I honestly believe that we have different seasons of our lives. This season for me has seemed so long, however it's only been about 8 months long (a little longer if you count pregnancy). This season for me is testing. It tests my faith in our Heavenly Father, as well as proves His faithfulness.
"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith - of greater worth than gold, which perishes even through refined by fire - may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed." 1 Peter 1:6-7
In 2000 I was diagnosed with Endometriosis or "Endo" (don't look it up unless you want a lot of information about the female anatomy!!). I had surgery and they thought they got it all...this doesn't mean that it can't come back. The doctors put me on some meds and thought that we had it under control. One of the things that "helps" endo is being pregnant...CHECK. However, NOT being pregnant doesn't help at all. This being said...we are pretty sure that my endo is back. I've been in pain for a while and it's progressively gotten worse. Joe and I are praying through treatment options. My doctor has scheduled me for surgery in February (when my mother-in-law can come down) and has put me on pain pills to cope till then. The surgery is pretty extensive, consisting of a laparoscopy and possibly a removal surgery as well (two different surgeries and incisions but the same procedure).
I just wanted to let you know what is new in our story of doctors. One thing my WONDERFUL doctor said to be today...he said that he can understand why I would have lost faith in the medical community after having something "happen" to Ella that no one can explain and now the endo, which is a disease no one can really explain. I told him that this has nothing to do with the medical community or it's capabilities...this has to do with our God and what he needs me to experience to get a job done for Him. It's not even about me or Ella or even Joe...it's about Him and somewhere His work is being done and His story is being shared and accepted because of the challenges in our family. That's not always easy, but it's the truth.