On April Fool's Day, I will never forget five years ago, when I stood in a classroom where I worked and received a text message from someone close to me which said, "I'm pregnant!". I instantly felt my knees buckle and my stomach twist into knots. I also remember that all too familiar lump form… Continue reading Your April Fool’s Pregnancy Joke Could Hurt 1 in 8 (and here is why)
On this day over 2,000 years ago, many stood in the streets and mourned because on that Good Friday with the crucifixion; it was their worst day. It was in that moment the worst series of events Jesus’ followers had ever painfully witnessed. And even though Jesus had told them that He would be raised… Continue reading When a Miracle Seems Hopeless
Our foster princess sat in her bed last night and after we went through our nightly ritual of bible reading and song singing, it was time to say our prayers. Without hesitation, she asked God, like she has done every night for nearly 26 months, if she could stay with us forever. I would be… Continue reading Imagining Life Without Our Foster Princess
The two-week wait (TWW) can be the hardest 14 days a woman wanting to conceive can endure. And it's because in the waiting, in the wondering, and the hoping, our emotions go up and down...and up and then back down. We can turn into a one-woman circus show as we believe with 100 percent certainty… Continue reading 15 Scriptures for Your Two Week Wait
Recently, at one of my infertility support group meetings (The Nest), my husband braved a room full of hormonal and emotionally charged women to answer any of their questions. He opened up his heart as he shared the good, the bad, and the ugly side of infertility from a husband's perspective. We laughed, we cried,… Continue reading Q & A: The Infertility Husband Tells All
