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 as well as acknowledging out pain, and a reminder to trust God as he knows the ending to our story.
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 we don’t have. Leah was desperate for the love of her husband, and Rachel was desperate for children. They both grumbled and complained and were envious of each other.
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 families who mourn infertility and pregnancy and infant loss. In doing so, we can break the silence about this common yet hidden grief. A Hannah Service is one way to do this.
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 for Life rally in Ottawa, Ontario, the city in which I live. It is God who knits us together in Read more…
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 barren women and from God.
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 said, “Helen, you’re chosen, not punished. Whatever my purpose is God has chosen me and he is with me every step of the way, and I am grateful for that.
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 century with hormone-injected meat and large-scale farming. Yet what about the farming families out there who are infertile themselves; those Read more…
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 trustworthy? How do we heal from betrayal? This is my story.
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. What a reminder to me, that God can take our dried up, dead and discarded dreams, and breathe life into them.
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 that has changed.