Waiting in Hope: What Your Friend Experiencing Infertility Wants You to Know | Ep. 237

June is World Infertility Awareness month and because we know that many of our listeners are either experiencing infertility or know someone experiencing infertility, we wanted to have a conversation with someone who could help us all understand what it’s like to walk the road of infertility. We’re really excited to bring you today’s episode featuring Kelley Ramsey and Jenn Hesse from Waiting in Hope Ministries. Both Kelley and Jenn have walked through infertility and together they support women from all over the country who are journeying through infertility.
In today’s episode, Kelley and Jenn share their stories of infertility and how experiencing the grief of infertility affected every area of their lives, including their relationship with God. We know that you’ll appreciate their candor and vulnerability throughout this conversation. But, Kelley and Jenn want you to know that even in infertility, we can wait with hope
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Time Stamps:

00:47 - Intro
01:29 - Getting to know our guests
04:08 - Our favorite things
07:20 - Motherhood is part of our identity
09:21 - Understanding infertility
12:05 - How to encourage someone struggling with infertility
15:13 - Walking with God through infertility
21:35 - How to wait with hope
25:11 - Our identity as women outside motherhood
27:28 - How the gospel changes everything
28:35 - Closing

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