#OnComingAlive: Becoming a Gift
Today I'd like to share with you an original piece I wrote for the #OnComingAlive project through the amazing blog Scribbles & Crumbs. I am so honored and thankful Lexi ran my piece
You Know Someone Struggling with Infertility and Loss: 14 Basics You Need to Know
The numbers are staggering. 1 in 8 will struggle to conceive. 1 in 4 pregnancies will end in a loss. 1 in 160 deliveries will in with a child born still.
Life Without Baby: Q & A With Lisa Manterfield
I am honored to share a Q & A with my friend, author and fellow warrior Lisa Manterfield! Lisa has a new book, Life Without Baby.
Breaking the Silence: Don’t Talk About the Baby
I am overwhelmed with gratitude and beyond honored to be included in the documentary film Don't Talk About the Baby.
Infertility’s Identity Theft
Give yourself permission to feel happy and scared and anxious and sad and joyful all at the same time. Fighting any of it, or denying it, will only make the anxiety worse.
15 Promises to the Couple Dreaming of Babies
Five years ago this week Chad and I placed an ad on a surrogacy website beginning the journey to make our family.
The Longing Mother
They turned up the lights after one song. We usually sing four amazing rock-band-like songs which is one of the many reasons I love our church.
Penned Musing: Rude Awakening
Only with the hindsight of time and the work of recovery do we actually walk into the gain.
Time Flies Through Forever Ago
The moments of childfull living I seek to create, work to accept and am beyond grateful for.
The Wholehearted Hustle
Often feeling like the invisible advocate only seemed to strengthen my hustle but not in a healthy way. Rather, it was a hustle from scarcity as if trying to convince myself that I am enough.
