We were sitting in our church’s first service today and series of events happened that, after the service was over, Candace and I agreed, parallel the struggles with infertility. I know that is kind of vague but hopefully it will make more sense as you keep reading. So, the church put on an awesome performance for the worship part of the service; raining down holy water from the rafters, fireworks, laser light shows. Ok just kidding about that, but it was epic to say the least. The pastor had just gotten up to start his message. First, the screens went out and then, all of the lights went out. After some scrambling around, the folks behind the scenes cobbled together enough lights for our pastor to finish his message and for all of us to exit safely. Apparently someone decided to play Mario cart with a power pole outside of the church. In spite of all of that, it was still an awesome service and it was even more amazing to see how jam packed the church was, again Easter and all!
So, what on Earth does all of this have to do with infertility? Well, like many people at the beginning of our journey, Candace and I did not feel like there was many around us that we could talk with or relate our problems to…kind of like being in a room full of people we didn’t know which is what our service was like this morning. Also, going through all of these fertility treatments and taking all of these medications, we often felt like we were in the dark about what to do and what the purpose of all of the medications and procedures were, also like today when the power went out. Finally, call it faith, stubbornness, or whatever, we have stuck with trying to start a family despite all of the setbacks and unexpected obstacles just like our pastor did today. The incredible thing, nearly everyone in the room stayed for the entire service. Call me crazy but I KNOW somehow, someway, Candace and I will beat the living socks out of infertility and have our family just like we stayed through the service and saw it to the end. Happy Easter everyone! Have Hope, Keep Faith, and Believe!
