Update!

Hey Everybody!

Oh! I have so much to say! I don't even know where to start!

Baron and I have 2 major things going on tomorrow! First, is our first "treatment" appointment.
After listening to a sermon by a very trusted pastor on a passage in john, this is basically what it said: (taken from westpalmbeachchurchofchrist.com

James 15:13-15
13Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.


James says to call for the elders of the church to pray for the one who is sick. Assistance may be necessary for the one who is ailing. In those days, being able to apply oil to oneself when seriously would require help. Thus, the elders should make sure the person was receiving the medical attention necessary. But, as James points out, the important part of this work is the prayers. Let this person’s condition be in the prayers of the saints so that he may be healed and raised up from this serious condition. But prayer was not to be used alone. Christians were expected to use the medical means necessary and available to help with the illness.
It is surprising to me how often I see religions declare that they will be healed of a sickness by the power of God, and will refuse medical treatment. Of course, these people die more often than not when refusing any help. But James is actually commanding the opposite. Yes, we are to rely on God to heal us and raise us up, but we are to use the treatments that the medical community can provide. God can use the simple things of this world to heal our flesh and God can use the power of prayer for the ailments that medicine cannot treat.
If James had used the other Greek word for anointing that refers to the Holy Spirit’s anointing of Christ, then I would be more apt to see the anointing oil to be a reference to God using His power through the use of oil. But that is not the word James used and furthermore, to the first century reader, all James was telling the elders to do was make sure the person received proper medical attention.


So, in light of hearing this, and doing my own studying, and lots of prayer, we have decided to move forward with treatment for infertility. Our goal will be to treat the possible causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. We have several more tests we could run, and several treatment paths we could try. Our first appointment is Tuesday, and we will be mostly just discussing where to go now.


The other thing, is that we will hopefully be attending one of our Foster-to-Adopt classes tomorrow night! It should be Strengthening Family Relationships..

And yes, we will be doing both, if we are blessed with a pregnancy and foster children, we will be doing both!

Well, my Mac is running out of power quickly, so I guess I will post and write more later!
-Megan