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Can I Foster If I’m Single? A Look At Fostering In The UK

By Alice Porter A great foster parent needs to be patient, caring and supportive and if you possess these characteristics, … Read More »

Trusting Your Inner Compass

By Kirsten Karchmer

There’s an old proverb: "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." But what if physically taking even that … Read More »

Decline With Regrets—But With Health Intact

By Heidi Brockmyre

During the holidays, our boundary-buttons are pushed to the max. While your inner voice may be screaming “Hell no! I don’t … Read More »

From Ending to Beginning

By Melissa Miles Carter

It’s been over ten years–ten years of waiting, wishing, and hoping for this ending: The ending of my infertility. After ten … Read More »

Feigning In/Fertility

By Ashley Rittman

In 2005, after miscarrying a very spontaneous pregnancy, I was told my ovaries suck. The medical term is Poly-cystic Ovarian … Read More »

The International Infertility Community and the #RoyalBaby Overload

By Guest Blogger

Guest Post by Kimberly Batten I'm Canadian. Anyone who has been around me or my blog for more than 5 minutes can figure … Read More »

Why does the government hate women so much?

Feb. 23, 2011

Hi. Did you at one time or do you currently have one of these? Adorbs, right? Buy it here.Oh, you don't? From left: Rep. Phil Jensen (R-SD), Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Bobby Franklin (R-GA).Then please stop trying to govern mine.If … Read More »

Finding Adonai at the Bar Mitzvah

Sep. 28, 2011

Tonight at sundown, the Jewish New Year - Rosh HaShanah - begins. As Jews, we enter into the ten holiest days of the year, the Days of Awe, to culminate in the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This is one of my … Read More »

The #StorkStory That Would Have Been

Apr. 25, 2016

While I have received compensation for this post from Fertility Planit, all opinions are my own. My journey through infertility has been a wandering one, a journey that hasn’t always been easy. But, in many ways, being diagnosed with premature … Read More »

A Three Hat Day, or Rather, Weeks

May. 1, 2013

Remember this book from Reading Rainbow, A Three Hat Day? That's kind of how I've been feeling lately, like I'm walking around with a stack of hats on head, swapping them out every hour or so depending on what role I need to fulfill. If it … Read More »

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