Do you long to see evidence of God's hand in your life? Do you want to have reassurance that He is in control? Seeing His hand may just be a story away.



God's Hand at Birth

According to the doctor that delivered me, it was a miracle that I was born without complications. The doctor discovered during my mother's c-section that her uterus was paper thin and would have likely ruptured if she had carried me to full term. God's hand was with me in my mother's womb.

God's Hand as a Child

In fourth grade, my parents told me that I would be homeschooling because they did not have the money for me to return to my Christian school. Each week I would spend at least one day with my father. I went to work with him and sat in the empty cubicle beside his, and then in the late afternoon we would go to the homeschool bowling or skating activity. The next year my father died of a heart attack at the age of forty-one. God knew my time with my father was short and gave me those extra moments with my father the year I homeschooled. God's hand was with me as a child.

God's Hand as a Teenager

Crossing the border into Mexico after my ninth grade year, erased my ignorance of the needs of people in other countries. As I spent time teaching vacation Bible school and worshiping with the families in the evenings, God used that trip to ignite a passion in me for different cultures. I would eventually return to Mexico for a second trip, travel to China to teach English for a summer, spend a year teaching on the island of Saipan, and five years teaching on the island of Guam. God's hand was with me as a teenager, and God's Hand continues to direct me as an adult.

God's Hand as a Mother

Inspired by my grandmother's short stories of childhood, I recently started recording my youth on my blog Mommy's Piggy Tales and inviting other women to join me. I did not know what I was getting into!

These women, many of them Christians, are sharing story after story of God's faithfulness throughout their lives. I didn't expect to be knocked over by GOD'S Sovereignty in their stories, I didn't expect to cry, and I didn't expect to bring families closer together, but guess what? It's happening.

We started the project with our birth stories, and now 13 weeks later we are writing about our Senior year of high school. Many of our children are too young to fully appreciate these stories we are sharing now, but one day I am confident these stories will be an awesome source of enjoyment, and encouragement for our children.

Seeing God's hand in your life from birth to now is a powerful thing, and sharing that testimony with others brings glory to God. Some of my stories have been quite lighthearted such as my first boyfriend in seventh grade or the day in second grade when I vowed I would never play with my neighbor girls again, but writing each one of them has been a valuable journey and one I'd like to invite you to join. The second session to record your youth is free and starts October 7, 2010.



Janna Antenorcruz is the founding editor of Mommy's Piggy Tales: Record Your Youth. Inspired by her grandmother's stories of growing up, she created a blog where mothers can have friendly accountability and encouragement to record the memories of their youth in 14 posts. Participation is free and Session 2 will begin October 7, 2010. Need more convincing to get involved? Read the Mommy's Piggy Tales testimonials page.

photo by: Christine


Janna A.


MommysPiggyTALES.com
Record Your Youth in 15 posts.
Session 2 begins October 7, 2010.


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I also blog at: TheAdventureofMotherhood.com