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Warmest Greetings
To All Who Have Been with The Fruitful Hollow Since the Beginning and Anyone Just Stumbling Upon Our Ministry, the deepest and most affectionate welcome. My name is CJ and I am humbled to greet you as the new director of The Fruitful Hollow after the remarkable 5 years our ministry has spent under Lauren, our fearless first director. I would like to take a brief moment to introduce myself and share a little about the journey that led me to writing this. I was born with Turner

C. J. Parke
18 hours ago4 min read


Awaiting answers and how it changed me
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) My husband and I went through multiple seasons of awaiting. Awaiting every month's pregnancy test, hoping against hope for those two lines. Awaiting the results of endless blood draws and other medical tests to manage and resolve my hormonal imbalance. Awaiting my surgery to better understand why we had not been able to conceive after a miscarriage. Awaiting our Green Card
Sonia-Maria Szymanski
Dec 17, 20255 min read


Be fruitful beyond "multiply": cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit
Infertility is deeply painful but can be fertile ground for nurturing these fruits of the Spirit. Spiritual fruitfulness is no less valuable

Rachel Walters
Feb 5, 20255 min read


Becoming a mentor with the Sisters of Hannah
With the expanding needs of the infertility community, our team is hoping to welcome and train new team members to join us on this most...

thefruitfulhollow
Jan 22, 20253 min read


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


RESOURCE: Processing Infertility Grief
Walking the path of infertility is an experience of life not following the path we have hoped and planned for. This deviation from our...
Dominique Tomaino
Jun 21, 20233 min read


Waiting for fruitfulness: infertility before marriage
do not get lost in the wait for the next painful part of your infertility journey. Take a deep breath, pray, and let yourself be loved...

C. J. Parke
Sep 6, 20224 min read


Meet the Sisters of Hannah!
We are delighted to introduce you to the first mentors on the Sisters of Hannah team!

thefruitfulhollow
Jun 30, 20217 min read
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