I am a Christian. A wife. A mother. A daughter. A sister. A friend....and I am also a planner. It has been the during the unexpected moments of life, when "my plan" has been disrupted, that I have learned and am still learning to trust in God's perfect plan for me. Thus, the name of this blog. Even though my life is "unscripted" based on my plans, I know every unexpected moment for me is not unexpected for God.
I have 5 beautiful children, but only two that I can currently hold in my arms. My first two babies I lost to miscarriage. This had a enormous impact on my life and is a blog post that I will eventually write. For the moment, though, those words will go unwritten. For the moment, I am currently a mom to two awesome kids, a 4 year old boy and a 2 year old girl, that keep me quite busy. We are a military family in the midst of a move and I am also 30 weeks pregnant with a boy, Dillon Edward Allen, who was diagnosed with Trisomy 18 at 18 weeks gestation (You can find the details of his story here).
I am also currently in training to become a yoga instructor and have found that my practice is a time that is reserved for just God, Dillon and me. In the busyness that is our current season of life, yoga has been a place for me to just come and "be still." A place to find rest. A place to reconnect and reenergize for the stresses this life has to offer. I am also learning to bring yoga into my everyday...it is not perfect by any means, but I am tying to focus on gratitude, being mindful and find appreciation in the little things. I feel abundantly blessed to be a wife to my amazing, supportive husband and a mom to my kids....they are what gets me out of bed every morning. Although we have the struggles every family seems to have during our stage of life, I am trying to find beauty amidst the temper tantrums, sharing wars, messy house and organized chaos that is our home most of the time! I love the idea of crafting, scrapbooking and decorating, but seldom do I find time to retreat and work on projects. When I do get a chance to be creative, I find it refreshing. Perhaps the big projects will be for another season.
Thank you for reading this and walking this road with me. I have found many people with similar stories walking on this same road. That is my reason for breaking the silence on topics that seldom get discussed, but that tear the heart and soul apart in quiet suffering. This is my story. My journey through the heartbreaking loss of miscarriage and the struggles of a pregnancy with a child diagnosed with Trisomy 18. It is my hope that you find encouragement here. Pray, laugh and cry with me as I trust God, find grace in His plan and learn to embrace the unexpected. This is Life. Unscripted.
With Love, Kendra
I have 5 beautiful children, but only two that I can currently hold in my arms. My first two babies I lost to miscarriage. This had a enormous impact on my life and is a blog post that I will eventually write. For the moment, though, those words will go unwritten. For the moment, I am currently a mom to two awesome kids, a 4 year old boy and a 2 year old girl, that keep me quite busy. We are a military family in the midst of a move and I am also 30 weeks pregnant with a boy, Dillon Edward Allen, who was diagnosed with Trisomy 18 at 18 weeks gestation (You can find the details of his story here).
I am also currently in training to become a yoga instructor and have found that my practice is a time that is reserved for just God, Dillon and me. In the busyness that is our current season of life, yoga has been a place for me to just come and "be still." A place to find rest. A place to reconnect and reenergize for the stresses this life has to offer. I am also learning to bring yoga into my everyday...it is not perfect by any means, but I am tying to focus on gratitude, being mindful and find appreciation in the little things. I feel abundantly blessed to be a wife to my amazing, supportive husband and a mom to my kids....they are what gets me out of bed every morning. Although we have the struggles every family seems to have during our stage of life, I am trying to find beauty amidst the temper tantrums, sharing wars, messy house and organized chaos that is our home most of the time! I love the idea of crafting, scrapbooking and decorating, but seldom do I find time to retreat and work on projects. When I do get a chance to be creative, I find it refreshing. Perhaps the big projects will be for another season.
Thank you for reading this and walking this road with me. I have found many people with similar stories walking on this same road. That is my reason for breaking the silence on topics that seldom get discussed, but that tear the heart and soul apart in quiet suffering. This is my story. My journey through the heartbreaking loss of miscarriage and the struggles of a pregnancy with a child diagnosed with Trisomy 18. It is my hope that you find encouragement here. Pray, laugh and cry with me as I trust God, find grace in His plan and learn to embrace the unexpected. This is Life. Unscripted.
With Love, Kendra
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
Psalm 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
Psalm 46:10
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