My STORY about what is Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM) and what is NOT…

I sent the comments below for consideration on a Federal rule attempting to clarify the definition of infertility as it relates to coverage for federal fertility benefits…and I also wanted to send it to YOU! ___________ My experience has taught me that infertility is often not the primary problem—it is a symptom of underlying disease. Fertility care should not begin by asking only,…

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by Tracee

Rest throughout the Bible: A more complete look at God’s Purpose for Rest – Creation, Sabbath Law, and New Covenant Rest

In my last blog post, I wrote about our journey over the past year and a half. I became painfully aware that I had expected to be released from all of my waiting by changes to my circumstances…moving into our new home felt like the domino that needed to drop for everything else to happen. For us to have a baby. To feel…

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by Tracee

Chasing Rest Instead of Waiting – Our own Sabbath

For those of you who are new, my last post came right before we moved into our new home. I wrote about the whirlwind of life, especially at that time when we were building a house (that was of course over-budget and behind schedule), bouncing between rental homes, and adopting 3 dogs (my fault). We had been waiting in transition to move for…

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by Tracee

The Family – defined

Love is powerful but is not what defines the family… The family is designed to protect the most vulnerable among us…children; by the one mother and one father who made them—together. The government should not define family but rather protect their rights from being infringed on. That family unit should not be broken apart whenever possible. No one in the family is interchangeable…

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by Tracee

Can we escape the whirlwind? Reflections from 2024

I’m behind… Not where I hoped to be…flooded with too many tasks, too many goals…. I need to create an academic plan for my oldest for this upcoming semester…he has been coasting on reading books with every bit of his spare time—and I don’t mean educational books or classics, probably somewhere between twaddle and usefully entertaining. Not a horrible thing necessarily (I tell…

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by Tracee

The IVF Dilemma: A series for Christians facing Infertility – Part 1

I remember reaching my lowest point in our infertility difficulties. It was probably 8 years ago. I was broken down…crying, mourning the family life that just wasn’t happening. I’m not sure I was ready to hear it then, but my husband attempted to console me with this truth: “Having children is not required to get into Heaven” As much as I wanted a…

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by Tracee

The Meaning of History…to an Entrepreneur

[Excerpted from the Air Force Academy Falcon Footnote] USAFA attempted to persuade me not to declare myself a history major immediately after my first semester.  But I couldn’t be reasoned with.  Considering I graduated as 2008’s #1 US History major, I think I’m safe in saying that I was right.   Today, I am the CEO of a niche insurance company that is…

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by Cameron

My year of surgeries…

Though in my ideal world, 2022 would have been a year blessed with the wonderful news of a pregnancy (honestly, it would have been 2021 and even 2020 on my terms); it has instead been a year of surgeries. Now, I’m quite familiar with surgery, and this is not the only time that I have had 2 or more surgeries in the same…

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by Tracee

Accepting the Rebel…in Christianity

The term “Rebel” means different things to different people. Merriam Webster provides the verb definition as either: 1) to oppose or disobey one in authority or control or 2) to renounce and resist by force the authority of one’s government. Doesn’t sound exactly like a Christian virtue, does it? Most Bible reading that I come across that translates with Rebel doesn’t mean anything…

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by Tracee

Does God expect us to be righteous or faithful? What’s the difference and does it matter?

“But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.” 1 Timothy 6:11 We know that as Christians we are called to pursue these things, but what is righteousness? What is faith? To what extent can we achieve either? And what is the relationship between them? For a very long time I have considered questions…

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by Tracee

“Trust in the Experts” versus “Becoming Convinced Yourself”

I don’t know if I would call it naive, overly trusting, or simply ignorant, but innocently enough, I never thought to question the things that I was taught…in school, in jobs, in life. If someone was an expert, a professional, or a teacher with experience, I simply thought, “Who am I to question them?” In many respects, this philosophy is wise and trustworthy.…

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by Tracee

How can I keep the timeline of the Bible straight?

My first hurdle in learning the meta-narrative of the Bible was keeping the timeline straight. If anyone has tried to read the Bible cover-to-cover, you may relate to what I’m talking about. Most of the Bible is not in chronological order, but rather listed thematically or by speaker. Most of the books of the Prophets span many time periods and often are contextually…

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by Tracee

Do we truly understand the [Whole] Gospel? Gospel Series Part 2

This is Part 2 of the Gospel series! Make sure to check out Part 1 to find out what this has to do with sharing the Gospel! When I was young and even as I got older, I feared how to talk to others about the Gospel and how I could answer their questions. I have found that as I studied the over-arching…

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by Tracee

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