Four years ago, my daughter who was our foster princess at the time, came into the kitchen and asked if she could cook dinner with me. She had her own pots and pans from her play kitchen and even her "pretend" food to cook with. It truly was the cutest. But at one point while… Continue reading Have You Stopped Believing All Things Are Possible?
"What's the best tip you have to offer someone struggling with fertility issues?" Last summer, I was interviewed by Fertility Smarts, and they asked me this question, which seemed to take me longer to answer than the others. I couldn’t help but think back to the beginning when I was first diagnosed with PCOS and… Continue reading Lil’ Nuggets of Advice to Someone Dealing with Infertility from Those Who “Get It”
I used to receive them all of the time when I first announced our struggle to conceive. You know, those random texts that someone was praying for me. Or a card sent to my mailbox with words that spoke Truth into my heart. Or sometimes even a surprise gift of faith that was left on… Continue reading Encouraging Your Loved One Through Infertility
Sometimes you feel like you are the only one. The only one who has this longing. This heartache. This void. This struggle. You walk through the aisles of the grocery store, look around in church, or sit down in a restaurant, and it seems obvious, right? Everyone else has a cart full, a pew filled,… Continue reading The Only One with Infertility
"You delivered a baby today? All I did was fold a load of laundry and dust the house!" The entire room erupted in sounds of laughter. Still, as everyone continued to enjoy their pizza while listening to my doctor friend tell this crazy birthing story of a teenager who couldn't reach the foot pedals and… Continue reading Infertility: It’s Just Not Fair!
