It should have been a day filled with great joy and celebration but, instead, my heart was full of deep grief and sadness.
Finding Joy in His Presence
-Waiting in HOPE-
Finding Joy in His Presence
My Three Year Battle with Secondary Infertility
It was December 2017 when my family plans were first turned upside down by a sudden and unexpected miscarriage. My son Ben was two and a half at the time, and settling into preschool well, so it felt like the perfect time to expand our family.
-Waiting in HOPE-
My Three Year Battle with Secondary Infertility
Embracing the Raw Journey of Secondary Infertility
-Waiting in HOPE-
Embracing the Raw Journey of Secondary Infertility
Why Does National Infertility Awareness Matter?
So, why does National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) even matter? If you’re part of the 1 in 8 couples affected by infertility like me and my husband, or 1 in 4 hurt by miscarriage and loss, then you understand why.
-Waiting in HOPE-
Why Does National Infertility Awareness Matter?
Grief in the Holidays
And maybe just when you thought you had grief in a manageable place...here come the holidays. And the wave crashes again. Especially Christmas. On paper, it’s the jolliest, merriest, and most festive holiday of the year. So what do you do?
-Waiting in HOPE-
Grief in the Holidays
Don't Cry Alone
Because that’s what isolation really is - darkness. It’s keeping your struggle, your pain, your desires hidden so that you feel all alone. That’s why I wanted to share this post today – even from the midst of the struggle - because you are not alone. No matter how hurt you may be feeling or how much you would rather just hide or deal with it yourself. You are not alone. We weren’t meant to face trials in this life alone.
-Waiting in HOPE-
Don't Cry Alone
