Posts Tagged ‘infertility’

Disappointment & Waiting

Disappointment is part and parcel with life; there is no avoiding it. It’s how you deal with those disappointments, however, that build your character and refine who you are. When you pray for H...

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Don't Be Bitter, Baby

If you’ve spent any amount of time on an infertility or TTC message board (and maybe you have or maybe you haven’t) you know that encountering bitterness is unavoidable. It’s evident...

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So Be Truly Glad

The morning of surgery — as we were driving in the dark at 4:45 am on our way to hospital — I checked my e-mail one last time from my phone. I had a message from Lauren that said she’...

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The Journey to Here

At my annual exam in 2005, my doctor diagnosed me with fibroids. She said that they were pretty common and that unless they were bothering me, we wouldn’t bother them. She ordered an ultrasound ...

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Preparation Deja Vu

I am experiencing a bit of deja vu, as I’m once again preparing for surgery; the surgery that didn’t happen in June. I go in on Thursday. At this point, I’m just ready to finally hav...

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The Time In Between

Don’t take much for this crazy world To rob me of my peace And the enemy of my soul Says You’re holding out on me So I stand here lifting empty hands For you to fill me up again But it’s the...

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In the Land of Infertility

There’s a scene in Julie & Julia where Julia Child reads in a letter that her sister is expecting. She starts to weep and says, “I’m happy for her. I’m happy, I’m hap...

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My Future Mother Self

I’m home alone today with our two old lady dogs, Montego and Julie. I got to sleep in this morning to a ridiculous hour, which never ever happens. (Whoever said dogs aren’t like kids doesn...

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