Day 7: Don't ignore the dashboard lights

It had been a day! Our washer was leaking, clothes were piled up from vacation, Mark was out of uniforms for work and needed some washed. Laundromat time....the laundromat we use isn't just any ole laundromat, it's state of the art. We live in a college town so it's catered to be an enjoyable task instead of a daunting task, laundry normally is. Inside, there is a restaurant and a bar with a nifty little light board to notify you when your machines is done.  Does this count as a date night? Afraid so:) So off to the laundromat to spend our Friday evening! 

Our normal drive into town went a little different on this night. 

A quote from my Facebook page.  

"Today I lost my "Wife Of The Year" Award. I have been driving my car (for a few days) with the gas light on! I HATE getting gas. Mark and I headed to town.
Mark: Oh you need gas.
Me: You can make it to the Shell Station.
Next thing I know....
Mark: We are out of gas:(
My amazing hubby pushes me and my SUV a mile to the gas station!! He wins "Hubby Of The Century"!!"

Stopping to get gas takes 5-10 minutes right? We run out and are on the side of the road. My awesome hubby pushes us. 

The whole ordeal takes about an hour out of our already busy schedule. 

An hour wasted because I was too stubborn and had decided that waiting for gas to pump was a waste of time.  I was to busy to stop and pump gas for 5 minutes. In the long run I  inconvenienced my hubby and threw off our whole night. 

How many times do we do this to God? He wants 5 mins of our time to reveal a life changing answer that we had been praying for, to show us how to change our path, refresh us, give us peace or maybe just to comfort us. Sometimes we are to busy to stop for 5 mins and relish in God's presence. Then a life circumstance happens "like running out of gas" and we ask God "where were you?". God was there along trying to get our attention but we were ignoring the cool dashboard lights that had been signaling to us for 3 days now!! 

Don't ignore the dashboard lights God has placed before you! Take time each day, even if it's just 5 minutes! Put on a worship song in the car and just bask in his love! It may just be the answer to your prayers!! 

Day 6: Not all waiting is bad!!

Two weeks ago our washer broke. Mark and I decided it was time to get a new set. We have always had hande me downs. So we went shopping and found the perfect pair. We opted for delivery so we wouldn't have to worry about them. With delivery comes waiting on the delivery guys to show up. They give you a four hour window. The men who delivered our new "toys" we're so helpful and nice! I'm so glad we finally broke down and for a new set. They have fancy settings that we are not used to but will fall in love with quickly, I am sure! I've never been so excited to do laundry as I was when I got off work tonight! Not all waiting is bad! Sometimes waiting brings fun and exciting things into our lives!!

Day 5: Encouragement

Wait for the Lord. Be strong and don't lose hope. Wait for the Lord. (‭Psalm‬ ‭27‬:‭14‬ NIRV)

I needed to hear this verse today! During my 31 Days of writing I encourage comments! I would love to hear from you!!

When you are going through a trying season in your life that causes you to wait upon God what are your go to scriptures?

Day 4: 13yrs and still waiting.....

Here's a little background for those of you who don't know our story! For those of you who follow my blog thanks for your loyalty! I hope you enjoy the 31 days of blogging!!

My name is Cathy. My hubby is Mark. My nickname for him is babycakes. Hence how the name "Waiting on our baby cake" came about. Mark and I have been married for 13yrs! Shortly after we married I was diagnosed with PCOS. We started on clomid right away. It made me crazy and I stopped after one round. We haven't been hardcore TTC but we haven't been trying to prevent it either. Earlier last year (2013) we decided to move forward on our journey to starting a family. I have had the same OBGYN for 12 years. In April we decided to get a second opinion. We loved the new Doctor the moment we met him. Within three weeks I had started femera and our first IUI was scheduled. You can read  about our first IUI experience In a previous blog:) We have had three unsuccessful IUI's. We had an IVF in March on 2014, it was unsuccessful as well! We have not lost hope! We are still waiting for our miracle! We still believe God will provide!

Day 3 Stop.....

I hate to wait!! We wait at the Dr. Office, grocery store, bank line, school line, red lights, trains, and much more. Have I mentioned I don't like to wait?!?! I really don't like to wait when I'm running late. What if we looked at waiting from a different perspective. Think about this...when we are waiting what if used our time to work for us instead of feeling like its wasted. What if we prayed over our Dr., store clerk, teller, our child's school/teacher, our city and country leaders. What would happen to our attitudes if we used our waiting time more productive? It's only a few minutes that we spend waiting in a line but in short time a simple prayer can change the world!! Be a world changer!!!

Day 2: A Little Longer

On average everyday we spend 60 minutes waiting. Today I painted my finger nails and I had to WAIT for them to dry. I realized how impatient I was. I wanted them to instantly be dry and beautiful. Sometimes I think we are like that with God. He wants us to take a little time to "dry" and we want  immediate gratification. We want our situation to be quickly resolved. 

 While I'm waiting for my nails to dry my phone rings it's a call I've been waiting for. I grab the phone with fingers spread apart so I don't scuff them. But guess what?!?! No matter how careful I was, I scuffed them. 

I didn't give them enough time to finish processing, to completely dry! We are like that with God. He didn't answer our prayers fast enough so we take matters into our own hands. I didn't have time to redo them so I'm wearing them with scuff marks. Like my nails, we all have imperfections and flaws. 

After a week of having polish on my nails the polish begins to chips and peel off. When we going through stormy seasons of life if we are patient with God and WAIT on him He can eventually chip away and peel back each of our layers. With each layer peeled away the closer we are to being the person God created us to be. When we spend quiet time with Him and in the word it lets God work on us from the inside out. God can then develop our character and strengthen us. The next time we go through a tough situation we will be a little bit stronger and we have a little more endurance to stay the course. 

Waiting isn't the greatest thing we do but it is a necessity. 

Day 1: Intro

Sweet Friends,

Please join me as I write for the next 31 days! Topics will vary but they will remain inspirational and uplifting! I'm sure we will share some laughs and some tears! I hope you enjoy our time together in the next weeks! 

I will give you a short intro...I'm Cathy. I'm a simple christian girl who has been married for 13years. I just turned 33. Mark and I married when I was 20. We have been trying for a family our entire marriage. So waiting isn't anything new to us. I will share some more about our journey and infertility in the coming days. If you have any  questions or are on the same path and need encouragement, I'm your girl! 

See you all tomorrow!! 

Cathy