Today marks two years since my husband came home from deployment with the Army. He spent nearly 10 months overseas. That was the longest we ever went without seeing each other. There is a specific type of void in life when one's spouse or significant other is gone, even for a short period of time. … Continue reading March 2 | Emptiness
Category: infertility
Surviving the descent
I have to find the silver linings, the good things, about this. Because if I don't, I'm doomed to live a life of regret and sorrow. Thing is, I never really thought about the alternative. Sure, maybe I tossed the idea around in my head that maybe this would never happen, but I didn't dwell … Continue reading Surviving the descent
February 26 | Mystery
Mystery in life is one thing that brings me peace. There are just some things we, even as humans, cannot understand or explain. This used to drive me crazy. If we have science, why can't we explain everything? We should be able to by this point in mankind's existence. Now that I'm older and wiser (?), … Continue reading February 26 | Mystery
Running update.
I haven't posted here about my running in a really long time. I've posted about running getting me through infertility, but I think this was the last real post about training. We (my husband and I) had signed up for the IMS Arizona Marathon because it was super cheap, and relatively close to where we … Continue reading Running update.
Hope never hurts.
The journey of infertility, at least for me, is not a test for my body to do biologically what it's designed to do. I know that sounds counterintuitive. It's a test of faith, much like other journeys we all go through. I'm not making light of this journey. It's difficult. It's uncertain (especially if your diagnosis … Continue reading Hope never hurts.
MPM 2.0: mercy unmasked 