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  2. This was such a beautiful story. So brave of you to share it! I needed to hear that today. God’s plans are not always our own but they certainly are perfect aren’t they?

  3. What a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing.
    It brings back all the memories of finding out I was pregnant at the age of 40, (despite doctors telling me my medical condition affected my fertility)) I was unmarried and in a v dodgy relationship and with little money. My siblings were shocked at the news but my Catholic parents were Thrilled to pieces!!! people even said my baby daughter gave my dad a reason to live.

  4. I love this!
    My Mom found out I was 6wks pregnant in the back of an ambulance after I totaled my soon to be husbands car on my way to plan my wedding reception ;)

  5. Oh, goodness, Carolyn. What an amazing story God has written with your life! Thank you for sharing so we could witness His grace. You are a brave soul! <3

  6. Such a beautiful story, Carolyn. The honesty and the gift you have with words to share an experience that brought you such turmoil as well as one of the greatest joys is just beautiful and such a testimony to your heart and the gift of life.

  7. Thank you for sharing this…I have a similar story (minus the car accident, holy cow) and this was so beautiful to read!

  8. Ha! I was 23, too! August 2005: I was doing a couple years of “real work” between a B.A. and a Masters, and was thinking about transferring to Montreal to learn French and party. But we decided pretty quickly it was okay, and we laughed about how our acquaintances would say such nice congratulatory things to me, but to my (now) husband they would offer secret commiserations. In truth, he was the one who was the least freaked out…

  9. Oh, sweet friend, I don’t know how I never read this story before, but I am so glad you shared it, your heart, your honesty. I have tears of all the things right now, and so much and joy and love for you. What courage! What a testimony.

  10. Carolyn… this is my story exactly! Well, minus the car accident. Just reading this I can feel all of those same feelings again. And now I look at my 7 year old and I cant imagine life without him. I am so glad you posted this today. I wish I had a blog so I could tell my story just like this. It was so hard, and the wedding dress part, Im in tears! I was so there! So hard, but looking back on it, so worth it! Now I have four kids, an amazing husband, a rekindled faith, and I am so happy. I love how God knows what we need, when we need it, even though we can think it is so wrong at the time.

    1. AH the wedding dress!!!! I have a superficial dream of one day getting to wear a wedding dress I would have liked to wear– but I’m pretty sure the crown is the rekindled faith. Thanks for stopping by and sharing too :)

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