For The Love of Joy Blog

Turning my messy story into a beautiful testimony of His unfathomable grace + mercy.

Tag: Infertility

  • Finding JOY in Miscarriage

    Finding JOY in Miscarriage

    After reading the title, you are assuming right. We are miscarrying. Our first frozen embryo transfer was on June 8th. That transfer was successful and we are pregnant with TWINS! Only one embryo was transferred so they would have been identical.

  • Prayers for Katie & An Update on Where We’ve Been

    Prayers for Katie & An Update on Where We’ve Been

    Well, hello! I feel like it’s been forever since I’ve written a blog post. In reality, it’s only been a month. But, it certainly feels like an eternity. Where have I been?!? What have we been up to here in DavisLand? June has been a ka-razy month! The start of our summer has been full….

  • Happy Mother’s Day! ❤️

    Happy Mother’s Day! ❤️

    Mother’s Day. It’s an Infertile Myrtle’s most dreaded day of the year. It’s that reminder that you lack the very thing that consumes your every thought, inkling of energy, and penny of money. It’s an emotional day for those of us still longing for a house full of laughter and pitter-patters of feet. If you’re a…

  • Guest Post: Nicole & Bryant’s Story

    Guest Post: Nicole & Bryant’s Story

    I am so excited to share with you Nicole & Bryant’s infertility story! Nicole is not only a fellow Infertile Myrtle, sister in Christ, and friend, she attends my church! Having a gal pal right there with me on the front lines of infertility makes it so much less lonely, amen?!?! It was a complete…

  • NIAW 2016: Be Courageous! Be Brave!

    NIAW 2016: Be Courageous! Be Brave!

    One little post. That’s where this ministry all began. Never in a million years would I have thought I would start a blog, get to know women all over the world sharing in the same pain as I, be encouraged by said women and couples in my journey, and openly share our every step of something…

  • NIAW 2016 is Here Again!

    NIAW 2016 is Here Again!

    It’s National Infertility Awareness Week! It was this time last year that I went completely public with our infertility. We had already allowed our social network to know our deepest pain and struggle but we hadn’t come out of the “infertility closet” per say. I remember last year like it was yesterday. I was getting stronger…

  • Abraham & Sarah: A Testimony

    Abraham & Sarah: A Testimony

    As you know by now, the barren women of the bible are some of my most prominent mentors in learning how I am to lead a life with empty arms. I’ve spoken of Hannah before and today I want to begin walking with you through Abraham & Sarah’s journey. They are a prominent couple in scripture with a powerful…

  • How to Turn Doubt Into Faith

    How to Turn Doubt Into Faith

    How do I turn my doubts into faith? It’s something I have endeavored to doing everyday. Not everyday is easy though. Faith is our trials, struggles, and disappointments turned into belief, action, contentment, and peace. Life is a revolving door of disappointment. Everyday we struggle with something – a decision, a sin, a hurt, a burden….

  • He Remembers the Broken-Hearted

    He Remembers the Broken-Hearted

    Sanctity of Life Sunday was January 17, 2016. I would say, for me, Sanctity of Life Sunday is the second hardest Sunday in my calendar year (the first is Mother’s Day, but that’s a whole other blog post). With so much going on, it snuck up on me this year. I went to church, grabbed…

  • Guest Post It’s Positive Living!

    Guest Post It’s Positive Living!

    As I’ve shared my story and journey over face to face interactions, Facebook, this blog, and Instagram, I’ve had the opportunity to meet so many women who are walking or have walked this dark road that I’m on. It’s amazing the outcry of support that we women have for each other. Early in my journey, I spent…