by Joyce Anderson | May 7, 2008 | for Love
Mother's Day is this Sunday, and as a woman without children I have thought about this day a lot. In years past I've felt hostile, sad, indifferent and even a bit glad on Mother's Day. As my husband and I have gone through the ups and downs of fertility issues we've...
by Joyce Anderson | Mar 18, 2008 | for Love
A thread was recently resurrected in the forum from last summer. You can read the original post here. The sister in question wanted to know about temple marriage and marrying a less active member. I have written before that I got married when I was 30. I had to deal...
by Joyce Anderson | Oct 22, 2007 | for Spirit
Recently I taught a Sunday school lesson on the Plan of Salvation. As I began to prepare my lesson, I mistakenly thought that I would be finished in no time, because I am a returned missionary, I've been a member of the Church all of my life, I was weaned on the Plan...
by Joyce Anderson | Aug 23, 2007 | for Love
Over the past few weeks I've had several friends approach me and ask what they can do or say for a woman who has suffered a miscarriage. This put the idea into my head that perhaps there are many people out there who do not know what to say to a woman in this...
by Joyce Anderson | Jul 10, 2007 | for Love, for Spirit
Motherhood. The feelings that this word can evoke are powerful, joyful and sometimes painful for women. As I have walked the path of infertility, more often than not I have felt the pain of not having children of my own and of not being considered a...
