Category Archives: Loss
National Infertility Awareness Week
It’s National Infertility Awareness week. Could you be any more aware of how hard it is to conceive? Well then, rather than seeing this week as salt rubbing into an already gaping wound, consider these words from Jesus Calling: “Peace … Continue reading
The Need for Grace
I was driving down the road a few days ago, not aware that I was thinking about much of anything… and my eyes welled up with tears. A minute later, they were streaming down my cheeks. And before I knew … Continue reading
Filed under Hope, Loss, Peace, Perspective
When the Longed-for Blessing Brings Bad News
Many of this blog’s posts have focused on the longing for a pregnancy that brings a baby safely into the world. But what happens when that longed-for blessing no longer feels like one? I got an incredibly honest, heartrending request … Continue reading
Filed under Battles, Control, Loss, Perspective, Trust
With Friends Like That….
I’ve been re-reading Job recently, and I’ve been struck by the many ways Job’s friends acted morally and spiritually superior – even though they were wrong. They were wrong about what was happening. They were wrong about why. They were … Continue reading
Filed under Bystanders, Loss, Speaking Up
Where is God in That Awful Moment?
There are moments – split seconds even – that can seem to last forever. When the nurse calls with the news you dread. When the tech stares silently at the ultrasound image, refusing to speak what you already fear. When … Continue reading
Filed under Loss
Moving on After an Unbearable Loss
There is a low point that some couples reach during the infertility journey. It is a place of despair so deep and dark they wonder if they can survive it. What they assumed at the time would be the worst … Continue reading
Filed under Loss, Perspective
The Story Most People Never Share
“Have you ever lost a pregnancy? How did you ever recover? Did you ever feel hope again?” Sadly, despite the frequency of miscarriages, there is virtually no public discussion about them. When you lose a baby, there is so much … Continue reading
Filed under Humility, Loss, Speaking Up
Devastated by Loss?
The loss of a pregnancy or a newborn is surely the most devastating part of infertility – and it is often the time when couples feel most alone. Despite being surrounded by family or friends, caring co-workers or fellow congregants, … Continue reading
Life is Hard
We all suffer – some of us frequently, some intermittently. Some publicly, and some very privately. But, we all struggle through dark days when we wonder whether things can possibly get any worse. Whether anyone cares. Whether God’s forgotten us completely. When those moments come, how do we find any real hope? Continue reading
