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Adoption Diaries: when a child grows within me
It happened again the other night. I had put my oldest son to bed and was headed into my youngest’s room when I heard a faint whisper...

Lauren Allen
Nov 27, 20244 min read


To the end - walking away from IVF
And yet, to many, it seems IVF provided the exit ramp from our most profound suffering. From an outsider's perspective, everything we...

Shelby Gambino
Nov 20, 20244 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


Surrendering to God’s will in the midst of infertility
That question caused the greatest spiritual struggle for me. Couldn’t God see that I was suffering? Why would God’s will be to cause me...
Dominique Tomaino
Nov 6, 20245 min read


RESOURCE: Support in singleness
Knowing you may be dealing with an infertility diagnosis before entering marriage can sometimes feel like an intimidating journey...

Ellen H.
Oct 30, 20244 min read


Vulnerability is hard: telling a partner about infertility
It’s not something I would wish on my worst enemy, but it is something I’ve had to do, and it was perhaps the most vulnerable moments of...

C. J. Parke
Oct 23, 20245 min read


The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary for Baby Loss
To mark Baby Loss Awareness Month, we have created these reflections on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary as a way of accompanying all..

thefruitfulhollow
Oct 9, 20246 min read


Judith’s call to action: being fruitful where God places you
Society tends to define a woman's fruitfulness by her ability to bear children. This concept of fruitfulness is narrow and can leave those..

Rachel Walters
Oct 1, 20245 min read


Holding space for the joy that infertility stole
I wrote out my entire personal journey in a memoir I published several years ago called “Twelve Stripes Deep: How Infertility & Other ...

Mary Bruno
Sep 24, 20244 min read


Insights to hope
That pain stayed in my heart throughout the trip. I prayed the Lord would meet me here, in the mountains, in my suffering, but I felt...

thefruitfulhollow
Sep 17, 20245 min read
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