Mother’s Day 2020 I Remember
- I remember wanting to celebrate this day so badly, yet not being able to get pregnant
- I remember the overwhelm
- I remember every tear
- I remember feeling so alone
- I remember being so mad at God
- I remember the hard to breathe kind of heartache
- I remember the uncertainty
- I remember the grief
- I remember praying expectantly
- I remember waiting
Mother’s Day 2020 I Celebrate
- I celebrate answered prayers
- I celebrate God giving you to me
- I celebrate the friends, family and infertility community that have supported us
- I celebrate the deepened relationship I have with God gained from my journey to motherhood
- I celebrate finding acceptance with the journey it took to get to this day
- I celebrate the peace God provided during the difficult road to today
- I celebrate the personal growth gained, making me the Mother I am today
- I celebrate learning to live in the wait
- I celebrate every milestone I’ve been fortunate enough to experience firsthand with you
- I celebrate, honor and respect this title and the responsibility that comes with it
- I celebrate all the other moms in waiting, fighting so hard to eventually celebrate this day too
- I celebrate that sweet, short, yet powerful word you’ve said out loud to me for the past few months, Mom
This day may forever be a mixed bag of emotions for those of us navigating infertility. The reasons you remember or celebrate this day may be different. What would you share?