Encouraged.

Thank you so much to all of you who let me know you were reading during international de-lurking week.  It meant the world to me to hear from all of you.  I felt so discouraged after the below trip to Wal-Mart when I saw one of our sisters hurting, and I did nothing.  I prayed that if God wanted me to speak to her that He would give me the opportunity, but I struggled with why He would let me overhear her conversation if He didn't want me to speak with her.  After reading your comments, it is clear to me that God let me see the girl in the purple shirt so that He could encourage some of you who needed to know that you are not alone.  Some of you mentioned that you haven't shared your struggles yet with anyone in real life.  It really is such a hard decision of when and who to share infertility with because sometimes putting yourself out there can lead to some hurtful comments but at the same time, it is very hard to walk this journey alone.  If you aren't ready to share with those in real life (and only you and your husband will know when is the right time) know that there is an amazing support group in the infertility blogging community.  A good place to start is Stirrup Queens with her very well organized blogroll of the ALI (adoption, loss, infertility) community.  Your encouraging comments have made me start thinking and praying more about Praying for a Little One as I really would like to be able to continue to write about infertility.  More on that later...