I recently learned my hometown of Denver, CO is listed as the #1 city for women to start a business!  Having taken the leap in creating a coaching service supporting others on their fertility journeys, I couldn’t be more thrilled to hear this news.

Picking up your child’s birthday cake….It might not seem significant, but it is, especially if you’ve walked the infertility path and longed to have a child.

That state of uncertainty while going through fertility challenges. A time when you aren’t quite sure which direction to take. You’re presented with options and you decide with utmost hope and confidence you’ve chosen the right path.

A few days after my mom passed away I was in awe at the sight of a little friend perched on the umbrella I had just opened on our outdoor patio table.  My eyes and her eyes met.. it was the most amazing little grasshopper I had ever seen.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. What better time than the present to acknowledge all that I have to be thankful for. I sigh writing as I feel a piece of me still deeply misses her mom (and likely always will). She’s the one who I felt most connected to.

It’s been 3 weeks since my mom passed away.  I have been deeply introspective, remembering her and the gift of having her as my mom. I’ve been even more in tune with beauty around me- sunsets like I’ve never seen before, the radiant glow of the moon, light bursting from clouds in the most touching way, even a visit from a beautiful grasshopper…signs of her presence everywhere.

As I write my heart feels full of hope and yet breaking a little at the same time. I can hardly believe our daughter is approaching her 1st birthday. IVF brought us a precious new life. A new little one who has completely captured our heart. We’re embracing each stage of our evolving journey, taking it one day at a time. As excited as I am for all to come in her sweet life, my heart feels an ache… a deep ache that’s been ever so present … my mom is dying.

Today I learned IVF is celebrating it’s 40th birthday!  The first IVF baby, Louise Brown, was born on this date.  It’s hard to imagine how revolutionary this procedure was just 40 years ago — So much advancement for reproductive science and a gift of hope for those experiencing infertility.

I can’t help but hear the song “How far I’ll go” in my mind.  Thanks to Moana for this catchy song, but truly I feel so inspired!  Looking at the reach my website has done since yesterday and I am BLOWN AWAY-  France, Turkey, Indonesia, the UK, the U.S. Australia, China, & South Africa!  Time to get writing and no better time than the present.

If you are reading this, I want to first say THANK YOU and welcome!!