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Here’s my story

I’m a thirty-something living with my husband Kurt in our 1920s cottage in Pennsylvania, right back where I grew up. We’ve spent a considerable amount of time renovating our home since getting settled in 2017 and have had a lot of fun along the way! This year we’re celebrating our ninth wedding anniversary. From 2017-2021 we navigated infertility and fertility treatments, including having a miscarriage in the spring of 2017 and again in the fall of 2020 after our first frozen embryo transfer as a part of the IVF process. We just celebrated the second birthday of our baby girl in October after a successful second frozen embryo transfer in 2021!

find your way around

Here on The Lenten Rose Cottage, posts are organized into three categories:

motherhood

After experiencing a miscarriage in March of 2017, my eyes were opened to something that so many women experience, but so few of us actually discuss openly. I started sharing our journey openly with the hopes of helping women to feel less alone in their own journey. In this category you can read more about our infertility treatment journey, my first pregnancy, and navigating first-time motherhood as well!

Home & Garden

Want to know more about the renovations that we are undertaking in our 1920s cottage home? Then start right here! I’ll share our DIY renovation projects, what’s coming up in the garden, and how we’re maximizing the small spaces in our home.

Lifestyle

Check out these posts for more information about how we planned our wedding in 2015, entertaining and gift giving tips, reviewing what’s on my reading list, and some of the travels Kurt and I have experienced together.