A long but eye opening journey - guest post

Hello to all of Shannon's loyal readers!!  
 
A little about me: I'm 27, married, Christian, 2 furbabies, no human babies, wedding model, 
and a hockey nut! 

This is myself, Stacie, and my husband, Bryan and our 2 pups Dash and Chloe:




I suppose being from Canada would automatically make me a hockey fan
from birth, but it's quite the contrary! I am a brand new fan (new as
in the last 2-3 years) and seriously don't know why I never fell in
love with this game sooner! The Vancouver Olympics definitely helped
sky rocket my love for the game and since then it's only gotten
stronger. It also helps that my team (the Vancouver Canucks) have
made it to the Stanley Cup Finals this year!!!Bring home that cup,
boys!


So enough about that, let's get to the actual post. 
 
My blog is all about mine and my husbands journey on trying to conceive so I feel that blogging about that here would be a way for you to know more about me and who I am. 
We started this journey 4 years ago this month, and if someone would have told me in 
June 2007 that I would still not be pregnant by June 2011 I probably would have never 
spoken to them again.  No joke. 
 
Not knowing what was happening and constantly being told we were still "so young" 
and had "lots of time" didn't take away the heartache of wanting a child. I was just recently 
diagnosed with endometriosis and thankfully during the diagnostic laperoscopy they were 
able to treat it at the same time. It was a huge answer to prayer!!!!!
 
As much as infertility has been a huge disappointment to my husband and I, I am so 
proud at how we both have handled it. I believe everything has a silver lining, and sometimes it's not as easy to find the silver lining. But for us, we have had 5 years to build a loving and 
solid marriage and not once has either of us blamed one another for this problem. We just 
know that in our vows we said we would love each other in sickness and in health and that is 
exactly what we've done.  
  
We also have really taken advantage of our alone time together because we know 
our life will not be like this forever. We spend a lot of time together and also with 
our family and friends.  They all know about what we have been through with trying 
to conceive and they have been our biggest support. I don't know what I'm more excited 
about, seeing those 2 beautiful lines or telling everyone we love our exciting news!!! 
 
 I have also struggled with being mad at God at times.
 
Even though I don't feel like my relationship with my husband had been tested during all 
of this, I definitely feel like my relationship with God has.  Being a Christian my entire life
has helped get me through this. But it all boils down to faith, and no matter what I have never lost that. I'm happy to say that after a rough year, I'm feeling closer to God than ever! 
 
No matter what, there are always going to be trials in life. It's how we handle them and 
what we take from them that makes us stronger.  I also believe everything happens for a 
reason, even if it's just so I can say to someone down the road going through the same 
thing that I can truly understand what they're going through. I have found support through 
total strangers since blogging and knowing it's not just me has helped tremendously. I love 
the community that is the blogosphere and the people I get to meet. Nothing makes you feel 
better than knowing you're not alone. It truly is a huge network of support!  
 
If you enjoyed my post, or can even relate to it, please feel free to pop over and visit me 
and even become a follower! 
 
Baby Grahn in the Making 

Also, a huge thanks to Shannon for allowing me to be a guest blogger!  It was truly an honor!