Meet Julie

Julie & her daughter McKinleigh

Jamie & McKinleigh

Julie has been my best friend since high school. We met our freshman year. In the 12 years we have been friends, our lives have taken different routes.

Lots of "life happenings" have occurred within the lifespan of our friendship: driver license, proms, stupid boyfriends, broken hearts, high school graduation, "real" boyfriends as in the-one-I'm-going-to-marry-boyfriends, engagements, weddings, deaths in the families, and for Julie there has been one other major life happening, motherhood.

Julie and her husband, Jamie wanted to start a family. After a series of dr. visits, questions, and answers, they turned to a Fertility Specialist. It worked! In 2006, McKinleigh Paige was born.

Since Mckinleigh's birth, Jamie and Julie have loved every minute of being parents. The giggles, the loves, the mischievious-ness, the celebrations, the bedtime stories, the bedtime prayers, the stories, the smiles, every aspect of parenting McKinleigh has led the heart of this family to long for another baby.

Once again, they have turned to the Specialist. Julie will find out in a couple weeks if it worked and if she is pregnant! Although this is exciting, the process is frustrating, there is a lot of waiting that is involved.

For weeks now, Julie has been on my heart as I do my very best to walk this journey with her. I asked her if I could share all of this with you so that the readers of this blog will lift Julie and her family in your prayers. Here are few specific ways we can pray for her:

> That God will remind Jamie & Julie that He hears the cries of their hearts.

> That they will be able to take each day as it comes and they will continue to Worship while they wait.

> Julie will be able to overcome the mountain of frustration & defeat that come along with infertility, but will find freedom in resting in Who King Jesus promises He is.

I will keep you updated so that in the end, we can all celebrate and return praise to King Jesus.