Tag: pregnancy

This is My Body: Embracing the Messiness of Faith and Motherhood

This is My Body: Embracing the Messiness of Faith and Motherhood

Guest blog post by Hannah Shanks, author of This is My Body: Embracing the Messiness of Faith and Motherhood.  She writes about the intersections of faith, church history, social justice and personal experience at hannaheshanks.com. It was 3am. I was 3 days postpartum, awake, and alone. My 

Birthed: Finding Grace Through Infertility

Birthed: Finding Grace Through Infertility

According to the National Infertility Association, one in eight couples is infertile. I’m certain you know at least eight couples. The statistical reality is that one of them—and likely more—is facing infertility. But infertility remains a silent battle. Couples don’t disclose; the rest of us don’t ask.