I'm not much of a practicing Catholic but must admit that in the last 5 months I've done a lot of praying and "talking" to God. I know that he has helped me through this and will continue to do so.

Last night I read this in the bible:

"We also have joy with our troubles, because we know that these troubles produce patience. And patience produces character, and character produces hope."

I thought about the message and smiled. One can't help but wonder how can trouble bring joy. For me my "trouble" infertility has made me put things into perspective but most of all it has helped me renew my faith. I remember praying and asking God for a baby. I wanted so much to be pregnant and that's all I prayed for. As the months went by my prayer began to change. When I learned that my tubes were blocked my prayer became "help me through this, give me the strength to get through this".

I have that strength. In some ways this has made me a stronger person. I'm still not a very patient person but when it comes to TTC I have accepted that I have no control over this. I have to be patient, have hope, faith and believe that in the end all will work out and I will have a baby. Like the suncatcher that a good friend gave me beautifully states, "Faith makes all things possible."

When Nature Is Not Enough
IVF will hopefully bring us the miracle we are waiting for.
About Me Name: Liz Location: New York I'm 37 and have been happily married since Sept. 2002. Ivan is truly my companion in life. Our TTC journey has felt like a never ending roller coaster ride. We had an ectopic PG in Dec. 04 and in April 05 found out my IF is due to tubal abnormality. We were told IVF was our only hope. July 05 we did IVF # 1 and it was a chemical PG. We did IVF # 2 in Oct. 05 and it was a BFN. In Jan. 06 we did a combined fresh and frozen embryo transfer and it was a BFN. We were determined not to give up our dream of having a baby. IVF # 4 was in April 06. The cycle worked like a charm and on December 20, 2006 we were blessed with Hannah and Matthew. View my complete profile	Monday, May 02, 2005 Faith Brings Hope I'm not much of a practicing Catholic but must admit that in the last 5 months I've done a lot of praying and "talking" to God. I know that he has helped me through this and will continue to do so. Last night I read this in the bible: "We also have joy with our troubles, because we know that these troubles produce patience. And patience produces character, and character produces hope." I thought about the message and smiled. One can't help but wonder how can trouble bring joy. For me my "trouble" infertility has made me put things into perspective but most of all it has helped me renew my faith. I remember praying and asking God for a baby. I wanted so much to be pregnant and that's all I prayed for. As the months went by my prayer began to change. When I learned that my tubes were blocked my prayer became "help me through this, give me the strength to get through this". I have that strength. In some ways this has made me a stronger person. I'm still not a very patient person but when it comes to TTC I have accepted that I have no control over this. I have to be patient, have hope, faith and believe that in the end all will work out and I will have a baby. Like the suncatcher that a good friend gave me beautifully states, "Faith makes all things possible." \| posted by Liz at 9:02 PM \| back to main page
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