Nothing causes more trepidation than a condition for which prayer does not bring the required solution.
Read moreDon't Shut the Door on God
I was a bit surprised at the inclusion of this title section and it made me stop and think….
Read moreBoundaries Around my Heart
My lifelong dream of becoming a mother turned into a nightmare when I reluctantly accepted that I would lose my uterus to a hysterectomy…
Read moreJaicie Claire - Plan B
As you have all felt this, I was alone for many years with my hopelessness. Then a few years ago, I came across a road to understanding, hope and healing…
Read moreOn the Margins
Accept Me — I'm Childless
Do you have any children?—
I hate this question!
Unanswered Questions Lead to a Path of Love
These days, I have more questions than answers. The standard Christian answers aren’t working for me anymore.
Read moreIt wasn’t meant to be
When I went through infertility, losses and childlessness, I learned that what comforts one person can feel like a dagger to the heart of another.
Read moreThe Sound of Silence
Perhaps if they didn’t say, ‘It’s God plan,’ there would just be an uncomfortable silence.
Read moreWhy Childless Women Inspire Superstitious Sentiment
If you want to make someone uncomfortable, tell them that you’re childless. Tell them you wanted a child quite badly but it “just didn’t happen” and watch them squirm.
Read moreBittersweet
I love an oxymoron: where two opposing ideas come together to form a word or phrase. Life itself is full of oxymorons. Life is Bittersweet.
Read moreFacing the Unknown Waters of Childlessness
“Rob, I brought my wife in today to speak to you”, a client of mine unexpectedly said as we finished our appointment. “She recently read your book and wanted to talk to you about it.”
Read moreWhen everything doesn’t happen for a reason
The phrase which I hear the most in the spiritual world when I explain my childlessness (or anything else for that matter) is: Everything happens for a reason… and it is also the phrase which I despise the most.
Read moreWhen it's all about procreation…
When being God-fearing individuals made us aim to live a "clean life" of not engaging in pre-marital sex and both keeping our virginity for marriage.
Read moreOf all the things to say!
As a woman of Christian faith and a woman who is infertile, like many others walking the long road of infertility, we walk the battlefield of stupid comments.
Read moreUnattainable Desires
I struggle with knowing what God’s will is for me. How much of my childlessness is due to chance? Circumstance? Or was this His plan for me all along?
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