Sometimes it seems as if people like Kayleigh McEnany have it all: Fame, high-profile job, beautiful Family ā whatever they want.
But appearances can be deceiving.
That much was revealed in an exclusive excerpt from McEnanyās new book, which doesnāt officially go on sale until May 2 but was shared Wednesday by The Daily Mail.
The book is called āSerenity in the Storm: Living Through Chaos by Leaning on Christ.ā
In it, McEnany shared the struggles she went through to become pregnant with her second child, Nash, who was born in November.
In contrast to her first Pregnancy with now-3-year-old Blake, which was achieved ārather quickly,ā things didnāt go as planned after she and husband Sean Gilmartin decided they wanted to expand their Family again in the summer of 2021.
āSeveral months passed, and negative Pregnancy tests were ample. As spring of 2022 approached, part of me began to worry. Why wasnāt I getting pregnant? I attempted to overcome worry by leaning on Faith,ā the Fox News staffer, who hosts āOutnumbered,ā wrote.
After a friend gave her a copy of Mark Battersonās āDraw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge,ā McEnany said she began to put into practice what she had learned.
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āAs I tried to pray with expectation, Satan did his best to infiltrate with worry, doubt, and frustration,ā she wrote.
By the time she traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in March 2022 to speak at the Extraordinary Women Conference, McEnany said she was āovercome with worryā about not being able to get pregnant.
To make matters worse, she said, it seemed as if all her friends were announcing their own pregnancies.
The Tulsa conference eased some of her grief, as the music and other parts of the program helped her get her focus back on God.
Not long after that, she shared her struggle with Kathy Sparks Lesnoff, CEO of pro-life Mosaic Pregnancy and Health Centers.
āithout hesitation, Kathy asked if she could pray over me. I agreed, and right there at our dinner table, Kathy and I bowed our heads while she said a heartfelt Prayer for God to bless me with a child,ā McEnany said.
āāThe last time I said a Prayer like this, God blessed the young woman with twins!ā Lesnoff warned her after they prayed.
McEnany was undeterred. āI smiled from ear to ear at the thought!ā she recalled.
They werenāt the only ones praying that Prayer. McEnany prayed with her husband for a child when she got home, and she later learned her fatherās Bible study was doing the same.
Just three days later, she took a home Pregnancy test ā and then another, just to be sure. Both were positive.
The rest is history, as McEnany and Gilmartin announced Nashās birth in December.
McEnany acknowledged that many women wait much longer than she did for a child to be conceived ā and some never get pregnant at all.
āWhy did God answer my prayers?ā she asked. āI do not have an answer, for we will never know Godās mysteries in full while here on earth.ā
However, she gives full credit to God for the precious gift.
āWhat a truly joyful time,ā she posted on Twitter. āGod has blessed us immensely.ā
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
