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Hope Deferred

Hope Deferred

Proverbs 13:12 says that hope deferred makes the heart sick. So should we stop hoping? How should we react when our hopes are deferred, or when we face disappointment time and time again? Here are my reflections.

How I’m Learning to Thrive Through Infertility: 4 Gentle Practices That Help Me Cope

Some days I’m barely surviving. Other days, I catch glimpses of thriving. Infertility has a way of pulling us back and forth like a tide — hormones, monthly cycles, expectations and grief all tangled together. But over time, I’ve found a few gentle practices that help me live more fully in the midst of it all. They don’t remove the pain, but they help me carry it with more hope. If you’re walking a similar road, maybe these will help you too. This isn’t a checklist. There’s no perfect formula. Just honest reflections from one woman to another, offering light in a heavy place.

Trust & Hope

Why do I believe I’ll be a Mum? Faith is a strange thing. It’s not rational. You can strongly believe and doubt at the same time. Or at least I can! So when I say I have faith that we will have children, that doesn’t mean I’m not plagued by Read more…

Waiting Well

How do you wait well for something, especially if you are as impatient as I am? I spent a day praying and reflecting on precisely this topic. It’s hard to wait well when you want something so much. I spent most of the time asking “What should I do?” to Read more…