Baby Loss 

If you've experienced either an Infant Loss or Miscarriage, we're so sorry for your devestating loss. We've compiled stories of parents who have also lost a child and hope that you will feel comforted and supported through them. 

 
 
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Infant Loss

Losing an infant is especially devastating. We grieve with you. Maybe your sweet baby never made it home and you left the hospital with empty arms to a prepared nursery that is now also empty. Maybe you lost your infant after you brought them home. We've hand-picked stories from the hearts of momma's that have felt your pain and hope that you feel comforted through them. 

 
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Miscarriage

Our heart breaks for your loss through miscarriage and for not being able to meet your sweet son or daughter. They will be so missed here on earth. Here is a community of momma's that have also lost their baby due to miscarriage and we hope their stories will comfort you. 

 
 

Delayed Fertility

We get it. You've prayed for months, or years for those two little lines on a pregnancy test and they've all come back negative. Where is God in this pain? Is God ever going to answer the prayers you pray to grow your family? Join the community that clings to this verse: 
 "He gives the childless woman a family, making her a happy mother. Praise the LORD!" Ps 113:9

 

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The Knodels

“He’s Found in the Wait”

So, I did what I hadn’t done this whole time. I pushed in, I stepped out and prayed boldly, I worshiped, even when it was too painful, I fought to climb this mountain in the desert, and I was determined to find purpose in this season. And the beauty of all of this is God met me right here in my wilderness.


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The Castros

"From Despair To Hope"

We made the choice to believe that God would answer our prayer to become parents... My doctor looked at my file and ordered two urine tests; he was in shock when he said, “I am not sure what your beliefs are about God. But this, is impossible. I didn’t do this.”


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The Johnsons

"He Makes Bitter Waters Sweet"

It was late on a Sunday night in early February of 2006, and my sweet husband of barely two years and I were whispering in the dark.  I had broached the topic of children with him a short time earlier, and he needed time to wrap his head around it...


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The Derbys

"Secondary Infertility & Autumn Rains"

My husband and I’s journey through infertility and trying to conceive actually started with our second child. We were married 5 years ago, and I got pregnant with our daughter about a year later. Everything was going exactly as we had planned...


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The Walkers

"Secondary Infertility, God, & The Pill"
After I had my first baby, my Dr. and I noticed that my body was unable to ovulate and produce a hormone spike even though I'd stopped nursing and was back to being just a "normal" 29 year old gal! We tried a few rounds of clomid to try to get my body to release an egg, and while I was able to ovulate...


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The Bakers

"Streams in the Wasteland"

Each year as autumn begins to come to an end, the impending season of winter hangs over my head like a foreboding dark and heavy cloud. I feel as though I spend the winter months holding my breath while waiting anxiously for color and life to return to the world outside our frozen window panes...


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The Assads

"Endometriosis & 1% Chance to Conceive"

Ivan and I got married in November of 2010.  We were dead set on having babies - we wanted a big family!!  So we didn’t waste any time starting to try.   We prayed and prayed and tried and tried.  After about a year of trying we went to see my OB and started the discussions about our fertility...


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The Bowers 

"He Gives the Childless Woman a Family"

After losing a pregnancy at 12 weeks, my husband and I were devastated and thrown right back into the pit of infertility. My body craved life; both a life to grow from within and a life without tears, frustration and questioning. In desperation I cried out to God on my way to work...  


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The Marcus Family 

"Joy Comes in the Morning"

When I look back on our journey through delayed fertility, miscarriage, and infant loss, this verse just describes the whole journey perfectly. There were so many nights of weeping and crying out, but God was faithful and finally JOY came in the morning...


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The Safkens

"An Extreme Prayer and the Miracles That Followed"

When my husband Chuck and I decided we would try to start a family, my only prayer was this: “God, do whatever gives you the most glory.” That is a dangerous prayer, because it does not take into consideration our feelings or comfort...


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The Nobles

"PCOS, Adoption Loss & a Miracle"

I am content.  Every time my heart aches for a sibling for Emery, I remember what a miracle she is and how grateful I am and I ask the Lord to help me be content.  I trust He has a plan for her.  He created her and His future for her is amazing! 


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The Brooks

"Heart Changed & Desire Restored"

Mine is not a testimony of infertility, but one of God's faithfulness. As a young girl and even into early adulthood, I had a strong desire to be married and have a family. Unfortunately, through a series of unhappy circumstances the enemy tried to steal my desire away...


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The Hunts

"Don't Rely on Science"

After 6 years of marriage we came to a place where we both felt peace with me no longer taking birth control. We were saying, “God we are ready this month! But no rush.”  As a teenager I had struggled with non-existent cycles...


In vitro fertilisation (IVF) &
Intrauterine insemination (IUI)  


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The Dillons

"Beauty from Ashes"

I grew up playing with baby dolls. Everyday me and my sister would go down to the basement and spend the whole day changing our babies' diapers. We would feed them, rock them, and put them to sleep. When people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, a mother was always my answer...


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The Rodriguez Family 

"An IVF Miracle"

My husband and I met 15 years ago. We had a strong relationship from the start, with the typical couple arguments and disagreements that we thought were so important back then, but little did I know that we were about to endure our biggest test yet...


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The Christy's 

"He Never Left Us"

Tommy and I fell in love in high school. We went to prom and college together. We got married shortly after college. We always said we would wait 5 years to start a family because we were so young and wanted to experience life together before kids...


 

Adoption

Once you decide to adopt, the journey can seem like it takes forever! There is so much heartbreak and grief in adoption, but it's also a picture of God's desire for us to be adopted into his family. Here's a few stories of momma's through adoption that will be an encouragement through the process. 

 

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Jillian Jones

"Ending the Orphan Crisis, For One Child”

I kept thinking of the orphan crisis, and what would happen when I returned home. They would continue to grow up. And then they would grow out. And the cycle would continue while I lived my privileged life. For the time I was a visitor in their country, I would be the "Mother Theresa" they needed.  I would 'save' the orphans, for a short while. I would hold them, kiss them, feed them, pray for them, play with them, and then I would leave them.


The Sorrills

"We Could Have Missed This”

“Do your arms ache for a baby or does your body ache for a pregnancy?” And that’s when it hit me. I didn’t care if I ever got pregnant, what I wanted was a baby that I could love and nurture as a mother. I didn’t care how that baby came to our family…


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The Satterfields

"Waiting on My World to Change"

I have two beautiful children. They are both answers to hundreds of prayers. I remember watching mamas put their babies in car seats at the grocery store and wishing so much that one day I would get to do that simple thing. My kids at school would sometimes slip up and call me "Mama"...


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The Hogues

"Leaning into the Comfort of God”

We started buying pregnancy tests from the Dollar Store in bulk because they're expensive. And it was always a negative result anyways, so why spend the money? After 2 years of “trying”, we decided to be tested for “infertility”… joking that despite all of our efforts, maybe we were doing something wrong? 

 
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The Rumbos

"Dreams Come True"

Today, I would like to share 3 photos with you with some small stories. At the end of this, I hope you will understand why we firmly believe that His love for us is greater than the belief that what happened to us is tragic. And I hope that at the end of this, these three photos will inspire hope in you to Believe Despite also!


 

Pregnancy Complications 

The moment you feel something is wrong or hear the bad news, dread can fill your heart. These brave momma's share their story of hearing the worst from their doctor and choosing to believe God's promise of life for their child. Our hope is that you will be encouraged by their stories of faith despite fearful circumstances. 

 
 
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The Stetsons

"Be Strong and Courageous" 

I was 27 and decided it was time to have a kid. My husband, Chris, and I had been married for 3 years, and we were financially fine, so why not? After a few months of TTC, my friend suggested charting. After trying to chart, I soon realized I was not ovulating...

 
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The Huckins

"Waiting on My World to Change"

The excitement was racing in my heart as I waited to see my baby for the first time. Yes, it was my second child—not to mention our first baby was only 5 months old—but it was still just as thrilling as the first time...

 

The Thatchers

"He Never Forsakes Those Who Seek"

We were initially excited with our pregnancy as things started out well, but we were both scared since we'd already had a miscarriage 5 months earlier.  I think when any couple initially starts trying to conceive they believe they will take home a healthy baby.  After going through miscarriage and infertility however we let that joy and hope be replaced by fear and anger. 

 

Secondary Infertility

If you are struggling to become pregnant or to carry a baby to term after previously giving birth to a baby, you are not alone. We are in the process of compiling stories of other families that have struggled with secondary infertility to remind you that you are not alone. 

 
 
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The Huckins

"Waiting on My World to Change"

The excitement was racing in my heart as I waited to see my baby for the first time. Yes, it was my second child—not to mention our first baby was only 5 months old—but it was still just as thrilling as the first time...