FRIENDSHIP THROUGH INFERTILITY
by Emily Allen (of Kindred Mom)
We are in her kitchen, washing dishes between conversations with women who have dropped by for an evening of jewelry-making and friendship-forging. For years, we have been bringing women together for fellowship and camaraderie, playing to both of our strengths—her as a hostess, me as a deeper-conversations sort...
8 SCRIPTURES TO PRAY OVER YOUR FERTILITY!
When I don't know what to pray, I either pray in the Spirit or I pray scripture! And today I want to share 8 amazing scriptures to pray over your fertility! Whether you just got married or have been struggling with infertility for years... these scriptures are LIFE-GIVING!!!
A IS FOR ADVICE - The "advice" we don't want to hear, that is.
I did a series, Fertility A-Z when I first began doing Periscope videos. The first was A is for Advice, and we talked a little about the bad advice (what I call "badvice"), hurtful things, naïve questions that people ask along this journey to conceive.
TTCERS GUIDE TO EMBRACING BABY MANIA
Pregnancies, baby showers, births, newborns... IT'S BABY MANIA OUT HERE! When you're TTC, babies seem to be everywhere, don't they? Those round, full bellies can follow you like your shadow. Facebook might as well be renamed Pregobook. When the one thing your longing is constantly in.your.face. it can be difficult (understatement!)...
K IS FOR KNOW
I'm continuing to (slowly but surely) post up my Fertility A-Z Series from Periscope in the fall. Today, we're on K is for Know! I felt the Lord put 3 "knows" on my heart to discuss, so watch the video to hear what He put on my heart.
DESPERATION: A BEAUTIFUL FORM OF FAITH
I'm so honored to have been asked to write a guest article for In Due Time. Caroline is a mover and shaker. She's a woman of extreme and beautiful faith. She's impacting generations as she navigates this difficult season of infertility.
WHEN YOUR STORK GETS DELAYED
We took our kids to see the new Storks movie. I've honestly been waiting anxiously to see it since I first saw the preview. Major spoiler alerts in this post (I know, I know... it's not the latest Star Wars or Bourne movie... it's just a kids movie... and it's animated. I should calm down... I know)! But still- spoiler alerts.
A BARREN DESSERT BECOMES FRUITFUL!
My husband showed me this ridiculously beautiful picture... and then told me that just a few days ago, it was one of the driest and most barren places on earth. In March of this year, it rained more in one day than it has in 14 years! In fact, El Niño is responsible for this particular downpour. A few days ago the desert looked like this...
SEASONS
The same day that I put out my fall decor last weekend, we went to a water park. Oh Texas and your heat!! But this time of year has me thinking a lot about seasons, their beauty, and their purpose. We have this tree in our front yard. It's got these gorgeous bright green leaves. On half the tree. It's a thorn in our side...
D IS FOR DOUBT
When I was in the middle of my fertility crisis, there were days I thought I could conquer the world... days I knew FOR SURE that we would get pregnant. Then, there were days that I felt doubt creep in...days I heard the enemy speaking through my thoughts, "I might never get pregnant," "what if I'm never a mom," "there's something wrong with me."