Category Archives: Guest Posts

Infertility Awareness Week

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I love stories. The way they create understanding and open our eyes to new truths. I love the way testimonies paint pictures of God into the angry hard swirls of a fallen world.

This week I will be sharing with you a series of stories. 

Some will be from me and others will be from friends. Women of faith and valor who have been willing to stand up and speak.

Enjoy the week, dear friends. Pass on the stories if you get a chance. And do take a moment to share your story in the comments.

Infertility Awareness Week on natashametzler.com

Infertility Changed Me {a guest post by Jessica White from LifeInTheWhiteHouse.com}

A Child of My Own {a guest post by Beth Zimmerman from bethzimmerman.com}

In the Midst {a guest post by Lauren from acupofbliss.wordpress.com}

Journey Through Barren Land {a guest post by Rhonda Freed}

Grains of Sand: faith and infertility {a glimpse into my own journey}

I pray that you will be encouraged this week. ~Natasha

Pain Redeemed and Grace Learned

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Children were denied me and my soul cried in agony. I beat the door of heaven until my hands were raw and bleeding. And silence echoed.

And there, with my head bowed low and my hands dripping blood, I finally broke. I blinked away tears as I poured through Scripture, searching for hope.

I’m over at frugalgranola.com today sharing about why I wrote Pain Redeemed. Michele also offers a mini-review of the book. Do click here and come visit?

There are certain principles that are wise and prudent to live by, but they are not “cure all” answers to life’s problems. Everything must be approached with grace. Mounds of it. So much that it spills out onto every word, every thought, every action. By all means, we should learn to handle our finances and we should aspire to help others do the same, but only with humble grace.

I’m also over at KindredGrace.com sharing about how I learned to approach the area of finances with grace. (Yeah, ouch.) Read more by clicking here .

the {real} me

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My mother was exceptional. Unlike most teenage girls, I just wanted her with me all the time. When I was feeling awkward or insecure, Mama fixed it. Sometimes I even wondered if my friends liked me because she was so cool. (I never did ask about that and don’t plan to…)

I’m over at Allume today talking about fear and Mama and being real. But mostly the point is obedience to Christ… Come visit?

I wasn’t much like my Mama. I loved her. I always wanted her around. But my personality was so vastly different that I knew I would never be able to step into her role. 

So instead, I created another, different, “better” role to fill. I devised a sophisticated, tall (I really was tall for my age at one point in my life) non-frizzy haired, model Christian that existed only in my head (or at a great distance).

Mama would whisper things to me at times. Things about God calling us to not fear and about using gifts and not burying them in hopes of something different. I didn’t always listen very well.

Becoming What You’ve Always Dreamed

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Dear ones,

Come visit me at Allume today?  I’m talking about becoming the one thing that you’ve always dreamed to be. In my life, my desire to be a mother trumps most everything else- but for those of you who long for something different (to be a writer? a photographer? a wife? an artist? the list is endless…) the same principle applies.

Hope to see you there,

Natasha

Thoughts on Motherhood from a Mama-Wannabe

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to work with children. I wanted my own, of course, but that was not to be (at least, not on my time-table!) so I settled myself into enjoying all the little ones I could find around me.

In doing so, I realized that in my step-outside the circle of “motherhood” I had a unique perspective. One that, perhaps, could be beneficial to those inside. So I scratched out a little article that is published over at Joyful Mothering today. Come read it?

My prayer is that you’ll be encouraged by what infertility has taught me about motherhood. 

when brokenness shows us who Christ is

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I’ve mentioned that the website Naturally Knocked Up has been a huge encouragement to me (besides giving my entire family a good laugh over the name) and a great resource.

Today Donielle is sharing a piece of my story. We’re talking about how brokenness has given me a glimpse of God’s heart.  Come and join us?