First Attempt....

This is my first attempt at blogging, and I'm not even a huge fan of writing. Speaking is one thing, but when I actually sit down to write, it seems my creativity simply grinds to a halt.
My husband, Nathan and I have been talking a lot about being transparent and what that might look like. We have been together for nearly 5 years now and married for 3.
The journey that Nathan and I have walked together in our short time as a couple is one with many challenges and heartaches. But in our story, there have also been victories and triumphs. We are finding out that it is hard to have one without the other.
Our most recent experience is the conception and miscarriage of our beautiful little boy, Madison Tate. It is a long story, and I will indeed share it. Piece by piece, as I feel I am able. It is one of those things where a lot of the experience is filled with pain, unnecessary guilt and most of all grief.
The reason that we want to tell our story publicly, is because of the thousands of other parents that have and that are walking the very painful road of infertility, miscarriage or child loss.
Nathan and I have come to recognize the precious individuality of each story and the uniqueness of the grief behind it, but those are not our stories to share. We ache when we hear or read of stories that are similar to ours, because we are aware of the tremendous amounts of heartache within each one. We have found though, that hearing the stories of others brings comfort in the way that we know we are not alone.
Through sharing our story publicly, we understand that it may make us vulnerable to hurtful and insensitive comments. But the far greater outcome is the healing that can come as a result of us opening our hearts and our lives.
Some of the things we will share will be things that we have been able to come to terms with and deal with, other things are very much a work in progress. Child loss is at the top of the list as far as things that can tear a marriage apart, and has been cited as one of the most painful things for a person to endure in their lifetime. Through our story we want to encourage others to hang on..not to give up, and most of all, to find and believe in hope.
Nathan and I will both be posting from time to time, so that you can read an accurate view of both sides to our stories. The mom and the dad side. The husband and the wife side. As we post we hope you will read and know beyond a shadow of a doubt that there will come a day when all things will be made right. When all tears will be dried. When we never, EVER, have to say goodbye again. Be blessed, Nathan and Gloria