Infertility, Adoption, & Real Faith | Grand Rapids, MI

Sep 24
7 min

Love in the Time of Corona

This is the new normal. Uttered by countless of us over the past six months, this phrase makes my stomach flip and my mind whirl. What ex...

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Aug 29
3 min

Links That Lift Us - Volume 3

Links that Lift Us will inspire you to live the abundant life of which Jesus spoke.

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Jul 20
3 min

50 Things I've Learned in 50 Years

It's my birthday today and, although I am heading to the salon to get a lift from a long overdue cut and color, I don't plan to spend thi...

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10 Ways to Make Peace When the World is at War

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Jun 5
5 min

10 Ways to Make Peace When the World is at War

However meager the offering, I pray that these bits of wisdom mark the beginning of the long path to healing and reconciliation.

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Apr 21
7 min

8 Strategies for Surviving Infertility

Now that I am on the other side of the TTC journey, I realize how very caught up I was in the whole thing.

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Apr 16
3 min

Sick of Waiting? God's Still Working

"Uno!" Carolina cried as we sat on our back patio waiting for the dough to rise. Along with my Spanish teaching coworker, Rochelle, I had...

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Feb 21
8 min

15 Free & Simple Tips for Self Care

If you've felt tired and snappish lately. If the people you love most feel more like a burden than a blessing...try these 15 tips.

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Fake It 'Til Ya Make It? 5 Ways to Handle Feelings Like Jesus

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Jan 21
4 min

Fake It 'Til Ya Make It? 5 Ways to Handle Feelings Like Jesus

We need only look to Jesus, our God in human flesh, to see that faking our feelings was never part of God's plan.

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Jan 2
5 min

Pivot Power

Photo by Drew Coffman on Unsplash Forget New Year's resolutions. Methinks we can do away with all of the grandiose ideas and even more gr...

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5 Ways to Experience "Emmanuel", God with Us, During Infertility

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Dec 10, 2019
6 min

5 Ways to Experience "Emmanuel", God with Us, During Infertility

My friends in my infertility and pregnancy loss support group are struggling to find the hope of Emmanuel this Christmas season. Anne is ...

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7 Ways to Give Thanks When You Don't Feel Like It

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Nov 25, 2019
4 min

7 Ways to Give Thanks When You Don't Feel Like It

16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesu...

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Nov 2, 2019
2 min

Links That Lift Us - Volume 2

Hey BF's (Blog Friends)! Welcome to the second instalment of Links that Lift Us. With our fine reps in Washington embroiled in bitter deb...

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Oct 18, 2019
2 min

Pregnancy & Infant Loss Resources

Thankfully, this week's Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day on October 15th has brought this seldom discussed topic to the forefront.

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Sep 29, 2019
2 min

Links That Lift Us - Volume 1

Hey BF's (Blog Friends)! After admiring so many similar formats, I'm starting one myself. A regular blog post, that is, featuring images ...

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Dealing With the Emotions of Infertility - Part 3

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Sep 22, 2019
5 min

Dealing With the Emotions of Infertility - Part 3

Hopefully you've been following my IGTV series, 10 Things I Learned From My Therapist During Infertility. But even if you haven't, you kn...

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Dealing With the Emotions of Infertility - Part 2

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Aug 31, 2019
5 min

Dealing With the Emotions of Infertility - Part 2

Hopefully you've been following my IGTV series, 10 Things I Learned From My Therapist During Infertility. But even if you haven't, you kn...

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Dealing With the Emotions of Infertility - Part 1

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Jul 26, 2019
4 min

Dealing With the Emotions of Infertility - Part 1

Hopefully you've been following my IGTV series, 10 Things I Learned From My Therapist During Infertility. But even if you haven't, you kn...

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Jun 25, 2019
5 min

6 Rules to Live by When Murphy Shows up

Hey Blog Friend! Have you met my pal, Murphy? You know, the guy who shows up to throw a wrench into your best laid plans, who brings you ...

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Secondary Infertility Isn’t the End: Adding a Sibling to Your Family with ART

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Jun 12, 2019
4 min

Secondary Infertility Isn’t the End: Adding a Sibling to Your Family with ART

Hi Blog Friends! This week, Heidi Hayes of Donor Egg Bank USA is guest posting. While Heidi is the executive vice president of Donor Egg ...

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

May 7, 2019
1 min

10 Ways to Survive Mother's Day

Hi Blog Friends! Mother's Day was always an especially difficult holiday for me when we were struggling with infertility. You too? That's...

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