The Word Among Us

May 2021 Issue

Yearning for a Child of My Own

Despite the Obstacles, God Found a Way to Give Me the Desires of My Heart

By: Elizabeth Moody

Yearning for a Child of My Own: Despite the Obstacles, God Found a Way to Give Me the Desires of My Heart by Elizabeth Moody

When his first wife passed away following a short battle with breast cancer, he became the single father of three young children. The new role left him overwhelmed, and he had decided that he was done having children. Besides, I was physically unable to conceive due to a lifelong medical condition. So why did I still hold out hopes of having a baby?

A New Way to Pray. I was in my early thirties when I met my husband. When we got married, I became an instant mom to his three children....

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