Not our Battle

Long time, no post....I am so sorry!

I wanted to give you guys a quick update on life and beg you all for prayers (I feel so selfish that I am always begging for prayers). 

To make a long and very complicated story a little bit shorter, our adoption with little man is in jeopardy. 

Basically, the details of who his birth mother actually is (name, age, everything) have just emerged in the last few weeks and have caused upheaval with the entire case. 

The baby and I have been living with friends in the state of his birth, waiting on answers from the court, since the beginning of July. There have already been two hearings in the case, both of which didn't get us any closer to heading home, and we are now awaiting a third hearing at the end of this month. The thing that breaks my heart is that they want to take the baby from us and place him in foster care - the mother isn't even allowed to have the baby.

I have not put my son to sleep in his crib at our home, been able to bring him to Mass with my husband at our home parish, or even bring him to a meal with our families - it has been the longest and hardest two months of my life. My husband has been flying in to see us every weekend and has now been able to stay with me the last two weeks and work remotely (thank God for understanding bosses!). 

You know, getting the unexpected call about this precious baby months ago, we entered into this journey with our new family motto :"If God calls, we go. Regardless of the outcome". I will be the first to admit that the outcome seemed so much easier at that time, but I am still resolved to live this out.

This baby has been the most precious gift that God has given my husband and I. While it has been incredibly difficult to be so far from family and friends, during what should be the most joyful time of my life, it has still been such a gift - I have no other word to describe it. This is has been such a messy and scary time for us, but my word, has it been beautiful. 

So, if you have a few prayers to spare, would you please storm heaven with us? That God's will be done in this situation (I obviously hope God's will is our will, but ultimately I really just want God's will). 

Thank you all so very much and I promise to keep you all posted.

"Listen, all of Judah! The LORD says to you: 'Do not fear or lose heart at the sight of this vast multitude, for the battle is not yours but God's." ~ 2 Chronicles 20:15

My Lenten Prayer Buddy

Happy Easter to you all!

I hope this Easter is filled with many blessings, graces, and miracles (please, Lord!).

I had the privilege of praying for TCIE throughout this Lenten season. TCIE, thank you for the witness you have been to so many of us throughout our IF journey. I don't know if you realize the impact you have had on the women of this IF community. I hate that you have to carry the IF cross alongside us, but please know that your witness and courage in this walk is inspirational.  I pray that YOUR Easter is around the corner and that this season of life is filled with total peace. My prayers for you don't stop today!

Also, thank you to St. Henry for praying for me throughout Lent. I can assure you that your prayers were felt on a daily basis; the fact that I have not totally lost my mind is proof of that! Many prayers coming back to you!

Happy Easter!!

Blogger Biographies - Final Edition

Pray, Hope, Don't Worry
Barbie writes:

Hi everyone! My blog started as an infertility blog. I started blogging about 9 years into ttc and have currently been ttc for 13 yrs with no success. Luckily after several failed adoptions we were blessed with our beautiful daughter Alana almost 2 years ago. My blogging is about IF, motherhood, food, hormones and whatever else comes to mind. I hope you join me! Barbie writes over at http://rhiannon1980.blogspot.com/

A Maiden’s Tale

I'm a married, 30-something, cradle Catholic historical re-enactor and aspiring author.  I'm a 1940's girl at heart.  My blog is private and I tend to blog about life, re-enacting, my spiritual journey, my writing journey, etc.  I have suffered from infertility for nearly 5 years and suffered a few miscarriages.  My husband and I have been blessed to be pregnant again and are hoping and praying that we are able to meet this little one.  I am looking forward to meeting fellow bloggers that share the same interests as me.

 My blog is entitled "A Maiden's Tale" (http://ladymalai.blogspot.com/).  It is private, but feel free to send me an email atmkmmaka@gmail.com and I'll be happy to add you.

Watts Up In the Tundra

https://wattsupinthetundra.blogspot.com
My name is Laura.  I'm 29, married to Jeff who's 35.  We're a Catholic couple who have been married over 3 1/2 years (July 12) and going through infertility since we began.  After my husband graduated from nursing school in 2010, we moved to Bethel, Alaska for his first job.  Since we're from Oregon originally, our blog is mostly a place that our families and friends go to find out how we're doing. We give a great tour of Alaska!

Catholic Infertility Journey

Meet Carmen Santamaria and Angelique Ruhi-Lopez, best friends from Miami, FL who co-authored, "The Infertility Companion for Catholics: Spiritual and Practical Support for Couples."

They are maintaining a blog of Catholic infertility resources, events, and spiritual reflections.

 Check out this great resource at http://www.catholicinfertilityjourney.com/ 

Romans 12:12

My husband and I have been married for 2.5 years. We got married at 21 knowing that we would have some problems conceiving because of my hubby’s long history of cancer. We started with the Creighton model last year and found out in November that we will not be able to have biological children. This blog is my testimony to how the goal of the Christian life is to be pierced with Christ; to die with Him so we can rise with Him. I am studying Theology of the Body with the TOB Institute in PA. This has been a great source of healing for me.

 Go say hi to Romans 12:12 at cjfitz.blogspot.com or email her at email me at cj.fitz@hotmail.com!

Babkins-Robins

My name is Anna, I'm 24 years old, married to my husband Alex for almost 5 years, Our daughter Sasha is going to celebrate her 4th Birthday in about a week and I'm expecting a baby in May. I live in Moscow, Russia. My husband and were Orthodox Christians converted to Catholic Church in 2011. I'm an interpreter from German and my husband is a physicist. My blog is in Russian, so I don't think anyone will be able to read it) It's about Catholic Church in Russia and my family.
My blog address is http://babkins-robins.livejournal.com/ or you can e-mail me at annametreveli@gmail.com

Refining Journey

I am a 34 year-old Catholic convert married to my amazing DH for almost 6 years.  Trying to Conceive for 2.5 years; I have been seeing a NaPro doctor since February 2011, and was diagnosed with Endometriosis, in March 2011.  I had my first and second surgeries in March and April 2011, and I am about to have my third and fourth surgeries March 2012.  I am in the process of becoming a Creighton Model FertilityCare Practitioner, and am a dancer who works as an administrator at a large company.   I do not love my day-job, but it pays the bills and allows me to pay all of my NaPro bills.  I'm new to blogging.  I found great comfort from reading the Catholic IF bloggers, and decided to start my own.  Come on over and visit at http://refiningjourney.blogspot.com/

Blogger Biographies - Part 7

Installment #7- Please forgive me for being so late! To say life is a little chaotic would be an understatement!

The Scrello’s

I'm a 27 year old dietitian living in Nebraska with my husband Ryan and our daughter Elise (3 months). I started blogging in 2010, and was introduced to the IF community by Beth (at "Beautiful Day" blog). It was great timing because I had my second surgery for PCOS/endometriosis that December - the blogging community was a great support system for me at that time. I don't blog about anything specific, but some common topics are fertility/infertility, contraception, abortion, prayer requests, and now motherhood. 

My blog address is thescrellos.blogspot.com - it is private now, due to internet privacy concerns (particularly because of my daughter)). 

Lavished with Lemons

I am in my late 20s. My husband and I have been TTC since our wedding in September 2010. I found out I was pregnant in April 2011, but sadly it was an ectopic pregnancy. My blog is about my struggle with the loss of my first child, as well as the struggle to achieve motherhood. At the current time, I know I have progesterone issues and my Napro doctor suspects endometriosis. I have been charting my cycles since 2008 and began to suspect fertility issues around that time. 
I blog at lavishedwithlemons.blogspot.com. Email: lavishedwithlemons@gmail.com

The Road Home

I am a 32 year old cradle Catholic re-vert. The Man and I have been married for 7 1/2 years and share our home in West Virginia with our 3 fur-babies - Kali, Mei Mei, and Max. 

I blog about our journey, which includes, but is not limited to: Infertility; being Catholic; NFP; West Virginia; and Football. Stop by and visit at www.theroadhomewv.blogspot.com

Hope and Faith

My name is Suzy, I'm a wife and step-mother, we struggled with infertility for almost 7 years and are now awaiting the arrival of our first baby girl! :)  My blog was about our struggle to get pregnant and now it's all about baby and whatever else I find interesting on any given day.

 Suzy blogs over at http://lovemyscrappy.blogspot.com/ or you can email her at se.armenta@yahoo.com

Somehow-Someway-Someday

I am working full-time, but want to be home full-time. I have always wanted to be a mom, but just now getting the chance through foster care. I blog about Faith, Hope, Love and Life as I know it.

You can read about our adventures at http://somehow-someway-someday.blogspot.com/

My Journey to Get Fit and Battle PCOS

I am a farmer’s wife and a farmer’s daughter and agriculture and cattle have and will always be a part of my life. I am married to the love of my life, my best friend and high school sweetheart. We have 2 dogs and cat which we treat as members of our family. We are just trying to figure out this infertility struggle and my own weight issues and hoping in the end we get to bring a little farmer home.

Stop by and say hi at www.myjourneytogetfitandbattlepcos.blogspot.com

Blogger Biographies - Part 6

Hidden Fern

Hello! My name is Jenny, married 11 years to John (we met at Univ.of Dallas), and I'm a foster mom to three under 4 living in the Pacific Northwest. My husband and I have had difficulty conceiving, and are still hoping to with help from the Creighton model. John is a third year Physical Therapy student and graduates in June, while I work full time in the insurance industry.  Mostly, I blog about fostering and family, sometimes IF, although, I have neglected my blog for a while.  The blogger bio idea has inspired me to get back to it.

You can visit Jenny at www.hiddenfern.com or email her at jenny@campbellfam.com.

All in His Perfect Timing

www.AllinHisPerfectTiming.blogspot.com
I'm almost 31 and have been trying to have a baby since August of 2006. We are working with the Pope Paul VI Institute in Omaha to get my body healthy and find the reason for my infertility. I have had 2 surgeries for Endometriosis and 1 surgery to remove part of my thyroid. We decided to pursue adoption last June, were picked by a birthmom a few weeks ago and now are waiting to meet our baby boy, who is due April 1.  We are praying for a smooth adoption finalization.

Infertility Me

I am CS from IF me (http://infertility-me.blogspot.com/) and we've been TTC for ~2.5 years (sad when you switch over to counting in years isn't it?).  We have done 2 IUIs so far, we are not at this time planning to ever do IVF.  We were male factor last year, but that has been fixed since July 2011.  I ovulate every month and my hormone levels are great - so I'm scheduled for a lap March 21st to see if there is any endo that is causing our trouble.  We are open to local adoption of a 2+ year old, but haven't really started down that path yet.
I am 33, an Electrical Engineer, live in Toronto, am an alto in our church choir (United Church of Canada), and I love nutrition!

The IF Cross

My name is Teresa and I started blogging in November 2010 because I felt a need to connect with other Catholic women struggling with infertility. My blog is just about me and now my daughter Magdalene who was born 12/10/11. I'm not a very consistent blogger but I hope to be once I settle in some kind of routine with this new little one :)

Blog address: theifcross.blogspot.com and my Email:theifcross@gmail.com

Julie and Andrew’s Adoption Story

My name is Julie. I have been married to Andrew for almost 11 years. We suffered from childlessness for the first NINE years of our marriage, due to infertility and adoption failures. 

In June of 2010, we were blessed with our first child, Isabella, through the amazing gift of adoption. Our hearts yearned for a sibling for her (Andrew and I both come from families of 7 children) and thus we hit the ground running with pursuing another adoption starting in January of 2011. After 6 failed adoption placements, we welcomed our son, Isaiah, in September 2012. We truly believe that God chose these children from all eternity to be apart of our forever family. My blog shares my heart about infertility, adoption, my Catholic Faith, and my family! 

You can read my story atandrewandjuliesadoptionstory.blogspot.com and email me atandrewandjuliesadoptionstory@gmail.com

Here is a picture of my family taken in November of 2011.

Lucky As Sunshine

HI Lucky as Sunshine here, aka Kristen. I found all the wonderful infertility blogs, after suffering 5 years, thinking I was alone. I blog about daily life, as a wife, sister, daughter, grand-daughter, god-mother, yearing to be a mother.  I may type about my daily life which includes my daily job in the auto parts industry, my hubs business,  my catechists stories, or ife as a super aunt.  I love farmers markets, baking, and relaxing.  I can't wait to get to know more bloggers.

Blog:  http://luckyassunshine.blogspot.com/

E-mail: luckysunshine25@gmail.com

Made For Another World 

I am a daughter of God, follower of Jesus, fervent Catholic, wife to

Guitar Man, mom to AJ, sister, daughter, friend and teacher.  I am
experiencing secondary infertility, will celebrate my 41st birthday on
St. Joseph's Day and my lifelong fatigue has been healed with the help
of NaPro.  The Catholic IF blogs have been a source of inspiration,
information and comfort for the past three years.  The women who paved
the way in this journey and are willing to share it are heaven sent.
At Made for Another World, I share my struggles, hopes, joys and
prayers as I surrender to God's will through this infertility journey.

Made For Another World atdwellinhope.blogspot.com

Blogger Biographies - Part 5

Catholic Mutt

I am Catholic Mutt and I am a single Catholic in my 30's.  In many ways, life is a lot of fun, and I've recently taken up new hobbies like skiing and rock climbing, so many of my married friends wish they had some of the freedoms that I have.  However, my friends and I all know that they would never give up their families for my opportunities, and I would gladly give up my activities for the chance to be a wife and mother.  

My blog is about all of that, my Catholic faith, and whatever other randomness appeals to me at any given time.

You can stop by catholicmutt.blogspot.com or email me at catholicmutt@gmail.com

Infertility Options

Simone writes: I have been through so much it amazes me that I have the strength to keep going. At first I was so lost. Most of the women around me did not understand bc it happened so easily for them. I went to the ob for a year and then I saw an RE for a year. He told me that I was unexplained and I had to do IVF. I searched and searched but I could not find any alternatives.

About 2.5 years after I started ttc, someone mentioned NaPro and my whole world changed. I found a napro dr and properly diagnosed me with more than one issue. I have not had success but at least I have peace knowing what my issues are and that IVF would have never worked. I am thankful that my dh was able to be stronger than me and stopped us from even trying IVF.

I know that many women out there were like me, lost at sea without any direction to go in. I created my blog to help others find options and get the proper treatment. I also use this blog to help me deal with the pain of if. I have been a part of the blogging community for about two years now.  I rely on the many wonderful women out there for support and information. I could not have made it this far without them.

I have been TTC for 5 years in all. I have had many surgeries. I have been diagnosed with endometriosis, LUFS, immune issues, and blood clotting issues. I have seen 4 doctors and one consultant who has a PhD in immunology. I am a member of the yahoo catholic if forum, the yahoo immunology forum, and yahoo MTHFR forum.
-Simone

You can visit Simone at http://simone-perseverance.blogspot.com  or email her at leapfrog72@yahoo.com.

St. Henry II

Hi, I'm Mary, a thirty-something childless Catholic woman.  I blog about prayer, spirituality, books, and the occasional snappy comeback over at St. Henry II.  My DH is an atheist and I sometimes blog about living in a mixed marriage as well.  The photo attached is a tomato plant flower; gardening is one of my favorite hobbies and hopefully I'll be able to post some pictures.

Why does the blog have a male saint's name?  Well, I went over to Jennifer Fulwiler's Saint's Name Generator, and asked God that if He wanted me to start blogging, he give me a saint related to childlessness or infertility.  Lo and behold, I got St. Henry II, a Holy Roman Emperor and a married man who never had children.  (His wife, Cunegonda, is also a saint.)  Thus, the blog was born.  Thus far, it's been good to see I'm not the only Catholic women with no children, and hopefully I can show my readers (and remind myself) that you can be denied your heart's desire - a baby - and still have a good life.  

Blog address: http://sthenryii.wordpress.com

E-mail: henryandcunegonda@gmail.com

Megnanimity

My name is Meg.  I am a former political junkie with a law degree and a propensity to talk about things that are socially taboo- religion, politics, moral theology.  I am a wife to an Army Officer and mom to five great kids in the process of moving to the Washington, DC area.  I usually blog about stupid and funny things (but I don't do photos because I am terrified of people using them nefariously), and in a perfect world I would be hitting heavier topics and actually practicing my writing skills which seem to have atrophied in the last ten years.
 
Stop by and say hi to Meg at  www.megnanimity.blogspot.com or shoot her an email at megnanimity@gmail.com .
 

Joy Beyond the Cross

My name is Marie and I blog at Joy Beyond the Cross.  I am Catholic and after almost 3 years of struggling with infertility and experiencing 2 miscarriages, we have been blessed with our daughter Elizabeth who was born on 12/26/11.  I am married to Mr. B and I blog about a lot of different things, including motherhood, the Saints, prayer, interesting books, infertility and its lasting impact, getting more organized, etc.  I enjoy reading, blogging, doing crafts, learning about the faith, playing in the snow (yes, I enjoy winter!), cooking and baking.  I work 4 days a week as a finance analyst and my background is in accounting.  I am a cancer survivor.  I love interacting with other bloggers and readers and am excited to learn about other blogs with similar interests!  

My e-mail address is gaudium08@gmail.com.  

Second Chances

I'm a 34 year old Roman Catholic wife and mother. My husband and I have been married for 12 years.  After our son Mikey was born in 2001, we experienced 7 years of secondary infertility.  We sought treatment from the PPVI Institute, and have since been blessed with two more boys! Dominic Paul was born in September 2010 and Joseph Anthony was born in January 2012.        Although I'm a little sleep deprived these days, my blog is generally about secondary infertility, the Catholic faith, and motherhood.
I blog at secondchancesblog.blogspot.com and can be reached at reneespez@hotmail.com

Blogger Biographies - Part 4

Blessed and Broken

I am a 33 year old wife, mom, foster mom, adoptive mom and FertilityCare Practitioner.  After 5 years of infertility, and while waiting to adopt, we conceived our first miracle.  With secondary infertility we became foster parents.  We adopted miracle #2 last July and are hoping to adopt miracle #3 in the spring.  

www.blessed-and-broken.blogspot.com

 Magnify the Lord with Me

“Magnify the Lord with me; let us exalt His name together.” summarizes the purpose and mission of our marriage and this blog. Through our marriage and family, we hope to magnify the Lord and bring glory to His name. We married in June of 2006 and thereafter began our journey of infertility and adoption. After three unsuccessful adoptions, we brought home our baby girl, Abigail Chiara, in September of 2010, followed by our precious girl, Gianna Luce, in November of 2011! This blog shares my heart, my life, and what I am learning.

You can visit Lauren and her family at  www.psalm34-3.blogspot.com and can email her at  psalm34.3_magnifythelord@yahoo.com

Knowledge Hungry

My name is Jeanne G. My blog is Knowledge Hungry. I am 33, I've been married to Brett since May 2009, and we don't have children yet. I am a cradle Catholic and a novice Lay Dominican. I love to learn, so I blog about things I learn: books I read, Church teaching, cooking, NFP, natural homekeeping, and sometimes crafts.

Visit my blog at http://knowledgehungry.wordpress.com or email me at pineconejg@gmail.com.

Women for all Seasons

My pen name is January. I'm 27 years old, and my husband and I have been trying to conceive (without success) since August 2010.

I blog mostly about my infertility, but also about Catholic things and random goings on. My blog is a little different because my friend November blogs with me, and she's a fertile mom of two beautiful little ones. My picture is of a pie because I love making and eating pie, and my dream job would be to run a pie shop! 

January writes at: http://womenforallseasons.blogspot.com or you can email her at  novieandjan@gmail.com

My Heart Exults

I writes:  My blog documents our journey through five years of infertility (PCOD and endo), one devastating miscarriage a year ago, and our blessing beyond belief, our son, John Benjamin.

My blog allows me to discuss my feeling about my loss, which I struggle with daily, and the joys of our precious baby - all while trying to live my Catholic faith the best I can. I have a separate, private blog dedicated to the cuteness of little JB, which then allows me to focus MHE on my thoughts and experiences as I attempt to figure out His Will for me. 

My Blog Address is http://myheartexults.blogspot.com and my email is myheartexults@gmail.com

Surprise of Unfolding

A writes: I have recently decided I really need to blog about what I am really passionate about right now, and that is my journey with God.  It still feels strange for me to be 'religious' in this way, given that my parents are not!  I find so much to learn about and love in many faith traditions, and I follow the Catholic faith as that one is the most nourishing for me.  

DH and I have been through some hard times together, including some years of the heartbreak of IF.  We welcomed our son (now 7 yo) and our daughter (now 5 yo) with such joy.  Our struggles now come about due to financial hardship - DH was let go from his high-ranking job back in about 2008, and since that time has done several things.  Right now he is working away from home about 3 weeks, and then home about 1 week.  We are thankful for him to have the work but it is hard also, as I am working full time in teaching - which I love, but I am in a new role and have a lot to learn.  So, I have a great deal to do with work, home, looking after the children; and DH has less responsibility but is not able to spend the time with us that he would like to do.  I don't mention my kids often as most of the blogs I visit and comment on are IF-related.

I have a special place in my heart for IF'ers, and IF'ers who have taken the child-free (child-less) path, and singles who feel called to marriage but haven't found their partner.  I find so much courage, tenacity, and character among those who have gone through so much - or are going through so much - and how they find peace and a way to keep on living life to the fullest despite the tragedy of their great desire going unfulfilled. Sometimes their faith plays a role in this, and sometimes not - either way I consider many of them to be heroic (though that is unrecognized by most). 

I love to think of God's light shining throughout the world, through all people who are seeking him (in whatever faith that might be).  I desire to be as clear as I can be every moment (and sometimes I am very murky indeed) so that His light may shine through me.  Perhaps at different times in life, different parts of his light shine through.  I wonder, as we become older and wiser, how much of his light can truly be transmitted through us??  All these beautiful miraculous colours, I hope!

You can visit me at http://surpriseofunfolding.wordpress.com.  I don't check my blog email so often but I check comments frequently!

Blogger Biographies - Part 3

The 411 on the 418’s

Hi! I'm Ania McDonnell and I'm happily married to my husband Chris of (almost) 3 years. We've been TTC for about 2 years now and I've been diagnosed with PCOS. I started blogging to keep in touch with far away family, but the majority of my posts revolve around our journey through infertility and our battle with PCOS. I've found a great support community online here and I can't wait to meet more of you!

My blog address is mcdonnell418.blogspot.com  and my email is mcdonnell418@gmail.com.

  

Why, yes, I AM crazy. Thank you for asking!

I'm Mary Kate and I am a Catholic wife of 18 years, mother to 6 earthly souls ages 2-16 (with #7 arriving in 2 weeks!), 3 Heavenly souls. I live by the seat of my pants, hounded by vague ideas and a purse full of receipts.

 I blog about being a "large" family in our crazy Western culture.

You can find my infrequent posts at http://whyyesiamcrazythankyouforasking.blogspot.com/ and I can be contacted atcelticfamily@comast.net 

Open to Life (and God’s plan for it)

I'm Lisa with Open to Life (and God's plan for it).
I was married in 2004 and TTC from the beginning. We learned early on that there was a serious mess in my reproductive tract. We started working with a FertilityCare OBGyn to find and fix the problems. We started researching adoption in early 2007 and finally decided in August that we'd pursue both avenues...fertility and adoption.

God was apparently ready for us to open that adoption door because we got a referral (from a counselor friend who knew we were considering adoption) before we even had a chance to call an agency! We met the birthmom, rushed through a homestudy and became parents in the next two months. We returned to fertility fixing when our daughter was a year old and also started a new homestudy about the same time. We've now been waiting three years for baby #2 but remain confident that God has a plan that includes another child in this family. We are trying very hard to remain patient and wait on Him.

You can visit Lisa over at www.pursuingparenthood.blogspot.com or can reach her at her email,  cook1137@gmail.com.

 Home Sweet Hjelmstad

M writes:  I'm an incredibly blessed mom of 3 beautiful miracles here on earth and two tiny blessings in heaven. This Lent is one of transition for me: completing my service in the Army, moving across the country, and embarking on the adventure of being a stay-at-home-mom for the first time.

I blog about our life--the joys, the struggles, and the wonder of God's plan through it all! 

You can say hi to the Hjelmstad family at www.hjelmstadhome.blogspot.com

 No Longer Waiting for Baby Blondie

After 3 years of infertility and 2 surgeries with Dr. Hilgers, my daughter "K" was born in April 2011.  Now I mainly blog about her updates and mom things like cloth diapering, breastfeeding and baby led solids.  We plan to start trying for a second child once my cycles finally return, so in the near future I will either return to blogging about trying to conceive (possibly secondary IF) or about pregnancy.

Mrs. Blondie blogs over at http://mrsblondies.blogspot.com/

Email: mrsblondies@gmail.com

The Feminine Gift

I'm Sarah and I write over atwww.thefemininegift.blogspot.com and my contact address is thefemininegift@gmail.com.    

It was only recently that I discovered that I love to write when my best friend started her own blog - and I began lying awake at night with blog posts floating around in my head.  That coupled with my borderline obsession with all things feminine resulted in my blog. I thoroughly enjoy seeking out topics that intrigue women of all ages and vocations in order to encourage women to re-discover who they are at their very core.  I spend my days working for Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy, a small Catholic college in Northern Ontario, and my nights writing and listening to the loon calls over the water (in the summer) with my husband.  

***If you are interested in having your blog profiled, please send an email to thehendersonstory@gmail.com!

Blogger Biographies - Part 2

True, Good and Beautiful
My name is Meg and I started blogging about being a Catholic woman journeying through infertility (alongside my husband Ryan) a few years ago. After nearly 5 years of infertility and being 3 weeks away from adopting a baby girl, I became pregnant and just had my son in August of 2011. We have no idea if I'll ever get pregnant again, but are hopeful for biological and adopted children in the future. I am very active in my parish doing music and youth ministries and always seem to have a home improvement project going. And I blog about all of the above. :)

You can visit Meg over at http://truegoodandbeautifullife.blogspot.com (formerly Complicated Life, so you may know her from that name) or email her at truegoodbeautifullife@gmail.com.


This South Korean’s Got Seoul

I'm Roxy over at This South Korean's Got Seoul. Most of my blog is probably only interesting to the handful of people I know in real life who feel obligated to read it but once in a while you'll find a decent recipe or a funny picture/story about my life as a wife, mother, Catholic, and engineer amongst other things...but not necessarily in that order. You can reach me at rsin83@gmail.com. (questions pertaining to me and compliments only please!) I'd love to hear from you. :)

Go say hi to Roxy over at http://tskgs.blogspot.com



8 Little Arrows

My name is Colleen. I'm a Catholic, homeschooling mom of 8. I started blogging a couple of years ago as a way to record and process (and share with anyone else who was interested) my attempts to incorporate my faith into my parenting, homeschooling, holidays, and daily life. I also use my blog to pass on great resources I have found that have blessed my family.

Visit Colleen at http://8littlearrows.wordpress.com/ or shoot her an email at cobfree@gmail.com



Bright Love: Living Large in a Big Family

D says: I am a housewife and mom to 5. I am an "older parent," a cook, a little "green," a committed Catholic and non-political for the most part.
I blog on four topics: Catholicism, life family, life coaching and weight loss/healthy lifestyle. I also blog professionally for adoption.com.

Since all my blogs have links to the others, you can visit D at any of the blogs below:
Bright Love: Living Large in a Big Family
Bright Catholic
My blogs for Adoption.com


This Cross I Embrace

TCIE writes: I am a 30 year old Catholic woman experiencing primary infertility (5 1/2 years) as well as a somewhat unique inability to adopt or foster at this time. As I navigate through these crosses with my husband, I
blog about the struggles, the joys, the hope, the pain, and the love
that has met us along the way. I hope that through my words and
experiences, others can come to love the faith, know the Truth, and
find hope themselves in whatever life brings to them.

Check out www.thiscrossiembrace.blogspot.com or email her at thiscrossiembrace@gmail.com


Crowley Coupledom

J writes: I became Mrs. Mark Crowley in June 2009, and my blog follows my life as a newlywed! From learning how to be a good wife to first experiences to shared advice and more, my blog is my chronicle of all things Crowley coupledom.

You can visit J over at http://www.CrowleyCoupledom.blogspot.com or email her at jen0414@gmail.com


***If you are interested in having your blog listed, shoot me an email at thehendersonstory@gmail.com. You never know where you might meet your next friend!