Cathy Burningham and her husband, Kirk, just celebrated their 10-year wedding anniversary. Upon getting married, the couple knew they wanted to have children as soon as possible. Now, a decade later, the couple has gone through four rounds of intrauterine insemination (IUI) and four rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF). On this week’s episode, Cathy shares how she and her husband have sought to find joy amid infertility, and why she has come to find that motherhood is not limited to those who have given birth.

2:44- Journey With Infertility

6:11- All-consuming

8:43- No More Waiting To Live

13:20- Combatting Feelings of Failure

18:11- Not A Hail Mary

19:42- What Not To Say

27:33- What To Say (And Do)

31:46- Purposefully Strengthening Marriage

36:16- Role of Covenants Through Infertility

38:47- Plans in a Pandemic

44:17- To Those Struggling

46:59- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ? 

 

“Motherhood is so much more broad than just bearing children.”

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