In Due Time | Ep. 370
Awesome Marriage Podcast
Dr. Kim Kimberling
4.9 • 813 Ratings
🗓️ 22 October 2019
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Caroline Harries joins Dr. Kim to talk about waiting and how God is good even in the waiting. They talk about infertility, support groups, and how infertility and waiting can affect your marriage.
Caroline is an author of a 60-day devotional 'In Due Time' as well as the founder of 'Moms in the Making' faith based infertility support groups. She shares her story and talks open and honestly about her waiting and their marriage in the waiting.
Chances are you are waiting on something. Maybe it's a baby, maybe it's a house, a job, a fresh start, or restored relationship. Whatever it is you're waiting on - this conversation is going to encourage you.
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES
- "1 in 8 women experience infertility; it's not as rare as you think." - Caroline Harries
- "We have to make God the focus of our lives, no matter what season of life we're in." - Caroline Harries
- "In every trial you face you choose to run to or away from God." - Caroline Harries
- "It's important to not make having a baby an idol or put that in the place of pursuing a relationship with God." - Caroline Harries
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | in this episode caroline harries joins dr kim to talk about waiting and how god is good even in the |
| 0:09.3 | waiting they talk about infertility support groups and how infertility and waiting can affect your |
| 0:14.3 | marriage caroline is the author of a 60 day devotional called in due time as well as the founder of |
| 0:20.4 | moms in the making a faith-based infert called In Due Time, as well as the founder of Moms in the Making, |
| 0:21.4 | a faith-based infertility support group system. |
| 0:24.2 | She shares her story and talks openly and honestly about her waiting and their marriage |
| 0:28.4 | in the waiting. |
| 0:29.6 | Chances are you are waiting on something. |
| 0:32.3 | Maybe it's a baby, maybe it's a house, a job, a fresh start, or a restored relationship. |
| 0:37.7 | Whatever it is you're waiting on, this conversation is going to encourage you. |
| 0:41.6 | I do want to note here that everyone's story with infertility, waiting, and grief is very different. |
| 0:47.1 | So if you don't resonate with Caroline's story, that's okay. |
| 0:50.1 | And to be expected, everyone experiences grief differently. |
| 0:53.6 | There is no right way to grieve. It's also |
| 0:56.7 | okay to be angry with God, confused, and deeply sad. God can handle your heart. He can handle your pain, |
| 1:03.2 | and he can even handle you being upset with him. Look at the Psalms in His Word. So many of them are |
| 1:08.3 | David or other authors lamenting at God and being confused and angry with God. |
| 1:12.9 | So if you are struggling in ways that Caroline didn't, do not be discouraged. I think it's important to not compare our grief journey to someone else's. |
| 1:20.8 | Caroline has some great things to share in this episode, but most importantly, some great resources to connect you to others that are facing similar situations. |
| 1:29.6 | If infertility is a part of your story, I encourage you to reach out to one of these support groups |
| 1:34.2 | for support. |
| 1:36.2 | Welcome to the Awesome Marriage Podcast, a place for honest conversations about marriage and |
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