SALE Three Decades of Fertility
This book scares some of you, doesn’t it? Three DECADES of WHAT? Nobody likes three decades of anything, except maybe salted caramels. But FERTILITY? Seriously? Doesn’t that translate into, like, 30 kids? Or something?
Do you wonder if this book’s purpose is to bang you over the head until you, too, have dedicated three decades to pumping out as many babies as is humanly possible?
I’ll bet some of you do. So my purpose for putting this book on sale and writing this post is to say, very, very loudly, that that is not the point of this book.
No, this book exists because I surprised myself and had nine babies over the course of my 20s, 30s, and 40s – all of whom I adore and wouldn’t send back with the stork for all the china in, well, China.
I actually had a hard time of it too. It was glorious. It was horrible. The best of times. The worst of times. But then, is life any other way?
Now that I’m done with that season in life, I’m looking back and I’m so grateful that I took the plunge even through really bad odds.
Incompetent cervix. Multiple miscarriages. Difficult marriage. Little money. Painful pregnancies. Months of bedrest.
The odds were against me in a million ways. Having a large family really wasn’t in the cards for me.
But God.
GOD!
And it’s because of the Creator that there are nine incredible, living, breathing, works of art in my home. I just HAD to put my story about the Creator into a book and invite some other women to join me. The result is a book jam packed with encouragement to buoy your faith in God.
I do not believe it is everyone’s destiny to have oodles of children. I talked about birth control over at Keeper of the Home a few months ago if you want to pop over there to find out what I believe about babies and control and all that stuff. I DO believe that having babies is one of the highest privileges and joys God has given to the human race. I do believe having them presents us with many opportunities to grow as humans. To grow toward our full potential as image bearers of God.
So if you are looking for a book that will put you on a guilt trip – sadly, this isn’t that book. (I know. Guilt trips are so much fun.) BUT if you are looking for a book that will grow your faith as you watch God at work first hand in the lives of women just like you – then I think this is it, by George. (And Gertrude too.)
And guess what? This week it’s on sale for $2.99 (reg. price $6.99). You can either purchase the PDF download right here or you can go get your electronic copy on Kindle over at Amazon. (The paperback is over there too.)
Now if you’ve been hanging around this blog for a while, you’ve already heard me blabbing a lot about this book—so any more information about it is just a snoozeburger with a side of yawns. BUT – if you are new around here and have never heard of Three Decades of Fertility, then I encourage you to go HERE to watch the book trailer and find out more.
And please don’t just take my word for it. I’m the biased publisher who spent almost a year of my life angsting over this project. You’ll want to read the reviews on Amazon.
Sale ends November 30th at midnight.
I bought the book earlier. It is faith promoting, positive and encouraging. I loved it and am grateful to each contributor for sharing such an intimate look into their lives.
Thank you Jill!
Thank you for doing this! I bought it last night and have enjoyed reading it on Kindle. It has already been an encouragement to me as my husband and I have felt God leading us down the same road of trusting Him with our child-bearing years. My husband was still in college almost 3 years ago when he spoke to me about feeling like we were trying to be too much in control of when we had children. I had already stopped taking birth control pills because they were giving migraines. We prayed that God would take care of us and help us to trust Him and within 4 weeks we discovered we were pregnant! I guess He told us what He thought–that babies are His hearts desire for most people! We now have 2 incredibly sweet daughters and there is no turning back in our hearts.
Thank you Dessa, I’m so glad you are enjoying it!
I purchased the book and read it all in 4 days! It was great! I just had a tubal reversal last month and we are letting God be in control of our fertility, so this book was such a blessing and encouragement. No two stories are the same and everyone was so humanly real. Some had 10+ children while one had 5, so it’s not about the numbers, but about the heart. I actually had my first son at 15, while not a Christian. By God’s providence and grace He saved us (my son’s dad-now husband) a few years later, and a couple years after getting saved we got married and had 4 sons. I regretfully got my tubes tied last year, but reversed that last month. What a road! We’ll see what God does. Great book, I have so many people I want to read it!
That’s encouraging to hear, Julie! Thank you for posting a “mini-review” here!
I loved the book, and the honesty of each contributor. I also appreciated the honesty about sometimes feeling the need for some type of natural family planning. Natalie, I think you are right-on with your thoughts on having babies…
I can also relate to your story, Natalie, of being so happy to have a live baby after loss. I am sitting here with my newborn *rainbow* baby who was born after a series of losses that included several early in the 2nd trimester. He may be my 6th living child, but it is completely surreal to be holding this miracle. The Lord was SO gracious in leading me to just the right doctor at just the right time. My doctor was wise enough to know that I should try blood thinners for my next pregnancy, which is exactly what I did… Months of blood thinner injections to protect the cord and placenta from clotting…. and worth every one of them. The Lord has been SO good to me, he went before me and paved the path…life is such a gift.
Thanks again for making this book available- it is an inspiration to those of us in the middle of making tough decisions that fly in the face of our culture…I am sure I’ll be re-reading the book again in the future as we seek the Lord and His will… Keep up the writing, Natalie. You are a blessing to many…
Oh Lisa, I’m thrilled for you. I praise God with you for that precious gift!!
I read your book too a few months back. I am not the best reviewer so I didn’t write one on Amazon.
I was really encouraged. I have 4 children and I am 42 y.o. So I feel the clock ticking but my DH thinks he is done. So I am patiently waiting on the Lord and trusting Him with the outcome. The book gave me hopes because there were a couple of women in there that had children late in their 40s or after their husband finally changed his mind. Anything is possible with God. It’s really what your book is all about: God’s stories in our lives!
Happy Thanksgiving!
PS how did the bake sale go?? Did you sell those yummi-nesses well??
They turned out BEAUTIFUL – especially the peppermint fudge. But someone else was in charge of pricing – and they put a HIGH price on them. Too high. Very few people were willing to pay, so they didn’t all sell. If the price had been right, they would be gone, people would be happy, and more money would have been raised. But that’s the way the ball bounces sometimes.
Keep trusting – that encourages all of us to hear that. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving too!
My sixth baby turns one a week before I turn 40. Yikes, 40 seems old ;). We repented of rejecting God’s plan a few years ago & had my husband’s vas reversed. The Lord has blessed us with 2 more little ones since then (wow!) and we are so very thankful. Your book is going on my wish list as things haven’t been super easy for us either & there are days when I could use reminders of God’s faithfulness towards His own. Of course, hugs & kisses from our “bonus” babies help a great deal!