About Our Stories
You and I have something in common. Like millions of Christian women, we know the physical, emotional, and spiritual pain of infertility and its heartaches.
Beginning with feeling deprived of the children others are enjoying, are you—
So many of us face these hardships. God has an answer to every one of them.
I Know This Story Well,
Having Prayed with Women Like Katie, Janice, and Lori for Years
When Katie and Paul failed to conceive, she prayed with her church community while she pursued medical assistance. Later, she conceived, but within 11 weeks of gestation, she miscarried. Devastated, she grieved the loss of a child yet persisted in prayer with her husband. She finally got pregnant again and now is due to deliver a baby girl.
Janice and Mike had a child but wanted more. When they tried to get pregnant again for more than a year (known as secondary infertility), she and her husband prayed for God’s intervention. She found a qualified doctor and got medical assistance to help her ovulate and sustain a pregnancy—they were blessed with another son.
Lori and Jim have tried to conceive for 11 years. Lori had two surgeries for endometriosis, and had two early miscarriages. Their journey led them to embrace foster care, from which they have adopted three precious children. While they adore their family, this couple is still hopeful that God will allow them to have a biological child. They pray for God’s will about conceiving at their older gestational age or to be content with the family He has already given them.
My Story
Initially, I found infertility to be an unfair, frustrating barrier that I could not circumvent. Why did this happen? While I succeeded in achieving my planned career goals, I could not control having a baby.
God had another plan.
I dove into the Bible for the first time in my life. As I encountered the active presence of God in His promises and prayer, I knew He would help me. With this new opportunity to grow in faith, my identity moved from performing on my own to trusting in Jesus Christ.
I prayed with others for my physical healing in the name of Jesus. After surgery for endometriosis, a positive pregnancy test followed. Within a few weeks, however, I miscarried. My husband and I felt crushed and defeated.
In the following years, I continued to pray for healing and once again got some.
The pain and the extreme symptoms of endometriosis disappeared. Even with this relief, I still had negative pregnancy tests month after month.
During my sixth year of infertility, my doctor thought we had hit a wall. My husband and I prayed with hope and asked for a sign from God about whether to end our quest to have children biologically. Miraculously, my progesterone levels significantly increased for the first time, indicating that I might be able to carry a pregnancy if I conceived. But months passed with no conception.
At a healing service, I surrendered having children to God’s will and then experienced complete emotional peace.
I knew my life would be filled with joy the way God intended even if I never bore children.
Then, a few weeks later, the extraordinary happened in my seventh year of infertility—my doctor suggested that I try a drug to stimulate the growth of ovarian follicles. My husband and I conceived twins (one boy and one girl) and afterward, without any supplemental drugs, went on to conceive and have two sons close together in age. We were blessed to deliver four children in four and a half years.
With God, all things are possible!
The story does not end here.
In addition to our four children now being married to wonderful spouses of faith, another special young man from Africa has also bonded with our family. Beyond anything we could have imagined God would do, He allowed us to have a family that now includes nine ‘kids.’
Moving forward
My infertility experience transformed my heart. My priority is to serve God as He calls me to do. Since my story was featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul: A Book of Miracles, I have been dedicated to coming alongside infertile women with prayer and tips to equip them to face their struggles.
The words and prayers in this blog are an opportunity to give you some hope and comfort during your journey. It would be great to get your input about what you would like addressed in future posts.
Prayer works! My husband and I pray together every day.
God answers us and our children with His help— not always the way we envisioned or in our timing, but according to His will and perfect timing. I’m passionate about praying for infertile couples and others with obstacles, love studying the Word of God, and teaching kids about the gospel in Bible school.
Along with responding to ministries for the homeless and hungry, hiking in the Rocky Mountains and seeing God’s glory in the National Parks and around the world is fulfilling to me. When I have a moment, I thrive on working out, finding deals at thrift stores, cooking, reading, and devouring dark chocolate. Married since 1981, my husband and I make our home in Colorado with our two adorable spaniels.