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Abused Because She Was Infertile: A Story of Pain, Shame, and Survival
A woman’s raw account of being blamed, shamed, and abused for infertility — a survivor’s story of escape, healing, and advocacy against gender-based violence.
Infertility
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 church respond, especially this world childless week?
Infertility
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 as well as acknowledging out pain, and a reminder to trust God as he knows the ending to our story.
Infertility
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 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.
Faith
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 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.
Identity
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 for Life rally in Ottawa, Ontario, the city in which I live. It is God who knits us together in Read more…
Infertility
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 barren women and from God.
Infertility
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 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.
Faith
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 century with hormone-injected meat and large-scale farming. Yet what about the farming families out there who are infertile themselves; those Read more…
Infertility
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 trustworthy? How do we heal from betrayal? This is my story.