Yesterday while sitting with Goldilocks, our foster princess, a friend of mine who was visiting, began having a conversation with her... "Goldilocks, what makes you happy?" While smiling from ear to ear, I shifted in my seat, eagerly awaiting to hear her response. I must admit I was confident she would point to me and… Continue reading Daddy Dan This and Daddy Dan That
Getting pregnant is impossible. My cycle will never be 'normal.' My family of two will still be a family of two, even as I fill out my AARP card. Things are only going to get worse. I can't do this anymore. Maybe my life would be better childless? God seems to be pressing the "mute" button… Continue reading Is There Any Hope Left?
If you have not had the chance to read the Infertility Chronicles: "Shirt Packed and Big Girl Panties On," "To Be Continued..." or "Trading In My Big Girl Panties," then I suggest you head on over there first before continuing to the conclusion of this saga below. If not, you might be as lost as an… Continue reading Infertility Chronicles Part 4: Cannonball!
In 2012 I realized the full extent to which infertility and PCOS had on my life. It felt like I was in a chokehold. I was depressed, hopeless, and ready to tap out. But, as a fighter, I knew I couldn't; and as a Christian, I knew I shouldn't. I knew that even though my… Continue reading I Was Seeking God For His Presents, Not His Presence
"Oh crap!" Those two words came out of my mouth as I remembered it was Saturday. The next morning I would have to put on my freshly laundered big girl panties and venture off to church to find the "mystery woman" I wrote about in "Shirt Packed and Big Girl Panties On," as well as "To Be… Continue reading Infertility Chronicles Part 3: Trading In My Big Girl Panties
