Navigating a rollercoaster of emotions that is infertility will bring even the strongest of people to their knees. From the expectant hope of growing a family, the war with your own body and hormones to trying to navigate daily life with so much pain and unknown. The uncertainty can be paralyzing. You think you’re doing well, but months turn into years, week after week, and your story stays the same.

But your story doesn’t stay stagnant because your worth isn’t tied to your womb. It’s tied to Jesus. You’re not broken but beloved, a loved daughter to the highest king. A reminder during a week where awareness is high: if you are the 1 in 4, I want you to know and believe: 

You are loved and cherished, not alone, and enough just as you are. Believing anything else buys into the wheel of achievement culture. Step off of the spinning wheel and breathe. This journey is treacherous, but you don’t have to walk it alone.

If you know someone who is navigating infertility and need a few ideas of how to walk alongside them well, here are a few: 

• Listen, without intending to offer your opinion, share someone or your own story against theirs. Each infertility journey is unique; a listening ear goes a long way.

• Take them a meal or send them a surprise coffee. The act of kindness that is a sweet, unexpected gift fills us up more than you think. To know they are thought of in an often unseen fight means the world.

• Ask them to go for a walk. Being outside and moving our bodies does wonders for our minds and souls.

• Honor their journey with a small gift. These roses were a gift to myself. The red is a reminder of what we have been through in our three losses, and the white is the beautiful story of redemption and hope in Christ. Our two children that are here on this side of heaven. 

Infertility may be part of someone’s story, but it does not define their identity, worth, or future. It’s a path marked by grief, resilience, heartache, and hope, but no one should walk it silently. Whether you're in the midst of this struggle or walking alongside someone who is, know this: presence and compassion go a long way.

Let’s be people who show up way beyond the week of awareness, who listen without fixing, who love without condition.

Above all, let’s remind those walking this road that they are loved and enough, they are not alone, and their story matters deeply, especially in the waiting.

Awareness is the first step. Love in action is the next. 💜

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