The first few months after receiving my infertility diagnosis filled me with anger, fear, confusion, doubt, regret, anxiety, and sadness (to name a few). Everything I had dreamed and planned for my life was suddenly tangled, clouded, dark. If I had made a syllabus outlining my life before my doctor’s appointment, I may as well have put it through the shredder when I left. But over time, I have realized and accepted that my infertility is a blessing. I repeat -- a blessing! Because I have little to no control over this. A self-confessed control-freak now has no access to the steering wheel. No control. Yes, probably the two most-feared words I can think of. I know the Lord is … [Read more...]