Hannahs
Infertility, Miscarriage, Adoption Loss
From 1992-2006, Rick and I prayed for children. We spent more than a decade seriously entrenched in the daily struggles of infertility, demanding costly emotional, medical, and financial investments. We opened our hearts to thirteen children we longed to parent. We grieved ten babies we did not get to raise (miscarriages and adoption losses). We've experienced the indescribable joy of parenting three living miracles.
Since 1996, I've participated in a variety of online forums and platforms, first using pseudonyms related to Hannah, then over the past two decades, as @InfertilityMom. I founded Hannah's Prayer Ministries in 1994, and authored Hannah's Hope: Seeking God's Heart in the Midst of Infertility, Miscarriage, and Adoption Loss in 2005.
Please enjoy a free pdf version of the book introduction, my personal infertility / loss story, and the first chapter of Hannah's Hope here.
Since grief sometimes becomes too intense to concentrate on reading, Hannah's Hope is also available in audio format, either as CD or on Audible. This format makes an especially thoughtful gift for a friend who's heart is so heavy that she is prone not to read a physical book. You may listen to a 5-minute free sample of the audio version of Hannah's Hope, a selection taken from the introduction and prolog, at https://www.audible.com/pd/Hannahs-Hope-Audiobook/B074SWRWH8 . I pray that this brief clip will be a soothing balm to your stinging heart today.
You can further "Look Inside The Book" by using that feature on Amazon, where you can also download a sample on your Kindle reader.
On Facebook, I would love to have you follow my reader page @HannahsHopeBook where I share news relevant to fertility, faith, and family, taking care to remain sensitive to the challenged journey to parenthood.
While not the main ministry page leading to the message boards, nor my personal Facebook page, I also must give a shoutout to the official Hannah's Prayer sponsored @HPCommunityForums providing "Christian-based support and encouragement to married women around the world who are struggling with the pain of fertility challenges, including primary and secondary infertility, pregnancy loss, early infant death and adoption loss. Our outreach extends to those who become mothers of living children through pregnancy, adoption, and/or foster care as well as women who choose to be content as two."
The purpose of Hannah's Prayer goes on to state, "Because infertility has a lifelong effect on us, and because we are not all at the same stage, our Community Forums provide over 70 specific regional and topical support groups. To find out how to join the forums, visit Hannah.org." While I have not been an active part of HP leadership since my strokes in 2011, I cannot highly enough recommend this ministry if your path to parenthood is not unfolding as you expected it would. You are not alone! Please reach out and find a supportive community of women who love Jesus, understand your journey, and truly care!
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