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Mother’s Day is for Me, Too

May 11, 2019May 10, 2020 ~ lindsayablair ~ 3 Comments

I’m a mother, but you cannot see my children. I have carried eight lives in my womb who never made it to their due date, but I’m a mother nevertheless. Mother's Day is for me, too. When I meet strangers who ask if I have children, sometimes I don’t know how to answer. Because yes, … Continue reading Mother’s Day is for Me, Too

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A New Chapter…

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 ~ lindsayablair ~ 1 Comment

I have always been an avid reader. Whether it's a suspenseful mystery novel, an exciting sci-fi series, a romantic love story, an intellectual research summary, or a professional/personal/spiritual development self-help book, I find immense value in carving out time to sit with myself, turn the pages, and reflect on the words printed and the meaning … Continue reading A New Chapter…

This Wicked Sea

February 14, 2018 ~ lindsayablair ~ Leave a comment

I am honored and proud to introduce my husband, David, to you all. We are sharing a journal entry with you that David wrote while he was in the hospital waiting room as I was undergoing emergency surgery earlier this month for an ectopic pregnancy. If you aren't familiar with an ectopic pregnancy, it is … Continue reading This Wicked Sea

Courage, Dear Heart

December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 ~ lindsayablair ~ 3 Comments

The whispers of God and the wrestling with God often leave a permanent mark.  On our souls, on our hearts, and sometimes even on our flesh.October 13, 2013 was truly the most beautiful day I could ever imagine. It was the day David and I were married. The weather was perfect... mid-seventies and overcast. Right … Continue reading Courage, Dear Heart

Infertility and Mother’s Day

May 10, 2017May 15, 2017 ~ lindsayablair ~ 3 Comments

In the words of my husband, a picture speaks a thousand words, but a thousand words isn't nearly enough to describe the emotional, physical, and spiritual pain of grief and loss. For me, this comes in the picture of "infertility" and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. I know many of you reading may be grieving this Mother's … Continue reading Infertility and Mother’s Day

2017- A Year of Hope

December 31, 2016December 31, 2016 ~ lindsayablair ~ Leave a comment

Well, another year has come and gone. It feels like just yesterday David and I were ringing in 2016, newly pregnant (we would find out the following week) with our fifth little one hoping and longing for 2016 to be the year the Lord would bless us with children. 2016 did not bring us the … Continue reading 2017- A Year of Hope

Choose to Let It Go

June 5, 2016 ~ lindsayablair ~ Leave a comment

Let's be honest, life can get pretty out of control sometimes, often yielding disappointments and unmet expectations. Isn't that when we often find ourselves feeling frustrated, bitter, or angry... when our expectations are not met? When a spouse didn't handle a situation the way we thought they should? When a co-worker or employer made a decision … Continue reading Choose to Let It Go

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This Mother’s Day I have so much to celebrate. Today I celebrate the two miracles growing with life inside me. Mother’s Day has been filled with so much grief and pain (and that doesn’t just go away) but this year it is also filled with great joy and expectation. I celebrate my amazing mother and mother-in-love today and everyday. Thank you both for being incredible stewards of the role God gave you to mother. I hope to be like you both as I mother my children, and I cannot thank you enough for the love and sacrifices you poured into David and I. I want to honor you both by being the best mother I can be to your grandchildren. . I also celebrate every woman who mothers today- whether you mother your children or you mother others around you, you deserve to be celebrated today. . To those of you longing to be mothers, mothers who have lost children, mothers who can’t be with their children today, and children who have lost mothers- I’m thinking of you and I am also celebrating you today. I know this day can be filled with pain, but I hope you know you are deeply loved. I wrote a blog last year on Mother’s Day (link in bio). I never could have guessed how much would change in a year, but every word of this still rings true. It rings true for me, and it rings true for you. Mother’s Day is for you, too. #mothersday #celebratemoms #pregnantafterloss #lovemymom
We are excited to announce that after 6 long years and 8 heartbreaking losses that we are expecting TWINS this October!! I won’t share all of the details here, but just know that this pregnancy and both of these babies are nothing short of absolute miracles. . We still don’t have any answers as to why we lost our first 8 pregnancies and we don’t know why this pregnancy has been different except for this: He is the God who heals, He is the God redeems, and He is the God who restores and rewrites our stories. I cry everyday at each of the little details He is writing into our story and I honestly can’t believe that He chose me to carry these little miracles and to be their mom. We have not taken a single day with these sweet babies for granted. My prayer for them and for our family is that everything about our stories and theirs would point people to Jesus- the one true gift and our ultimate redeemer. . If you are a loss mama or are struggling with infertility, I know how much pregnancy announcements can sting. My prayer in sharing mine is to give you hope that He truly is the God of miracles and He is the God who sees you. He sees you in your brokenness and He is still writing a beautiful story. I think about you so often, and I’m praying for breakthrough and redemption in your story just like He has done in mine. . Thank you to everyone who has stood beside us the last 6 years, remembered our sweet babies in Heaven (they are each represented with balloons in our announcement photos), grieved with us, hoped with us, and especially prayed for us. Pregnancy after so much loss is incredibly challenging, but it is also immensely rewarding and has taken us to even deeper places with Him. We could never replace the children we lost, but we are immeasurably grateful for these two gifts of abundance God has given our family. We are beyond excited to meet them and kiss their sweet faces... October can’t get here soon enough!! . 📸 @jessimnichols #pregnancyannouncement #twinblairs #twins #pregnancyafterloss #recurrentpregnancyloss #hopeafterinfertility #rainbowbaby #rainbowbabies #hopeafterloss #hopevibes #octoberbabies
This week is National Infertility Awareness Week. On this day 6 years ago, I found out I was pregnant for the first time. Never in a million years would I have imagined then that infertility- specifically recurrent pregnancy loss- would become a part of our story. It isn’t something I would’ve chosen to write into our story, but I’ve learned over the last 6 years that grief and loss, beauty and pain, joy and celebration, longing and hope can and do coexist in the most beautiful and complex way. Recurrent pregnancy loss has taken so much from us- eight beautiful and perfect babies, both Fallopian tubes, countless hours spent at specialty doctors visits, and thousands of dollars. It would be easy to write a post about how much has been stolen. But that would only be a part of the story. The Lord has given us so much in spite of recurrent pregnancy loss and fertility struggles. He has given us 6.5 years of a marriage that has not only survived the fire and the trials, but has thrived and become stronger and more intimate that ever. He has given us more beautiful babies than we could hold to love for all eternity when we finally get to Heaven. He has given us resilience, perseverance, and steadfastness I never would have imagined would be possible. He has given us hope when everything seemed hopeless. He has given us His strength when we’ve never been more weak. He has given us a team of wonderful medical professionals that has started to feel more like family than providers. He has given us a community of others who have walked this road to speak life into us and hold us up when we can’t stand. There have been so many moments in this journey that I have questioned God, questioned His goodness, and questioned His promises. But through it all He has given me the gift of being in His presence through it all. If you are in the depths of the battle of infertility, I want you to know you are not alone. You are seen. You are loved. And your story isn’t over yet. Hold onto hope and know that I am holding onto hope with and for you. #NIAW #infertilityawarenessweek #infertilityawareness #infertility #miscarriageawareness #miscarriage #recurrentmiscarriage #hope
Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. (Dr. and Dr.) Arbra!! A beautiful wedding in every way and an even more beautiful couple! #youarbratheone
Happy Valentines Day, my love! I celebrate our love today and every day. Love you so much, David, and I am immensely grateful to do this life together with you. 💕💋
Celebrating you is so easy, @april_weaver!! What a fun, wintery wonderland bachelorette weekend in Ashville with some of my favorite girls ❄️ 💍 👰🏼 💃🏼#lastflingbeforethering #ashvillenc #bachandboujee #loveisintheplair
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