Empty Womb, Aching Heart accurately portrays the agony of infertility written by those who've been there. The first-person stories will reach you whether you're struggling with grief, anger or confusion. Not all the stories have happy endings, but you'll see how God consistently blesses lives, with or without children.

Hope and Help For Those Struggling With Infertility



When the professional advice isn't enough, and you've had your fill of well-meaning comments from those who haven't experienced infertility, Marlo Schalesky wants you to know you are not alone. The true stories she tells of couples who share your hopes, fears, frustrations, and the comfort only God can bring will encourage your heart.

Infertility strikes at the core of what it means to be a woman or man, tests marriages, and shakes faith. The honest, open, and emotionally resonant first-person stories in Empty Womb, Aching Heart will touch your life--as you "cry in the diaper aisle," wonder if you "are less of a woman," ask "How far should we go?" or whisper to God, "It's not fair."

Marlo Schalesky is a frequent contributor to Today's Christian Woman and Discipleship Journal, as well as a minister in the Church of the Nazarene. Marlo and her husband live in California.

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Author: Marlo Schalesky
Located in: Gilroy, CA
Submitted: April 25, 2001

    Tell us a little about yourself.  Even when I was a little girl and boys had cooties, I knew that someday I’d grow up, get married, and have children. After all, didn’t everyone? But the years passed, and no children came. Yet, advice was plentiful. Everyone who discovered that we were having trouble conceiving volunteered their own magic cure. Our fertility specialist loaded us down with pamphlets, articles, and information on web-sites. But, despite all the information, my heart still felt as if it were breaking every day. And the specialist offered no cure for that.

    What was your motivation behind this project?  Eventually, I met others, just like me, who were struggling with the same heartaches, questions, and fears. As they shared their stories over cups of coffee or glasses of lemonade, I encountered a type of wisdom and comfort that was not available in the reams of information I had on infertility. Theirs were stories of experience, of those who had walked the path I trod and found a glimmer of peace in the midst of it. Their understanding and insights changed me, helped me to see through the darkness of infertility, and showed me God as I had never seen Him before.

    What do you hope folks will gain from this project?  This book is a compilation of their stories, the experiences of people who have struggled and are struggling through the pain of infertility. It is not meant to be guidebook on infertility treatments, or a manual on what to do, think, or feel. It gives no easy answers. It offers no quick cures. Rather, this book comes from the hearts of fellow travelers, like you, and in its pages I pray that you’ll find what you need - hope, understanding, and the healing touch of God.

    Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know:  Please also check out my historical fiction series, the Winds of Freedom: Book 1, CRY FREEDOM, and Book 2, FREEDOMS SHADOW (published by Crossway Books).

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