It's May first. Aside from having to stop and ask myself where the year is going (because, really, it's May?!? How did that happen??) I find myself singing songs from the musical Camelot today. It all starts, of course, with…
I'm sitting out on my deck with the kids playing on the yard down below and the stream that runs through the conservation area just beyond our property is gurgling happily. It's cool (but not cold) with a lovely, delicate…
This is more a sort of housekeeping post with two items of potential interest: There's a lovely review of A Splash of Substance, with a chance to win a copy, over at Faithful Reviews. I'm so pleased Renee enjoyed the…
This is my last post for Infertility Awareness this year - though, as with infertility itself, they probably won't completely go away. And that's my point: infertility doesn't ever go away completely. You may conceive with help or naturally. You…
While I'm talking specifically about infertility support groups, I think the following can also apply, in broad strokes, to just about any aspect of life. The support group you choose can help you feel connected or even more alone than…
The theme of Resolve.org's National Infertility Awareness Week this year is "You are not alone." And really, there's not a more perfect theme that I can think of - because alone is absolutely how I felt when my husband and I…
Psalm 37:4 “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” (NIV) How often do we read this verse and then go about our day with the knowledge that if I dedicate my efforts to…
Another Bible story so many seem to expect the infertile to love is the story of Hannah in 1 Samuel. Now, I'll admit, this is one that seems to be split -- there are some going through infertility who see…
When you're a Christian suffering from infertility, it sometimes feels like the odds are even more stacked against you, what with all the stories and verses in the Bible about God opening and closing wombs (on purpose!) and children being…
One of the hardest aspects of my own struggle with infertility was how it challenged and stretched my faith in God. The Bible is full of references to children being a blessing, something bestowed upon the faithful. And I'd been…