The Butterfly Blog
By Stephanie Hanrahan
To get my two children I had to give up two. Or rather, my body did. At six and seven weeks my miscarriages were early, barely existent, yet so significant. I remember my first missed period. Oh, the joy! I had waited so long for life to hand me t...
Dear Friend -
Mother’s Day is hard. I sat in church yesterday feeling thankful for all of the moms in my life but burdened for the hurting when they asked all of the moms to stand and be honored. It still stings and brings back a flood of emotions when I
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by Sara Blakeney
I woke up before my alarm clock. Today was the big day! My husband and I would find out what we had been waiting for weeks to know: whether or not we would become parents. As I got dressed, I reflected on my journey. The first in vitro fertilization th...
by Cassie Juarez
It had been a season of longsuffering. The kind of season that felt relentless, and to be honest I was growing weary. After days of praying and trying to understand. After months of the Lord calling me to trust him in so many new ways. After seasons of...
by Rosemary Pope
If you’re reading this post, I’m thinking something in your life hasn’t gone according to the plan you thought it would. Perhaps, you’re struggling with infertility or experienced a pregnancy or infant loss, and you’re wondering how things ...
