(in)Fertility: Meant to be a Mama

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I always knew I wanted to be a mama. I babysat for neighbors and my sisters growing up; in college I roomed with my toddler niece. I chose education as my major, helped out with summer camps, and became a high school science teacher. I loved being around children and just always felt “called” to be a mother one day.

I wasn’t sure how, when, or what it would look like. Adoption was something that started to tug at my heart in my 20’s. But, then again, I always had an intuition that I would carry my own child in my womb. When I met my husband, we knew we wanted some time to just be us before we started a family. So, we took a few years to enjoy the newlywed bliss before trying to conceive.

I never imagined it would be so difficult to conceive a child.

As friends my age continued to announce pregnancies and my three older sisters’ families continued to grow, I began to feel left behind. When would it be my turn? I started to feel like I wasn’t fitting in with my peers anymore. Everyone else seemed to be in mama mode, everyone but me.

(in)Fertility: All-In

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Married by 25, check. Ready to start a family by 30, check-check. Done growing my family by 35…No check mark. Not even close. I was 36 and still not pregnant.

It seemed like everything I had planned for was falling apart. All the plans I had made, adjusting my career to follow my husband’s so that I could stay home with our babies. Setting up our entire life’s timeline around starting a family. All of this planning was a complete and utter waste.

I felt like my body had failed me. Or I had failed it. I was in the depths of the infertility valley and I was grappling with feelings of inadequacy and defeat. I felt alone in my struggles.

Get your copy of Streams in the Wasteland!

July 2, 2018July 9, 2018 - The Country Wife Leave a comment

Hello my friends!

I just want to start this beautiful Monday by saying, “Thank you for being here!”

I know that this Streams in the Wasteland talk has been going on and on it seems, and it has kinda taken forever to get here. But we’ve made it, Streams in the Wasteland: 31 Days of Devotions for Finding Hope in Hardship is finally available for downloading!

You’ve been so patient in your waiting that I wanted to take just one more moment here on CWC to give you the full deets on all things Streams in the Wasteland before things get back to normal around here.

Streams in the Wasteland: Companion Resources

June 25, 2018July 9, 2018 - The Country Wife 2 Comments

Well, I feel like the book launch is officially underway…because Streams in the Wasteland will be available for downloading later this week!

This whole idea of me writing an eBook is still a bit crazy to me…I mean, I wrote a devotional, y’all.

As I was working through Streams in the Wasteland, I realized that some companion resources could be really helpful for your devotional time. So that is what we are going to take a quick look at today.

Streams in the Wasteland: Overcoming Obstacles

June 18, 2018July 9, 2018 - The Country Wife Leave a comment

We’ve talked here on CWC about the importance of finding time in your life to just be still. As I’ve been so diligently sharing my first-ever devotional eBook release in Streams in the Wasteland, I thought it might make sense to talk obstacles to devotion time today.

Because life can get hectic. And we all know that spending time with the Lord requires some intentional structuring of your daily life.

Streams in the Wasteland: A New Thing!

June 11, 2018July 9, 2018 - The Country Wife Leave a comment

All right, y’all…how many of you plan to download and read Streams in the Wasteland?

I hope to get Steams in the Wasteland in all your hands very soon and I just wanted to take a moment to remind you that this little devotional eBook will be FREE for the taking! All you need to do is sign up at the end of this blog post and I’ll be sending Streams in the Wasteland straight to your email inbox once it is ripe for the picking!

Streams in the Wasteland: What to Expect

June 4, 2018July 9, 2018 - The Country Wife 2 Comments

Streams in the Wasteland, y’all…is the anticipation just killing you? I can barely stand holding this FREE resource from you any longer, but I must…just for a few more weeks, I promise.

Life has been incredibly busy lately and I’m still working on some finishing touches for the eBook…not to mention trying to figure out the technical side of delivering Streams in the Wasteland to y’all! Remember, I still a newbie at this blogging thing!

Streams in the Wasteland: Why Did I Write this Devotional?

May 28, 2018July 9, 2018 - The Country Wife 2 Comments

Streams in the Wasteland is comprised of two stories…two very different stories.

There’s Graci’s story: a battle with ovarian cancer.

And then there’s mine: a valley of infertility.

The common ground we share in our two stories is our faith, our hope in the hardship.

I wrote Streams in the Wasteland to honor Graci’s life and share her story with more women around the world. But I also wrote this devotional to help you find hope in the hardships that life is bringing you.

Streams in the Wasteland: An Introduction {My Story}

May 21, 2018July 9, 2018 - The Country Wife Leave a comment

So you may have noticed by now that CWC has sort-of become Streams in the Wasteland headquarters. Yes, it’s true…

I’ve been so busy finalizing the eBook and crafting the finishing touches that I really haven’t had much time, or inspiration for that matter, to write any blog posts on other subjects. I hope you aren’t getting sick of eBook talk just yet…because I’m just so stinkin’ excited about being able to offer this resource to my readers for ABSOLUTELY FREE that it is all I’m thinking about and putting my effort towards these days.

Streams in the Wasteland: An Introduction {Graci’s Story}

May 14, 2018July 9, 2018 - The Country Wife Leave a comment

Last week I shared with you the exciting news that is my latest creation, Streams in the Wasteland—my first “official” devotional eBook!

Streams in the Wasteland is a 31-day devotional aimed at finding hope in the hardships of life. With the intertwining of two deeply personal stories of hardship and heartache, one of a battle with ovarian cancer, another with infertility; this devotion explores searching for hope on the dark days.