Getting Real

Six years ago, I never imagined the journey it would take us to start our family. For the first 4 of those 6 years, we were blissfully unaware and would on-and-off try to conceive (the off times would be when we had an upcoming holiday where if I hadn't fallen the...

Dear Little One, We have always wanted to be your parents. From the day we got married, we were never scared to have you in our lives. For five and a half years, we have dreamed about you being a part of our family, what you would look like, if you would love the F1...

The process of IVF is completely different for every single person, depending on your diagnosis and how your body reacts to medications, etc. It's really difficult for some, and not so much for others. But there is one thing we all have in common - we want to meet our...

December 21st, 2017. We had been waiting over 4 months for this day. We were fairly certain our journey to starting a family would need medical intervention, after not using contraception for 5 years and never conceiving was kind of a give away to that conclusion. But...

As the afternoon hours turn into evening on this summer afternoon, I sit here at my kitchen table and ponder what 2017 looked like for me. It was probably one of the hardest years I've had, but God used those tough times to teach me how strong I can be. While most of...

On Tuesday night, I heard God's voice for the first time in what feels like forever. He softly said, "You feel left out." This journey isn't easy, and like I wrote in my post Life's A Roller Coaster, it has its ups downs. But for the longest time, all I've been able...

Life's a roller coaster, with highs and lows. Fun times and scary times. Laughter, crying and sometimes... a little vomit. And no matter how prepared you are for that gut wrenching drop, your stomach will still end up in your throat with tears streaming down your...

I feel like you guys need to know a little bit more about me. And really ... I just want to talk about my favourite things. So grab a cuppa, sit back and relax as you get to know me a little better. 1. I love Jesus. He is the number one man in my life! Everything I do...

They say taking the first step is always the hardest. And when it comes to following your dreams, especially if your dreams seem further away from reality than most, those that say this would be correct. But I'm not sure what's scarier - taking that first step or not...