A good read...

[bree08]

My Friend Jess sent this to me a while ago and I was thinking about it today. I think about this poem ALOT! I just wanted to share in case you haven't read it yet.

What do I think God meant when he gave me infertility?

"I think he meant for my husband and I to grow closer, become stronger, love deeper. I think God meant for us to find the fortitude within ourselves to get up every time infertility knocks us down. I think God meant for our medical community to discover medicines, invent medical equipment, create procedures and protocols. I think God meant for us to find a cure for infertility.

"No, God never meant for me not to have children. That's not my destiny; that's just a fork in the road I'm on. I've been placed on the road less traveled, and, like it or not, I'm a better person for it. Clearly, God meant for me to develop more compassion, deeper courage, and greater inner strength on this journey to resolution, and I haven't let him down.

"Frankly, if the truth be known, I think God has singled me out for a special treatment. I think God meant for me to build a thirst for a child so strong and so deep that when that baby is finally placed in my arms, it will be the longest, coolest, most refreshing drink I've ever known.

"While I would never choose infertility, I can not deny that a fertile woman could never know the joy that awaits me. Yes, one way or another, I will have a baby of my own. And the next time someone wants to offer me unsolicited advice I'll say, "Don't tell me what God meant when he handed me infertility. I already know."

[candie429]

Wow, this is very powerful.  Thank you so much for sharing it.  There have been many days where we have felt down and discouraged, but yet we find ways to go on.  Many times, I have realized that as hard as this journey has been, it has definitely made us better people, taught us to appreciate the blessings we do have in life, and be forever thankful for our marriage and our families.  God definitely has a plan for all of us, and like this poem says, we are hopefully meant to have children at some point (hopefully soon!), we just have to take a different journey to get there.

My thoughts and prayers are with you all.  Take care and God Bless.

[Cheli06]

This is a beautiful poem...thank you.

[prg5266]

Thank you for that. I had never read it before. It brought tears to my eyes. God is the only one that has brought me this far, I could never have survived my MC and the last 3 years without Him.

[Houston79]

thank you! I enjoyed reading this!  I've never been closer to Him than I have during the past 23 months!