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Do you feel like your prayers are being ignored? This is something that has been on our hearts to share and a story that God is currently writing for us. Of believing that for over a decade, our prayers were not being answered. But in hindsight, God was answering just not in the way we thought. We are saying that our prayers weren’t being answered because it was not a “yes”. But there are lots of other answers besides yes. God taught us so many lessons on faith, and resting in him, and contentment, and just opening our hearts to stepping into things that were scary and hard and took us way outside our comfort zone. Want a glimpse into what has been happening in our lives recently? Jesse had a birthday. We talk about our difference in age and how we celebrated Jesse’s birthday. We discuss some of the books we have recently been reading and what we look for in good books. Jesse talks about the books he has finished, one non-fiction and one fiction. I talk about a fiction author that was recommended to me and the last book I just finished. Word to the wise, don’t do things one-handed if you are trying to fix a toilet. We chat about everyday items that are positively affecting our family. The flex seal glue that Jesse had to purchase to fix the toilet mishap. How the invention of the two way zipper onesie is helping keep baby D’s g-tube safe. This is real life. I reflect on our last ten years and during all that time, it felt like our prayers weren't being answered and asking God why. I close out the podcast, giving words to encourage others who may be struggling, who may not fully recognize that God is answering you, it just might not be with a yes. In This Episode [00:37] - Welcome to The Crystal Paine Show. today’s topic is When your prayers aren’t answered [01:13] - Jesse just talked a little bit, um, can anyone tell a difference in his voice? Does he sound a little bit more mature? A little bit older? [02:44] - I just discovered, in the last month, that teens love cake. [04:10] - Jesse is older, that is the big news to report & also, you also finished more than one book. [06:01] - Tell us about The President’s Daughter book. [07:08] - I finished a book by Charles Martin. I have been listening to a lot of his books recently. At the beginning of the year, I asked on my blog, Money Saving Mom.com, for book recommendations especially for fiction. [08:37] - This one that I just finished, it was A Life Intercepted. [11:00] - Jesse you have something that’s saving your life? Actually, our whole families life. [13:09] - Growing up, I was the toilet fixer. [16:36] - Well what is saving my life this week, it has actually been saving my life for a very long time. [19:21] - Alright Jesse, I told you that I have an email that I have been very excited to read to you. [21:15] - So let’s talk about when your prayers aren’t answered. [23:14] - We wanted to have more kids and God wasn’t answering that prayer with yes. [24:28] - We can both look back over those ten years of waiting and just really see how God changed our hearts in big ways. [25:55] - I wrote this on Instagram and I just wanna close with reading this and I just hope that it encourages someone today who needs this reminder. [28:26] - I wrote this on Instagram that I also just want to read to you, just to encourage you that you never know what God is up to. Links & ResourcesCrystal Paine BooksWarrior Diplomat: A Green Beret’s Battles from Washington to Afghanistan by Mike Waltz The President's Daughter by James Patterson & Bill Clinton The President is Missing by James Patterson & Bill Clinton A Life Intercepted: A Novel by Charles Martin Definitions Allegory (allegorical), Literary Terms G-tube (gastrostomy tube), Kids Health Programs/Events Libby, free public library app Social Media Crystal Paine on Instagram Crystal Paine on Twitter Crystal Paine on Goodreads Money Saving Mom Money Saving Mom on Facebook Money Saving Mom Deal Seekers Facebook group crystal@moneysavingmom.com Special Mentions 52 Book I Plan to Read in 2021, blog post Photo, Instagram Video, Instagram