Each of us will travel this journey of life. Our journeys may all look completely different or eerily similar, but the fact remains none of us will reach the end without scars upon our hearts. Not one of us will escape this journey unscathed. But, dear friend, I’m here to tell you that if you’re [...]
Tag: Infertility
Expectations Released
I’m a planner. I’ve always been a planner. Anyone who knows me knows there isn’t a spontaneous bone in my body. In school, I had a special notebook for each class, an agenda, and tons of to-do lists. Now that I’m older I’m still attached to my planner, well three planners-my personal, work, and Google! [...]
To the Girl Who Didn’t Get Her Christmas Wish
It’s the morning after Christmas and my home is quiet as a mouse, with the exception of my dear husband who is still snoring away. The fur-baby is nestled snuggly at his feet and I’m sitting here with my coffee waiting for them to both wake up. And as I sit here and think about [...]
Be in The Presence
It’s Christmas Eve morning and as I sit here cuddling my fur baby, sipping my coffee, and watching some silly movie the hubby has on TV my heart is turned towards our Savior. You see you don’t have to have peace and quiet or be completely alone to feel the presence of our Father. He’s [...]
Joy Lost
This is the first year that I haven’t fully decorated our condo. Usually, the dear husband hauls our Christmas tree and tubs and tubs of decorations from our storage shed at my family’s farm to our home in the city. (It’s only a 15 minute drive-not that much of a haul.) But, this year our [...]
And if not, He is still good…
I woke up early this morning, like all mornings, but this morning I was really hoping to sleep in. You know how that goes, right? The mornings you could sleep in if you wanted to your wide awake at 5:00 am. But, this morning as I laid in bed debating on whether or not to [...]
Dear Santa
Dear Santa, Do you remember me? I used to mail you letters to the North Pole each Christmas. My list was full of things like stuffed animals, baby dolls, books, and more. Well, it's been many, many years since I've written to you, but you see I still have a Christmas wish. This year my Christmas list [...]
When you’re body fails you…
My two week wait ended Saturday. Not with a positive pregnancy test, but with the unwelcome, dreaded Day 1. Two weeks exactly from my third IUI, I woke up knowing there wasn’t even a need to waste my time with a test. My body failed me, again. You see, infertility sucks. It leaves you with [...]
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