Most years, I spend the final days leading up to New Year’s Eve in reflection of the past year. I eagerly begin making my resolutions, and sharpening my focus for the year to come. But not this year. I just didn’t want to reflect on my past year. I didn’t want to think about what worked well, and what didn’t….
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Can We Talk About New Year’s Resolutions and Shame?
If Your Christmas Miracle Didn’t Come, Don’t Forget the One That Did
For some reason Christmas was the hardest, when I wanted to have a baby, and couldn’t. There was just something so magical, and warm, and bright–that made me feel like I should be pregnant. By now. Maybe it was all the hope, or the wonder, that seemed to stir the longing just a little bit more. I still remember the…
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Robin’s Testimony
[Before you read this testimony, you need to know, Robin is a personal friend of mine. While she was experiencing infertility, I had asked her if she would be willing to help me format the testimonies that so many women were submitting to Barren to Beautiful. The crazy part is, she was the person who was handling all the testimonies…
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You Are Chosen, Not Forsaken
The candle flickered in the dark as I sat at on the bathroom floor, crying. I leaned against the wall, pressing my face on my knees, wiping away tears and questions. It was late, my husband was asleep. But I was there, whispering to God through the darkness. “Why can everyone have a baby… except us?” Tears rolled…
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How Do You Raise A Miracle?
Our babies did not come easily to us. We had to wait long, soul-stretching seasons for them. We cried, and prayed, and waited. But after many long nights, and months, and years, they came. At just the right time. God gave them to us. They are miracles. Both of them. And sometimes, as they are falling asleep in my arms,…
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