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Inspirational Note...

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kat813
LIF Adolescent

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Name:
Kathleen

Inspirational Note...

Found this on another message board and I found it very inspirational and thought I would share...

What do I think God meant when he gave me infertility?”

Couples experiencing infertility often receive well-meaning but
extremely insensitive "advice." We can all list the most popular ones:
"Just relax and you'll get pregnant," or "adopt and you'll get
pregnant," or "things happen for a reason", of the most painful from those who think they've got the goods on God's plan, "Maybe God never meant for you to have children." The sheer audacity of making a statement like that never fails to amaze me.

"These same people would never walk up to someone seeking treatment for cancer and say, "Maybe God never meant for you to live." However, because I am infertile, I'm supposed to get on with my life. It's hard to understand that people can not see infertility for what it is, a disease for which I have to seek treatment. What if Jonas Salk had said to the parents of polio victims, "Maybe God meant for thousands of our children to be cripples, live in an iron lung or die." What if he'd never tried to find a cure? Who could think for one minute that that was God's plan?

"What do I think God meant when he gave me infertility?

"I think he meant for my husband and I to grow closer, become stronger, love deeper. I think God meant for us to find the fortitude within ourselves to get up every time infertility knocks us down. I think God meant for our medical community to discover medicines, invent medical equipment, create procedures and protocols. I think God meant for us to find a cure for infertility.

"No, God never meant for me not to have children. That's not my destiny; that's just a fork in the road I'm on. I've been placed on the road less traveled, and, like it or not, I'm a better person for it. Clearly, God meant for me to develop more compassion, deeper courage, and greater inner strength on this journey to resolution, and I haven't let him down.

"Frankly, if the truth be known, I think God has singled me out for a special treatment. I think God meant for me to build a thirst for a
child so strong and so deep that when that baby is finally placed in my arms, it will be the longest, coolest, most refreshing drink I've ever known.

"While I would never choose infertility, I can not deny that a fertile woman could never know the joy that awaits me. Yes, one way or another, I will have a baby of my own. And the next time someone wants to offer me unsolicited advice I'll say, "Don't tell me what God meant when he handed me infertility. I already know."

Message edited 10/11/2005 8:51:12 PM.

Posted 10/11/05 8:50 PM
 
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redstar
Delay is not denial

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Name:
Michelle

Re: Inspirational Note...

Kathy,

I have read that before and it brought tears to my eyes. I printed it and keep it in my drawer. Whenever I am discouraged, I read it. Thank you for posting it !!!!


Message edited 10/11/2005 8:57:31 PM.

Posted 10/11/05 8:55 PM
 

Gertyrae
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Name:
Gerty ®

Re: Inspirational Note...

That is truly beautiful...and unbelievably inspiring...

Posted 10/11/05 9:05 PM
 

dm24angel
Happiness

Member since 5/05

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Name:
Donna

Re: Inspirational Note...

THANK YOU for sharing that!

Posted 10/11/05 9:45 PM
 

rose825
Best Friends

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Re: Inspirational Note...

very nice. Thanks!

Posted 10/11/05 10:00 PM
 

Donna
1 year already!!

Member since 5/05

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Name:
Donna

Re: Inspirational Note...

Thanks for sharing that Kathy!!

Sometimes I need that to keep me going during this journey...

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Posted 10/12/05 8:52 AM
 

MrsB
LIF Toddler

Member since 5/05

491 total posts

Name:
Andrea

Re: Inspirational Note...

truly inspiring!!!

Posted 10/14/05 4:20 PM
 
 

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