I’ve been in a slump. Not writing…obviously. Not sure why. Once I stop, it’s a lot harder to start up again. Also, Thanksgiving and Christmas were both fairly painful to go through. We were basically alone, although Matt’s mom was with us for part of both days. We have family that lives down the street from us. But our relationship is really broken right now. The hardest part of that was my nephew. He is two and a half and I’m sure was a blast opening gifts with. Also, all my nieces that we skyped with very briefly. We did get a video from our family down the street of our nephew opening his gifts from us. It was probably my favorite gift on Christmas…and also the most painful. Not only because we were not there to watch him open it, or because it was a reminder of the broken relationship we have with his parents, but also because it was a reminder of what we are missing out in terms of not having a child on Christmas ourselves.
My little sister got married in October. She told me sometime in November that they were going to not try not prevent. I prepared myself for the worst, but of course didn’t hope it would happen…anytime soon. It did. Yes, I’m heartbroken. Yes, I’m angry. It was hard because I found out the day after AF showed up early. It was hard because that cycle I had prayed and prayed hard. I had hoped. More than I had let myself in a while. It’s always like that isn’t it? So, my little sister who has been married for three months, will give birth to a child before me who has been married for six years and wants to give birth desperately. It just isn’t fair. Why does God feel the need to torture me? The night before I found out (which was not through my sister and I still have yet to talk to her) Matt was talking about this fear that he has and it feels like it’s happening. I told him I had to face some of my worst fears this past year and God met me in them and carried me through and he would do the same for Matt. I also said I was probably on the horizon of my worst fears (only much deeper, worser! fears) all over again. I didn’t mean literally! Thankfully I know that God is faithful and he will meet me and he will carry me through again.
When I spent with time him the next morning, this verse kept coming to mind
For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Psalm 51
The next day at my Bible study I shared about all this and the rest of my life which all seems very broken right now. Later that night I got a text from my friend with this verse. I don’t know all that he is trying to teach me through it, but it was good to have confirmation that he is with me and that he wants my heart broken, for it certainly is.
An Anchor to My Soul 
Hang in there. I don’t have any wise words, just a solid “I know how you feel.” That’s a powerful verse. Sometimes I do wish I could just say the right thing or do the right thing and we’d get pregnant. But then I realize that I, a sinner, would never be good enough to deserve that gift. And so I keep hoping for grace and thanking God for the mercy I have received already.
Not that it makes things any easier, of course. Especially when it all comes so easily for so many
The holidays are so especially trying when you A) don’t have the family closeness you’d like to have and B) when you long for a little one and family of your own to start your own traditions with. I can also relate to the sister thing…My sister (even though she’s older) is divorced with a 7 year old. She’d been out partying a lot after her divorce, seeing some guy who was playing her, and ended up pregnant and he wanted nothing to do with the baby. This was after I’d already been struggling 1 year to conceive and had one loss. I was like WTH GOD? Really? Why???
There are a lot of things in the process that are so hard to come to terms with. I still don’t fully understand God’s plan for me to go through this process, but I do know He has a plan. I fortunately have not lost that belief, but I just wish He’d show me whatever else I am supposed to learn in this process or bless us with the child we both want so badly. I love your scripture! I keep telling myself that the best things come to those who wait in faith. Big ((HUGS)) to you. I know how hard it can be sometimes, especially when it’s not for others. You aren’t alone.
I know this is really late, but I really appreciated this. And I didn’t know that about your sister, I’m sorry.
Hi. Im sorry the holidays were rough for you and your husband. I recently had a similar situation happen between my cousin and I. She recently found out she is pregnant. When I found out I called her immediately to congratulate her. But a day later, I just found myself feeling heavy in the heart and breaking down. But I had to tell myself to be happy for her, as odd as that may sound.
I think the hardest part of infertility is the emotional toll we as women go through silently. But just know you are not alone in anything you feel. As hard as it may be, I would try to be your sister’s cheerleader. My way of looking at things (which I realize may not be yours) is this is when she was supposed to have a baby; and hopefully your time will come soon as well (probably not as fast as you would like, Im sure). Certain things come easy to some in life, but certain other things don’t. So this is just her easy thing.
Just wanted to leave you a little note so you might feel better. Whenever I feel down, I peruse my favorite blogs and somehow it makes me feel better knowing a have a circle of imaginary blog friends who understand me.
Thank you, and yeah I’ve tried to think that way too…that this is when she is supposed to and not me yet. It helps a little. Thanks for helping me know i”m not alone 🙂