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As a non-Catholic, I stood between my wife and IVF
As his wife, I vividly recall the day his words about IVF made me realize that pursuing it might create an unbridgeable gap

thefruitfulhollow
Mar 265 min read
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RESOURCE: Discernment as a couple
Discerning next steps can be challenging enough on your own, but discerning as a married couple is sometimes even harder. When it comes to..

Ellen H.
Mar 185 min read
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Healing after the journey ends
If you’ve discerned this is the end of your trying-to-conceive journey, do not despair. If your family size is smaller than desired...

Mary Thissen
Nov 13, 20243 min read
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Aimee’s IVF story
Successful, in the sense that four beautiful human lives were created. Unsuccessful in the sense that no babies were born.

Aimee Arnold
Aug 7, 202410 min read
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Letters of encouragement: going through fertility treatment
The side effects from medications and then feeling like an experiment at times would just become too much. I remember crying when an...

Marie Justin
Mar 29, 20234 min read
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RESOURCE: Discerning the next best step
When you know it is time for a change “I can’t do this any longer!” “I feel like I’m hitting my head against a brick wall.” “We just keep...

Ellen H.
Feb 8, 20236 min read
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Infertility audio-guided meditations on the Hallow app
We are excited to announce that a collection of infertility prayers and guided meditations by The Fruitful Hollow is now available to listen

thefruitfulhollow
Oct 13, 20222 min read
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If God is in the details, why am I still waiting?
But what happens when the signs stop appearing? When the snacks stop coming, we’re aching with hunger and can’t see any meals on the way...

thefruitfulhollow
Jun 8, 20227 min read
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Adoption: your story
November is Adoption Awareness Month so we asked ourselves what that means. We decided that it means learning more about the gift and...

thefruitfulhollow
Nov 17, 202111 min read
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Praying as a couple
"The fruit harvested is not like anything we would have imagined. During the harsh seasons in our infertility journey, the fruit from..."

Sarah W.
Sep 30, 20213 min read
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The one thing I know
While we can’t guarantee the fruitfulness that will come from any diet, medication or appointment, God’s word assures us that abiding...

Ellen H.
Aug 25, 20213 min read
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“Can’t you just adopt?”
A friend recently told me that when sharing their story of repeated miscarriages, she and her husband often heard the response, “Well,...

Rebecca V.
Apr 23, 20215 min read
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Ask Elizabeth, April 2021. Is embryo adoption morally licit?
Is embryo adoption a morally licit option for a Catholic couple?

thefruitfulhollow
Apr 14, 20212 min read
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