There is a quote for everything....

National Infertility Awareness Week: Day 5

When I get sad I read quotes. I feel there is a quote for everything, no matter what the situation is. Whether you're in love, going through a breakup, looking for strength, needing a laugh or needing a little bit of home...there's a quote for it.

Since starting my blog I have received several emails from women facing the same struggle. Some are just starting their journey, some have been on this road for quite some time. In every email I hear sadness and fear and it makes me sad for them. I wish I could give words of wisdom, but I too am still trying to figure it all out. I wish I could give each person a hug and tell them their dream will one day come true, but I can't make any promises. Life doesn't always work out the way we've planned.

I email back every person who contacts me. I tell them I care because I sincerely do. I tell them I am now their friend (whether they were looking for a new friend or not) and I tell them I will be their shoulder to cry on. I also usually send each person a quote that has helped me out. Sometimes it's nice to know that there are words out there that mean something or words that you can relate to. Might sound corny, but some words will light a fire in someone and give them another ounce of hope- or a nudge to take a new risk or go on a new adventure. When I feel like I don't have an ounce of hope left...I read quotes.

Here are some of the quotes that mean something to me.

"...with a baby or without, you are valuable, you are whole. And you matter..."

"Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us."

"There is a unique pain that comes from preparing a place in your heart for a child that never comes."

"Be patient. Sometimes you have to go through the worst to get the best."

"My entire life can be described in one sentence: It didn't go a planned, and that's ok."

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength."

"The longer you wait for something the more you'll appreciate it when you get it. Cause anything worth having, is definitely worth waiting..."

"Broken crayons still color" (This one makes me chuckle)

"Don't think about what can happen in a month. Don't think you about what can happen in a year. Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be."

"Dear God, I've tried my best, but if today I lose hope, please tell me that your plans are better than my dreams."

"You can break down a woman temporarily, but a real woman will always pick up the pieces. rebuild herself and come back even stronger than ever!"

"True strength is holding it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart."

"Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be."

"Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles. Notice them."

"Because you are alive anything is possible."

"You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have."

"Always smile back at little children. To ignore them is to destroy their belief that the world is good."

"I believe in love at first sight...because I'm a mom."