The love didn't begin with those pink lines, and it didn't end when the heartbeat stopped. This loss impacts us on a level that is at once spiritual, emotional, neurological and physical...Healing is not about "moving on from the loss", but rather moving on with the love you have for your child...Grief lingers because love came first, and that love never truly leaves us.

This week is Infertility Awareness Week, and we are here to remind you that you are not alone in your journey, whatever that may look like. Over the past 5 years, The Fruitful Hollow has shared hundreds of stories about walking this road and we will continue to accompany you. You are seen and heard, part of a community that has wounds like yours. We are holding you close this week.

The Annunciation has a very special place in my heart as a mom of loss and someone who has also experienced primary and secondary infertility. I always looked at it as this miraculous event where even when conception seemed impossible, it wasn't with God. It was hopeful that we might miraculously conceive. As I have gone through my own journey, I've gleaned deeper meaning from this intimate encounter with Mary, the Angel Gabriel and our Lord.