This is like jumping off a cliff for me.

I like to describe myself as an Introverted Extrovert. Does that even make sense?  Those closest to me would call me outgoing and dramatic, but also know that I am extremely private about those issues that I hold close to my heart. I love to tell a great story, but have a mild case of social anxiety. You may know my love of, and possible addiction to, Starbucks! All of the baristas know my name. It could be a problem. But, you would never know the number of times I’ve been pregnant and the losses that have shaped my heart forever. My neighbor once told me that I looked like I had it all together. Bless her . . . I may be the most self-conscious person you will meet. So, putting myself out there is scary. Plain and simple. Like jumping off of a cliff.

When I started my infertility journey a decade ago, I went looking for any form of support. Any books, websites, or message boards out there were just clinical, HOW TO accounts that I found to be boring. If I was going to be on this journey, I was going to have to find the humor and the light at the end of the tunnel. Throughout my journey, I never found this type of book. And, throughout each high and each VERY low low, I always thought back to the need to laugh or feel inspired. The need to support each other, through hope, love, and laughter. Creating something like this has tugged on my heart for years. Never wanting to jump off this cliff, it has been on the perpetual backburner of my life. But, with each new turn my life has taken, it seems to me that God has continued to let this idea tug harder and harder at my heart.

I promise to not be the Debbie Downer of the internet. I will include some other fun topics throughout my posts. But, I do truly want to create a space where women that are in the midst of an infertility journey, have been on that road in the past, or are walking the road with a friend, to have a place to feel inspired, to share their experiences, to feel loved, and to feel at peace. Experiencing infertility is being in a sorority that no one ever wanted to join. But, we are here. So, we might as well help each other, laugh with each other, and support each other. And . . . maybe also discuss books, travel, recipes, etc.

SO . . . after a decade of this tugging at my heart. Here I go. Jumping off a cliff . . .