By Janet Stouder Glaze Six months ago, I started planning to get through my 45th birthday. I’ve hated celebrating this day for the past 5 years. I’ve miscarried twice, but never got pregnant again and every subsequent birthday was my reminder of failure and my looming fertility expiration date. My fight to hold onto a fleeting faith left me ...
Grief
GUEST POST: This is what it is – but it isn’t how it should be
This guest post is written by Laurie Spellmeyer. (We are hoping to see more Guest Posts from her in the coming months!) Recently, I attended the funeral of my cousin, a woman who inspired many people after she was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) Filled with grace, strength and faith she accepted her diagnosis and tried to live each ...
When church hurts – a letter from the childless
Dear Pastors, Priests, Rabbis and all other religious leaders, How many of your church attendees are childless not by choice? Church can be extremely hard for people like me (childless). It should be a place for peace…but the place is full of families with children and a constant reminder of my failure. Because of the support/lack of support I ...
