The other day, I was scanning the radio and came across a Christian music station. The disc jockey was interviewing the women from the musical group Point of Grace. I do not know much about the group. I have Christmas CD by Jim Brickman in which he collaborates with this group. I think their voices are amazing, so I decided to listen to some of the interview.

One of the women in the group shared a story about a painful experience in her life. The emotional wound was now healed, but she wanted to remember the experience as a way of encouraging others. Out of this experience came the song "Heal the Wound," which is on their new CD. (You can hear a clip of the song here.) The lyrics begin with, "Heal the wound but leave the scar." This really touched me, and I knew immediately that I wanted to write about it.

My years of struggling with my fertility were painful, and they felt like gaping emotional wounds. Today, they no longer hurt. Yes, there are times when the pain bubbles up, but for the most part, I have made peace with the way my life has worked out.

However, I still bear scars from that experience, and I would not want to lose those scars, even if it were possible to do so. Those scars are a reminder of where I have been, and they are proof to others that I survived the experience. If I were to lose the scars, then I would lose the ability to encourage other people who are in the same painful place that I once was.

Sometimes people try to hide their emotional scars, fearing that their scars mar their beauty. I actually find beauty in scars because they tell a story. Few of us get through life unscathed, so why do we try to pretend that we have no scars in our lives? I want to make the most lemonade out of life's lemons that I can. If other people can find healing by viewing my scars, then I want to share them with others.

I want people to know that it is possible to heal from the pain of infertility, no matter how badly it hurts right now in this moment. By showing my scars, I provide proof that healing is possible. I am so grateful that the wounds are healed, but I am also grateful that I have the scars to remind myself of where I have been.

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• Infertility: Letting Go of the Dream
• How Does it Feel Never to Conceive?

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