Recently a pastor’s wife sat me down, explained that a couple in their congregation was pursuing adoption, and then looked intently at me and said, “You’ve adopted twice. In what ways can we show this couple the most support possible?” I’m not sure if I patted her hand or not, but I’m sure I wanted…
When I read the story of Abraham and Sarah in Genesis, I am struck by one unfaltering thought: God’s description of them in the New Testament doesn’t exactly match their storyline. I’m serious. Sarah was willing to abuse Hagar to try and get the son she had been promised. She laughed when God still insisted…
Ten years ago we lived in Haiti and our friends there would ask when we would have children. At that point, we were in our second year of marriage and hope was still bright, despite the doctor’s comments, so we’d shrug and tell them, “Whenever God wills it.” For years after we came home, those…
For years I read the story of Hannah in I Samuel with a slightly miffed attitude. I know some people read her story and feel encouraged, hopeful. After all, Hannah was barren, oppressed, taunted– and God heard her cry and opened her womb. Not just once, but six times. Hope, right? Except for me, I…
I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting to end my series on navigating infertility with, but I promise you it wasn’t this post. The series, which started with my story of surrender (Infertility Doesn’t Define Me) and then went through posts on faith, marriage, relationships, and our hearts, was written last year and has…
<< This post is part of the blog series The Christian Woman’s Guide to Infertility: Finding Hope and Healing even without a Baby. >> Infertility Doesn’t Define My Heart I started babysitting when I was ten years old. We lived in Alaska, at a Bible School, and our neighbors had three girls. A three year old,…
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