Mother's Day
This Mother's Day, if you’re desiring to be a mother and be celebrated, may you stand firm on His promise, "He makes the barren woman, a joyful mother of children!" - Psalms 113:9. May you be able
Read MoreWe ❤️ Houston
Houston. It's where I call home. It's where I was born (literally, downtown at St. Joseph's hospital). As a homegrown Texan and Houstonian, I'm still at a loss of words of what has transpired in the past couple of weeks. When I started this post last month, I was going to share about an adventure that we had; but then Hurricane Harvey happened. So, I scratched that post and here we are.
Read MoreEver had that feeling?
Ever had that feeling when you meet someone for the first time, and it’s like you all had been friends forever?
Read MoreNational Infertility Awareness Week® (NIAW)
When we were growing our family from my husband and I, it was a five-year journey before our first little one arrived. We did not share that we were struggling to build our family. We did not speak up. But this time around, it's different. As we are walking through the fertility journey again, we are speaking up, and I challenge you to "Listen Up!"
Read MoreA Small, Pink Flyer
There was a time that I didn't believe that I was going to be a mom. And today I'm sharing
Read MoreHappy New Year
In our home, we don't set New Year's resolutions, but we do set goals. We got our fancy 2017 Passion Planners over a month ago, and have already started transferring important dates into them. I have a tendency to over schedule and over plan, which is a behavior that my accountability partner is helping me walk through (thank you, Karna!). The over planning and extreme goal setting was pretty extreme, especially when we were trying to have our first child. We had been married for four years at the time, and we were all about S.M.A.R.T. goals, and put a timeline with every goal we set. So along with our other goals for that year,
Read MoreI can't believe this is happening
While we were trying to get pregnant, I couldn't believe infertility was happening to us. When we got pregnant with our daughter Julia, I couldn't believe it was happening. And now, I can't believe God is using me to share hope through a devotional for women going through infertility. My sorrowful "I can't believe this is happening," has changed into a joyful "I can't believe this is happening."
Read MoreWhat's in the package?
I have a package. I've had it since Wednesday, but I think it arrived on Tuesday. And I still haven't opened it. I know. The suspense is really pulling one me, but I am going to wait. I want to share what's inside with friends and family....even if it's virtually.
Join me live on Facebook or Periscope on Sunday, November 20th at 9am EST.
~Brandi
PS. I'll only be live for about 5 minutes. Bedhead, PJ's, and coffee are welcome!
Prayers do get answered. Even on Halloween.
Halloween 2016 was an answered prayer.
Read MoreI couldn't have planned this
In the devotional, I share how our family was affected by fetal death; but that's only part of the story. I'm excited to share the rest of the story at Women of Hope and The Living Room.
I couldn't have planned this, even if I had tried.
Read MoreI can see it? Can you?
There is progress, but no one else can see it. Yet.
Read MoreJuly 31, 2016
Welcome to the first blog post on My Porch Life! I had been utilizing the Kickstarter Platform to post updates about my devotional, "Was Called Barren," and needed to transition to a blog. So here we are! Welcome!
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