I always wanted a big family. I grew up the oldest of six and having a big family of my own was always “part of the plan”. As much as it was “part of the plan”, there was always this sense that I had, hovering in my subconscious, that it wouldn’t be so straight forward. I got married when I …
Suzanne’s Story
My journey to having a family Every little girl grows up with dreams of finding her soulmate and then starting a family… This was my dream. After leaving school, I started my degree and soon met the man of my dreams. He was kind, caring, principled and the person that I realized I wanted to spend the rest of my …
Tanya’s Story
The philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once said, “Life can only be understood backward but it must be lived forward.” I always thought that everything in life would go according to my plans. I would finish school, choose a degree, study for a few years and after that, I would marry the man of my dreams. We would then spend the first …
Kara’s Story
I have started telling my story a number of times. I have stopped every time, as I have not wanted to revisit the past few years of my life. But I am ready to start a new chapter, which means ending the last one. It is a chapter that has had many highs and many lows. There has been much …
Alanna’s Story
I see my journey as a circle. It’s very big and very round, as a circle should be. It is filled with clarity and purpose and without a doubt, whole. It is representative not only of who I am, but my story. When this circle first began, it was just a dot. A dot that grew and took many shapes …