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…
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 find it amazing that our Lord was conceived by an act of the Holy Spirit, as described in Luke 1:35. 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.
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.” If we take this command seriously, how might we remember the fatherless in our world? Although Canada has orphans, much Read more…
Remembering Anniversaries have always been hard for me, maybe because I have a thing for dates so I find it easy to remember what I was doing this time last year, even without Facebook to remind me! When it comes to my fertility journey though, the anniversaries always seem to Read more…
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.
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…
Listening to God Do you ever wonder if God actually speaks to us? (If you don’t believe in God then I guess I know your answer, but can I ask you to come with me on this one, just for a little while?) I prayed A LOT when we knew Read more…
I didn’t want to be here. But I am, we are. Our second, and final, round of IVF. If it doesn’t work this time then we’ve already made the decision not to do it again; it’s too costly. The financial cost is easy to calculate and I am grateful we Read more…
