Thoughts on Mother’s Day
Mother's Day is Sunday. Even now, so many years after giving up the battle to try and conceive, even after adopting two amazing children, Mother's Day is a hard day -- mostly because I remember the pain of every Mother's…
Be More Than Your Infertility
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…
Infertility Awareness Week: Choose Your Support Group Wisely
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…
Infertility Awareness Week: You Are Not Alone
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…
Infertility Awareness Month: Wounded by the Bible? (part 3)
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…
Infertility Awareness Month: Wounded by the Bible? (part 2)
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…
Infertility Awareness Month: Wounded by the Bible? (part 1)
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…
Infertility Awareness Month: Faith Departed
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…
Infertility Awareness Month: Don’t Call Me, I’ll Call You
This is probably one of those things that's going to vary from person to person - but I still believe it's better to err on the side of caution. Which means that, unless your friend has already said it's okay…
Infertility Awareness Month: The Myth of “Just Relax”
If you struggle at all to conceive, you're bound to have at least one person tell you, "Just relax." (And at least in this particular instance, I think I can probably include anyone who has to try more than a…