Adalyn laughing out loud

There is no sweeter sound than a baby's laughter! So happy I caught this on video yesterday. Adalyn even had me laughing! It was so contagious. She has such a sweet laugh. I am enjoying her so much!

Beautiful day

Today was a beautiful day outside so we went for a stroll around the block. Based on this pic, I think Adalyn enjoyed it. I love that smile!

More of You, less of me

More of you lyrics:

More of You and less of me
Lord I pray that there might be
More of You and less of me
More of You and less of me
Lord I pray that there might be
More of You and less of me
Like a grain of wheat that falls to the earth
And dies to live anew
All my plans and earthly desires
I lay them down to follow You
……we need more of You

John 3:30 "He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less."

How does God speak to you?

My devotion was on this today. I read a verse I had never read before so I had to share it. Psalm 119:130 "The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand." I have always said that some parts of the Bible are too deep for me to understand, but if I ask God to help me understand, He will do just that.

Also, speaking of God speaking to us, God spoke to me alot in my infertility journey, and I think you will be touched by some of these verses. The first one was sent to me by an old co-worker, Melody, while I was pregnant. It is Genesis 30:22. It says "Then God remembered Rachel's plight and answered her prayers by enabling her to have children." So neat! I had never read this verse either.

The book of Psalms really helped comfort me in so many ways in my journey. I will never forget the following verses. I believe God gave them to me to help me get by. Without them, I do not know what I would have done. They gave me hope.

Psalm 12:6

Psalm 27:14

Psalm 30:5b

Psalm 113:9

Isaiah 30:18-19

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Sunday's devotion

On Sunday, my devotion was titled "Choose to be free". I was reminded of how bound I was almost a year ago as I was focusing on what I did not have instead of being content with what I did have. I focused way too much on my circumstances and was miserable. When I finally let go, I felt so much better and free just like the article said. One line that stuck out to me in the article was "The outcome of our lives is not determined by what happens to us but by how we respond to what happens to us." This is so true. It is all about a choice(how we respond). We can choose to be miserable or free. I was basing my happiness on whether I would have a child or not. But, happiness cannot be determined by what happens to us. We have to be happy and content in knowing that God is in control, and He knows what is best for us. His grace is sufficient.

My article for an infertility newsletter

The Day that Changed my Life Forever

By Rachel Sansing

February 4, 2010, was the day that changed my life forever. On that day, I received an email from my youngest brother encouraging me to let go and let God. He knew I wanted to completely surrender my desire to have children to God, but I did not know how. I asked God to show me, and He quickly did through my brother’s email in which he attached a song by Christian artist, Ginny Owens, called “If You Want Me To”. As soon as I heard the first note of the song, I began to weep. I had heard this song a thousand times, but the words never meant anything to me until now. I knew at that moment that God was not necessarily asking me to give up my desire, but wanting to see if I was “willing” to walk through the valley of infertility if that was His will. I sincerely made this song the cry of my heart that day. Ten days later, on Valentine’s Day, my prayers were answered. How special was that! God chose to bless me on a day designed specifically for celebrating love!

February also marked a year since my husband and I stopped infertility treatments. We praise the Lord that we were able to conceive our child with no medical help. We prayed that God alone would receive all the glory and He did! After all, He is the giver of life. We will be forever grateful for “our gift”.

My prayer is that the words of this song will be a source of encouragement to you like they were to me. There is a verse in the song that says “I am not who I was when I took my first step”, and all praise goes to God that I am not the woman that I was three and a half years ago when I started this infertility journey. I am happy to say that this trial has brought me closer to God, showing me to be thankful in ALL things, even infertility. The Bible says in James 1:2-4 to “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

"If You Want Me To”

by Ginny Owens

The pathway is broken

And the signs are unclear

And I don’t know the reason why You brought me here

But just because You love me the way that You do

I’m gonna walk though the valley

If You want me to.

Chorus:

Cause I’m not who I was

When I took my first step

And I’m clinging to the promise You’re not through with me yet

So if all of these trials bring me closer to you

Then I will walk through the fire

If You want me to.

It may not be the way I would have chosen

When you lead me through a world that’s not my home

But You never said it would be easy

You only said I’d never be alone

So when the whole world turns against me

And I’m all by myself

And I can’t hear You answer my cries for help

I’ll remember the suffering Your love put You through

And I will go through the valley if You want me to.

Our first family photo

Good Monday Morning!

Daddy went back to work today after being off for 9 days. We miss him greatly but are so thankful for the great provider that he is.

Adalyn accidentally rolled over when she was 2 months old, but this morning she rolled over from her stomach to her back 3 times in a row. I think she's got it down now, but it may be a while before she goes from her back to her stomach because she hates tummy time. I caught it on video so I will post it later.

Adalyn pics

Adalyn-newborn

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Adalyn-1 month

Adalyn-2 months

Adalyn-3 months

Jason's birthday

Jason and I went to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse on Saturday night for his birthday. This was our first date since Adalyn was born. Thanks Nana and Pop for watching Adalyn:)

Ready, set, blog

Well, here it is. I finally decided to create a blog. I was inspired after following Robin's blog the past couple of weeks. I love being able to see what is going on in the lives of my friends and family. At first, I had no idea what to name it, but I knew I wanted something with the word "sing" in it since I love music and singing, and my last name ends with the word sing. Also, God tends to speak to me through music more than anything else.

Jason and I were sitting on the couch listening to christian music and the song "Lifesong" came on by Casting crowns. Almost immediately, I thought that would be a great name for my blog. I asked Jason to help me think of something too, and he came up with "The Sansing Sojourner" which was a great name as well. I also knew I wanted a verse as my subtitle, and Psalm 19:14 came to mind. We recite this verse almost every Sunday at church. It is my prayer to please God in all I do, even in a blog.

I plan to use this blog to brag on God's gifts to me, Jason and Adalyn, and also to share what God is doing in my life, and how He is speaking to me. You will definitely see lots of scripture and song lyrics. So, get ready. Let's sit back and enjoy as God writes my Lifesong. I am so excited to see what the future holds! To God be the Glory!