infertility sucks
So This is Easter
I’ll get the happy part out so you can click away to avoid the depressing part.
Unfortunately I got sick over the weekend, so while John had to get up at 4:30am to run sound for our two church services I was laying awake hoping the sinus pain would go away and trying not [...]
Just a Neat Read
Big thanks to someone from the adoption boards for posting this; I thought it was really cool.
Different Trips to the Same Place
Author Unknown
Deciding to have a baby is like planning a trip to Australia. You’ve heard it’s a wonderful place; you’ve read many guidebooks and feel certain that you’re ready to [...]
Adoption Thoughts and Flowers from My Sis
Thanks everyone for the emails and phone calls and Facebook messages. I’ve really appreciated your support. Friday was a very dark day for me. Saturday was like a light at the end of a long dark tunnel. I spent the day working outside getting ready for a pool party we’re having this coming weekend. I [...]
Too Many Words, Yet Not Enough
Even as I was posting “C’est Fini” last night, I was holding out hope that if I prayed long enough God might grant me a miracle. But He didn’t. I was a the end of my rope, and He let me go.
My nurse called this afternoon. It’s over for us. Well… she was surely cheerful [...]
Cest Fini
I am having a hard time dealing with the fact that it’s over for us, but it is. My home tests are negative and the blood test tomorrow will be the final nail in the coffin. We can’t afford to keep paying for IUIs out of pocket. I feel like going out and getting drunk [...]
The Uncertainty of it All
It’s funny how life works. When you get to the point in your life when you’re ready to have a family you go down that road with high hopes and dreams, and even a few “what on earth am I doing?!” fears. After about 8 – 9 months you decide to get serious and start [...]
I’m Waiting on You, Lord
Today was “Celebration Sunday” at our church. I submitted an entry for the Celebration Sunday blog. Just thought I’d share:
I waited several years before my husband was ready to have children, and naively went into it thinking that we would conceive immediately and life would be a big happy ending. But the months ticked by [...]
