from him before he was taken, beaten, and crucified. Thank you for being raw and open and real. I am thankful that our God listens when we ask for that plan B even if he knows it won’t happen. He knows what is best for his grand plan and he knows that those who love him will endure through the suffering to see his plan to fruition!
Love the comment about Gospel shoes and remembering to always put on the whole armor of God. We never know when disappoint will strike and it’s so important to be ready. God is sovereign and we’re praying for y’all 🙏🏻❤️
Would love to hear your testimonies sometime or an episode on fears and anxiety!
You two are such lights in dark times. I loved what Josh said about continuing to worship God during difficult times. I think that’s hardest for me - remembering to worship in gratefulness even when I’m hurting and feeling lost.
I’d love a truth Tuesday on the process of preparing for a marriage. What did that process look like? Love you guys! ❤️❤️
Not only does God tell us that He will be with us, He is with us always until the ends of the earth. I really struggle with the idea when people tell you “everything happens for a reason”, there’s nothing wrong with being reminded of God’s sovereignty. However, I feel like it is sometimes damaging to say to people just that, it almost seems like your disregarding the pain. I do think it would be comforting and just more helpful in general to remind and affirm the people going through trial, hurt, suffering that God sees them in it and ultimately lead them back to Him and heal them of their brokenness. That’s something that reminded me when I was watching the video. That I at times am quick to saying that everything will be okay, which yes, but it IS SO IMPORTANT to sit and pray with people and be in the presence of the Lord together with those that are hurting! I love you guys thank you for encouraging me every day. Praying for you! ♥️
So inspired by how you both lean on the Lord for everything! Our sermon on Sunday was Matthew 15:21. A Canaanite came to Jesus begging at his feet. And he didn’t answer her right away. Intentionally testing her faith. Bc the canaanites weren’t who he was ministering to, she must have only heard bits of information from others about Jesus, and that was enough for her. She believed He was the son of David. And she persisted, “Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.” Don’t stop praying, God wants us to come to Him 🙏🏼
I was not brought up with faith. I didn’t go to church or read the Bible. I was never talked to about God! I started exploring about God and Christianity my senior year or high school. I have been to church for baptisms and weddings throughout my life and every time I have gone into a church and watched a ceremony I have cried. I never knew why I still don’t! But to see you get emotional about God just makes me believe in him more! There is a reason we cry! And you crying had relieved me of why am I crying?! Because we are vulnerable! But it’s our emotions our feelings for him! It’s us letting out that we believe in him and that he is real and he is good! And I just want to say a huge thank you to you both for sharing this! I feel like now I am okay to read my Bible and cry or when I go to church if I cry it is okay! I pray for you and Josh for this baby to come when it is needed most!! God is here! He is listening and he WILL bring us joy!
Thank you for sharing your journey!!! I would love to hear a Truth Tuesday about dealing with anxiety and what it looks like to deal with this especially as someone who is 1000% a people pleaser!!
A takeaway is He is good to me even in my sorrow, in my pain, and in my suffering.
Love this idea, Tuesday Truth. Thank you for sharing this and being real, it is so encouraging.
Taking away form this that no matter how hard it gets we know God has the plan for us that we learn to follow and trust. I’d love to learn more about how to pick the right place to get this procedure done and go through this process.
Thank you for sharing this - I loved what Josh said about living life in light of eternity and what you shared about the Hope that He promises. Another idea for Tuesday Truth is looking at a biblical perspective of stewarding our bodies/health/wellness 😊
I would love to see a Tuesday truth video about self control.
Hi Courtney! Loved everything you said. You mentioned your journals full of God's goodness. I think for another Tuesday Truth, it'd be cool if you went through your journaling process and/or what things you've seen God do in your life through that and how we can too.
I can’t wait until #babyduinker happens for you both! ❤️ I’d love to see an episode that dives deeper into both your paths to choosing to live a Godly life.
One of the few things I’m taking away is how incredibly blessed you are with your husband. I know the video isn’t about this, but sometimes we are so focused on something that we forget the importance of other things. A friend recently told me, kids grow up and move on with their lives (as it should be) and you’re left with your life partner. So she said, it’s so important to make sure they are your best friend, your ultimate partner and person you are going to go through the storms with. I think your husband is proof that God blessed you beyond measure and know he will bless you abundantly more in the next season!
Yesss y’all! Community is SO important 🙌🏼 I am so thankful for this video one of my fears is having to go through infertility because of my PCOS and I have really relied on my community to lift me up out of that fear as the time gets closer to try for babies 💕 thank you for being so vulnerable both you and Josh!!
So many feels from this video! Was totally there in a similar boat as you guys with infertility journey. It was such a roller coaster emotionally. Always believed that god knew what was right for you and had a plan for us but sin would creep in and I would get mad when things didn’t work out. Always thought why us or why not us. There must be something wrong with my body. With the doubt I still came back to god and knew these trials must be in his plan to make us stronger and everything would work out and it did. Hind sight the way it worked out was for the better! Also I truly would love to see an episode on anxiety! ❤️
I would love to hear a series about anxiety and how you deal with worrying about the future! Love seeing you guys be there for each other through your highs AND your lows!
Such great content. Love how you share your journey and faith in the Lord. Would love to see a Tuesday Truth on waiting on the Lord and seeking Godly friendships/relationships.
I’m praying for you both! Thank you for being a light online for everyone to see and be encouraged by.
Praying for you and Josh during this journey!! ❤️ Every single day! Y’all are so heavy on my heart and have helped me and my husband so much during our own infertility journey. The Lord is so faithful and good even in our disappointment and I cannot wait to see what the Lord has planned ❤️
Love this!! I would love to hear you guys’ thoughts on the line between believing God will deliver on a promise but still being open to his will looking different than what we hoped. I hope that makes sense! I feel like I often find myself praying “God, I am believing for this promise to be fulfilled” but then I think “what if it isn’t God’s will?” I don’t want to stop praying for it and believing for it, but I don’t want to get my sights so set on my version of things that I miss what God is actually trying to do.
Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us. How do you cope with the stresses of this journey without taking it out on each other?
Sending you positive vibes!! 🙌 would love to see a Tuesday truth on communication during marriage especially when you don’t feel like working on it! :)
I would love to see a Tuesday Truth about making good girl friends in your 20s! 💜
LOVE that verse in Job. “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” My husband and I are 2.5 years into this fertility journey. He’s a pastor and I just sent him that verse. He said he’s been contemplating preaching a sermon on it. Something I really took away from this video was having to be OKAY if God’s plan for us is to not have our own children. I’ve been so focused on doing WHATEVER it takes to have children, I haven’t even let my mind go to what if we never do? But it’s something I need to be okay with and know that God is still good.
The image of Moses having his arms held up by others and the need to have others lift us up in hard times is so good!
Thank you for sharing, you both speak so powerfully 🙏🏾. I was watching another youtubers IVF journey and saw that she only had 1-2 viable embryos as well and I think she decided to go through the retrieval process again to get more before moving forward with implantation. Is that something you two are considering?
Would love a series on anxiety, cause this girl struggles with that but I don't want it to keep me back from living my life.
I think the moment we understand we are absolutely underserving of anything and that no matter how devoted we are, it will never be enough , we truly surrender to Him and beg for His mercy, things happen. I’ve been in your shoes sister....I had my first son naturally and as easy as it could be. However on the second, I tried...didn’t happen so we went through an ivf, same as you, had one embrio for genetic testing, ended up being abnormal. It crushed my heart and I got weak...a few months later got pregnant after starting fertility acupuncture, then week 6 had a miscarriage. It broke my heart again. I just didn’t understand WHY. I cried out to God in exhaustion, in tears and truly felt I was done in my heart with the fact that I wouldn’t be able to give my son a sibling and for that moment I felt I was OK with it. I was able to surrender and say “God, of you don’t want me to have this child, I am OK with it (and I got to the point of exhaustion that I was) but please don’t let me even get pregnant again to just miscarry it. Well....next cycle I was pregnant again, obviously didn’t even celebrate at that point and now my second son just turned 10months so what I want to tell you as a fellow christian is that the minute you take your hands off, He will put his hands IN. That’s what I believe...I know it’s NOT easy and that moment will come when you’re ready but hey girl, I am praying for you guys and cheering for twins for that ONE egg because God is like THAT. All He does is for His glory! God bless and protect your heart through this journey ❤️ PS: Also as an encouragement, I hd my second son at 41yrs old and he was conceived and born naturally and he’s absolutely perfect. God is able. Believe that with all your heart and soul!
One thing I’m taking away from this video is that God has a plan for us and it may not be what we want but He has our story in His hands and we know He is not without purpose 🙏🏾.
I’d love to see future videos on your life in Hawaii/ how you two financially made it work 😊.
I'd love a Tuesday truth about sex with a specific focus on sex while going through a fertility journey. I know sex can be an uncomfortable topic for some, more so in the christian faith. I think this fuels the idea that "sex is bad", and that is just not what God thinks. He created sex to be beautiful in marriage. All that to say I think the more truth is out there about sex and the christian life the better. However, I do understand it's a very personal topic.