Today is such a special day. Every year it takes me back to laying in the OR and not knowing what would come of my embryo transfer. I remember being terrified yet hopeful. Four years ago while holding my husband’s hand we had 2 beautiful embryos transferred. Laying there I prayed and stared hard at... Continue Reading →
Moms in the Making
The MITM conference is held in October in Dallas, Texas for women walking through their season of waiting, infertility, miscarriage, infant loss, foster care, and adoption. It is a life changing weekend filled with so much hope, truth, and lots of time with Jesus! My friend Whitney and I are selling shirts, a onesie, and... Continue Reading →
Q & A
Today is something completely different I haven’t done before. I’ll be answering some questions I’ve had sent in over the last few weeks. They are all over the place, but I thought it would be a fun change of pace. I’m going to start with the fertility/faith related ones. In one of next post I’ll... Continue Reading →
Fix your eyes on Jesus
Once upon a time you and your spouse got married and you were ready to live happily ever after. First came love. Then came marriage. Then along came infertility. Along came the pain of your family not being able to expand like you had always dreamed of. Along came heartache, devastation, shame, guilt, and uncertainty.... Continue Reading →
New normal
I’m sure we have all heard the words this is the new normal a million times by now. Also I can’t wait for things to go back to the way they were before. I’ve heard both of these statements everywhere. The truth is I don’t want things to go back to the way they were... Continue Reading →
Free and fulfilled
Infertility can be so ugly. So painful. You can feel unseen and unloved. You can feel shame and disappointment. On the outside you look happy, but deep down if you are honest with yourself you have buried all the ugly and covered it up with things that make it look pretty. This is exactly how... Continue Reading →
National Infertility Awareness Week
It’s National Infertility Awareness week and we are changing the conversation around infertility. 1 in 8 couples and about 6.1 million women face infertility. This picture represents how the world may see these women. Who doctors have told them they are, the diagnosis they have had spoken over them, or how they have been told... Continue Reading →
1% chance to 100% miracle
I remember when we were battling infertility we got the call that we had a 1% chance of conceiving. I was devastated. My Mom told me God is not a God of 1%, but a God of 100%. Talk about a mind shift. Instead of looking to the statistics listed and spoken over me I... Continue Reading →
Our Story
I was honored to be a guest on the Joy+Infertility podcast. The doors the Lord has opened for us to share our story has been unbelievable. I’m so thankful and grateful to have been able to share on a podcast that is bringing so much light to the infertility community. It is always one of... Continue Reading →
This too shall pass
We are all living in uncharted territories right now. If you are a routine queen like me this may have thrown you for a loop. I’m used to my specific schedule, break times, and times out. We are an on the go type family with Mother’s Day Out, play dates, date nights, shopping trips, church,... Continue Reading →