Ah! The freshness of spring. The birds are beginning to return and the morning is filled with the sounds of their chirping. Bunnies are popping up everywhere along with the spring flowers. The grass is turning green and the trees are budding. Life is returning after the dreary cold.

It’s a new year which means refreshed hope. It’s an opportunity for you to leave last year behind and focus on what is ahead. So, my question for you today is, What do you want to be known for this year?

Do you have family members going through infertility? Are you nervous and unsure how the Christmas holidays will be? Today’s post is for family and friends wondering how to help infertile couples in their lives enjoy this Christmas.

One thing about infertility is that it can be so easy to get stuck with a zoomed-in perspective. You can stand so close to the problem that it’s all you can see. Finding an outside support can keep your perspective in the right place and assist you to find the answers and help you’re looking for.

Do you have a special prayer you ask the Lord for each Christmas? Have you waited for a present for years only to get it when you stop asking?

The more you can open up about your story, you’ll realize that there are lots of others going through similar trials. This in turns gives you the ability to know how to support them.

What do you do if you’re infertile? You’ve found out that you can’t have children, but you’re not sure what your next steps should be. How about getting a pet?

Do you know someone having a hard time getting pregnant again? They had one or two children but suddenly can’t seem to conceive? This is called Secondary Infertility.

Someone asked me last month how they can help their family and friends who are going through infertility. As I thought about what to write, I was drawn to asking some of you in our community that I know either have or are dealing with infertility. There can be great insight from a variety of responses.

Something came up and challenged Michael and I. We were in our own little world, settled and enjoying life, when an fertility idea came up. An idea we hadn’t spoken about in a while. We had surrendered and gotten comfortable in our way of life.