The Clouds of Our Life {July 2014 Round Up}

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July was a rough month for me personally, but it was a great month for the blog! Once again, I had my best month in terms of visits to the blog. I’m so humbled and encouraged by each and every one of you readers.

I wanted to share a reading from Oswald Chamber’s daily devotional, My Utmost for His Highest. He talks about seeing God in the “clouds” of our lives. He suggests that the clouds aren’t mean to teach us something, but instead God uses them to help us unlearn something. This has been especially poignant to me as we mourn the failure of last month’s IVF cycle, and it has give me much food for thought. I hope it’s helpful and encouraging to you, too.

Now onto the round-up!

Most Viewed Post

If Infertiles Ruled the World

Most Commented On Post

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Guest Posts

Janelle talked about The Darker Side of Miscarriage

Where I Was Featured

I wrote about how the Holy Spirit speaks to me over at Elizabeth Hagan’s Preacher on the Plaza
Janelle featured me in her Writing Blog Hop
Stork Parenting interviewed me for their Authors & Experts series

Major Events This Month

I received a nomination for RESOLVE’s Hope Award for Best Blog. I didn’t win, but I’m so happy for Candace and Chris from Our Misconception. They were this year’s winners and deserve it so much!
I “came out” about my infertility on my personal Facebook profile
Our 2nd fresh IVF cycle failed
My husband and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary

One of the most fun things this month was receiving a tweet and Facebook response from Savannah Guthrie and Bobbie Thomas of the Today Show. I’m a big fan of the Today Show so it was a huge thrill! Bobbie Thomas wrote an article about her infertility struggles and Savannah Guthrie (who’s pregnant) wrote a lovely article about how pregnancies like hers can be difficult for people suffering from infertility. I thanked them both for their articles and they were each kind enough to respond.

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