Stories of God's Goodness, Even in Our Weakness
This is a series of blogs written by those of us experiencing childlessness ourselves. We hope they encourage you.
World Childless Week – 6 Suggestions for the Church
So, we come to World Childless Week. A focus on those who had longed to have children. They had envisioned a future which didn’t happen. How can we as a…
6 Childless Women of the Bible: Hannah, the distressed wife
What can we learn from childless women in the Bible? Here we look at Hannah's story and learn the power of being honest with our emotions, to count our blessings…
6 Childless Women of the Bible: Rachel the Jealous Wife
Rachel is another example of a childless or barren women in the Bible. In her story we see how jealousy can consume and overwhelm a relationship. We often want what…
Heard and Seen – How to Hold a Hannah Service
While infertility, pregnancy and infant loss are often ignored by our culture, they are not ignored by God. Communities of faith are uniquely positioned to come alongside individuals, couples and…
A Time of Healing
I have experienced healing from not being able to have children. What a miracle! One of the ways that I have been able to overcome is by attending a March…
6 Barren Women of the Bible: Sarah
There are at least 6 stories of barren women in the Bible. This is the first in a series where I review what key takeaways we can learn from other…
Why the Immaculate Conception?
While I’m not attempting to delve into a theological quagmire or deep discussion, I wanted to put forward a few concise thoughts on the topic of the immaculate conception. I…
Chosen, Not Punished
We can very easily equate blessings with a sign of God's favour and difficulties as a sign of his displeasure. When I was praying about this last weekend a friend…
The Bread of Life
“Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty’” (John 6:35). If you’re…
The Power of Community and the Body of Christ
When my wife had a hysterectomy at the tender age of 28, I was very grateful for the meals our fellow church members prepared. This was the body of Christ…
Fertility and Farming
Although uncommon, infertility in animals occurs from time to time. This is something that farmers need to look out for as we move into the sophisticated world of the twenty-first…
Jesus & Paul
What do Jesus and Paul have in common? On one level, you can’t compare the Son of Man with a mortal man. But on another level, they have some similar…
In This World You Will Have Trouble, but Take Heart in Christ!
Going through fertility treatment as a couple required resilience. Although my wife didn’t go through full-on treatment, she was affected by the medication that was prescribed to her for a…
Can I Still Trust God?
Have you ever felt betrayed by God? Let down by him? Felt like he has forgotten you or is ignoring you? I've been there. Can we trust God? Is God…
When We’ve Given Up Hope
I had all but given up hope for my squash seedlings, so imagine my surprise when they kept sprouting everywhere! I was left with more than my garden could contain.…
Fruit? Yes? No? Maybe?
When I started this journey, I actually started with a focus on fruit. Fruit for me represented many things, but especially my desire to see fruit of my womb. Now…
3 Steps To Abide
Once I had not only established roots, but also started some great disciplines, like regularly reading my Bible, journalling and quiet times alone, I was impatient for the fruit. But…
Rooted In Christ
It hit me that you don't get fruit if your roots aren't healthy. So I focused on putting down deep roots with Jesus. The more rooted in Christ I became,…
Burying My Dreams
A faithful friend said to me that she felt God was asking me to bury my desire for children. Did burying my dreams mean planting them, nurturing them and seeing…
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…
Let the Little Children Come to Me
One of the ways that I have coped with not having children is by getting involved in the community, helping to mould the lives of young people—whether it be helping…
Living the Dream
When I was younger, I used to dream I would have a large family, just like some extended relatives or people that I knew in my life. Even though I…
Adoption into God’s Family
As Christians, we believe that everyone has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Enter a miraculous concept—God adopts us as His children! For those who have no…
Blessing Versus Curse
In the Old Testament times, we see a common thread that God blesses and curses Israel depending on whether or not they follow Him. In New Testament times, it is…
The Least of These
Jean Vanier, the founder of L’Arche and son of a former Canadian governor general, was captivated by the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus delivers in Matthew chapters 5 through…
Remember the Orphans
In the West, we forget just how many orphans there are in the world. The Bible in James 1:27 commands us to “look after widows and orphans in their distress.”…
My Mouth Will Speak In Praise
I was searching for a completely different passage entirely, but when I read this psalm I knew this what was I needed to hear. Sometimes God works like that. Here…
Survive or Thrive through Infertility
Sometimes I feel like I am just surviving this journey of infertility, whereas other days I feel like I am thriving despite it. That pendulum swing probably won’t change soon…
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…
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…
What We Want To Hear
In response to my post last month, I was encouraged to write some ideas as to what would be helpful to say to us childless couples. It has also encouraged…
