"Start Your Family"

The past few weeks have been chaotic for Dustin and me, but in the midst of it all we are truly excited for the blessing of having a baby. I honestly felt discouraged about the timing of it all - there seem to be too many changes at once, but after talking to my oldest sister about some of my feelings she encouraged me to reflect on the goodness of God and His timing. She talked about how she got pregnant at a young age and the news was received with a lot of shock. Then she talked about how it was her struggle with fertility problems a little later that she realized what a blessing it was to start a family at a young age.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with Endometriosis because of severe cyclical pain that kept occurring. There was no diagnostic test performed (it involves laparoscopy, a minor operation), but the doctor said based on my symptoms this was what I had. He told me it could cause fertility problems and when I was interested in starting a family I should discuss options. Options?? I was so confused and scared. Birth control seemed to be the only answer (along with taking loads of advil when the pain occurred). Dustin and I talked about the fears of not being able to have children and putting it off, but we both felt that in the end if God really wanted us to have children it WOULD happen.
Anyway, that same sister sent me a book she ran across online entitled "Start Your Family". I flew through it and felt that I began to trust in God's timing with our future and family. Here is a short quote from the book: "We agonized over how we could afford to be responsible for a tiny human. I remember this anxiousness hovered over all my waking moments and clouded my faith that God would provide for us and financially honor our commitment to stay home. To be honest, I can't say that I ever really had true faith that God would provide. I hoped He would. I prayed He would... And then, moment by moment... He was there helping us make ends meet..." Anyway, after reading about other people's struggles and finding that they somehow managed to get through, I feel more confident that things will be okay. God will help us and we are truly blessed!