Plan B

Will I ever.....

Mon, 10 May 2010 19:29:04 GMT

So for the past few years I have been wondering "WHY"...Why can I not find "the one"?, Why am I stuck in this job? Why is God letting me be so miserable? Why is my family dealing with all the problems they are? and the list go...

In the midst

Sat, 01 May 2010 19:14:50 GMT

Perhaps it isn't the most dramatic "Plan B" story but it's the one I am in the midst of now. As a young girl I had dreams of how life would be. Those were encouraged by "romanticized" movies and television. The dre...

When the ground falls away

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:52:28 GMT

I am currently reading Plan B (about half done now) and several times I have been reminded of my greatest 'Plan B Moment'. Before I write on that moment, let me begin by stating that my wife and I know the pain and loss associated with ...

My Plan B?......or God's?

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:07:25 GMT

I was born with Spina Bifida and have been confined to a wheelchair for the majority of my life. Therefore, I've always been labelled as "disabled". But my parents never ONCE in my life have treated me that way. They raised me to be...

"Stay Strong"

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:15:30 GMT

So, about a year before I came to this Earth my parents were told that my father and mother were incapable of having children. I don't know the exact details but that's what they were told, so as upset as they were they accepted that it...

The Stone

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:02:43 GMT

I was thinking about everything, the fact that I found myself in the vice grip of alcoholism, and the fact that quitting is good and hard at the same time. I was thinking about remorse and regret and redemption. It is all so big. And then I just...

God's Plan B for revealing a porn addiction and restoring our marriage

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:26:40 GMT

When I married my high school sweetheart 12 years ago, I was ecstatic knowing we were both Christ-followers. I couldn't wait for what God had in store for us. A couple years into our marriage, it became evident to me that my husband was just ...

My Plan B

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:56:41 GMT

My plan A definitely didn't include being diagnosed with an auto-immune disease (Lupus) in my early 20's. I was 23 and told I have a disease that no one knows what causes it, there is no cure, and it can and more than likely will get wor...

College...near home?!

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:35:12 GMT

From elementary school to middle school to high school, I was one of the smart kids. I was in my school's Gifted and Talented program, or GT for short, for many years. Starting around middle school, one of the things that the GT program did...

My life

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:15:51 GMT

My life changed at the age of 12. I grew up the oldest of two girls with a dad who worked all of the time. At the age of 12, my dad moved out of the house. My mother didn't have a college degree so we were forced to sell our house and move in...

Shattered dreams

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:45:43 GMT

I dreamed of being a raising our kids together, all of my dreams were built around my wife and kids. I was offered a job on the coast, and my wife wanted to move to the city where the offer was. We had been praying and thought this was an answer t...

Two "Plan B's" that became one.

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:38:31 GMT

The doctor asked "Yvonne, you're 27. Do you want to live to be 30?" That question ended my wife's "Plan A". He told her that her lungs were deteriorating rapidly. If she wanted to live, she had to leave the cold w...

Blessings of Plan B

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:18:18 GMT

I never imagined that my Plan A my mother would leave my family when I was very young, following my little brother's death due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. I never imagined it would consist of my father fighting cancer and passing away mo...

Not How I Expected Life To Go

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:43:32 GMT

My Plan B started back in Otober of 2003. I was teaching at a jail in Texas and still remember the day i got called in to talk with my principal. A student had complained about me sharing my faith. I had been teaching at the jail since December of...

Things That Make You Go Himmmm.

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:00:43 GMT

In 1998 I rededicated my life to the Lord after some serious problems. I got back in church and my life took off. A few years later I found myself in ministry and was really dedicated and faithful to the vision of the ministry. I thought to mys...

this is not my Fairy Tale

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:43:45 GMT

I was like every other girl in church, following Jesus in hope's that one day I would look to the side and see someone following too and we would become man and wife. My guy came with two kids (from a previous marriage) and I couldn't ha...

My Plan B

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:12:18 GMT

My life, right now, is Plan B. Several months ago, my counselor challenged me, "What is your passion?" My response, "Children are my passion. I want to be a mother, a wife. This is PLAN B...my Plan A didn't work out." ...

Something Better

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:00:48 GMT

There was a LOT of blood. I immediately began to pray. And I called out to my husband. He saw all the blood too. I grabbed my robe because I had only been sleeping in a t-shirt. Good thing the robe was red too. We were five minutes from the local ...

Brokenness and Renewal in Ministry

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:41:04 GMT

I've been a worship pastor for 15 years. All of my adult life I've stood on the stage at church and helped lead congregations to worship God. I thought it would be what I did for the rest of my life. (or until I was too old to sing and t...

When Things Don't Make Any Sense

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:40:59 GMT

Plan A was to go into ministry - which I did - and be in ministry for the rest of my life. God became real to me 10 years ago as I was getting out of an abusive marriage and found myself having to use the 'D' word - divorce. I divorced...

Wherever He leads

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:29:48 GMT

Plan A was all about me blaming God for a life of struggle as a child. I had great parents. The problem was my father's job/ministry. My father was a Church Planter Missionary. We were constantly on the move. The only constant in my life...

Money and Things

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:18:58 GMT

When my wife and I first got married we were dirt poor. She worked several jobs and I worked 50+ hours a week and went to college full time. When I graduated we moved to Texas in hopes of me teaching and making a descent living. Through a serie...

Not The Way I Saw It....

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:13:48 GMT

Not sure if this is condensable or not...My sister and I are very close even though we are almost 11 years apart. Without it being planned, (honest) we had our first two children within a a few weeks apart, then she had another and then I had ano...

serving others

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:29:41 GMT

I've dealt with eating disorders that have affected me physically, mentally, and emotionally for much of my 45 years. This lifelong battle has included obesity, undereating, anorexia, bulemia, low self esteem, and a back injury from excessive...

mortgage due

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:25:47 GMT

I never thought my family would be in this situation. We are going through great financial difficulty. My Husband has been out of work for 2 years and we are now behind on our mortgage coming up on 2 months. We have 2 children and don't want ...

son's divorce

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:20:57 GMT

please pray for my son and his 3 young children, very stressful time right now, son & wife are almost divorced.....especially the oldest child, 6 year old girl, is very depressed and my son is about to be laid off, pray for salvation for ...

Out of work

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:14:15 GMT

After 30+ years at the same company --really the only work I've known -- i now find myself out of work. Everything is this world is foreign to me...resumes....job searching....interviews. I know there's a Plan B for me but i can't s...

Miscarriage

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:01:09 GMT

A few years back I was pregnant with my first child. After sharing our excitement with everyone we knew, my husband and I set about preparing our home and lives for a very welcome addition. A few weeks later we were shocked at a routine appointmen...