A New Book Helps Women Navigate Infertility Without Losing Faith

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Jan 6
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (January 7, 2026) — A new book is helping women rethink how infertility shapes their faith, relationships, and sense of identity.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly one in five heterosexual women of childbearing age experience some form of infertility—a struggle often linked to increased anxiety and depression.

“You are not alone if you have ever longed for a child or begged God for a baby of your own,” said Angela Mackey, author of Difficult to Conceive. In the book, Mackey shares her deeply personal journey through infertility, including the loss of two babies in early pregnancy, the removal of her fallopian tubes, and the toll those experiences took on her work, family, and relationships.

“The bumpy, winding road of fertility struggles often leaves women isolated, heartbroken, and desperate,” said Mackey, a registered nurse. After the birth of her first child, she experienced two ectopic pregnancies and was later unable to conceive without in vitro fertilization (IVF).

“In the darkness of infertility—amid stressful treatments and the feeling that my body was defective—I went searching for answers,” Mackey said. “What I found was God meeting me through His Word and renewing the way I saw my story.”

In Difficult to Conceive, Mackey offers biblical truth, Scripture-based encouragement, and character studies from the Bible that helped her “rethink her thinking” about infertility. Her hope is to help women move from isolation to hope, from grief to renewed faith.

“God is near you,” Mackey said. “He sees your pain, and He longs to comfort you as you grieve.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Angela Mackey has a master’s in biblical and theological studies and is a Maxwell certified speaker and trainer, registered nurse, and longtime Sunday school teacher. She has written for Encouragement Café and the MOM Initiative, she contributed to Overwhelmed: 31 Devotions for Moms and blogs at www.rethinkingmythinking.com. She also hosts the inspirational podcast, Live A Life of Worship.

Angela lives in the Arkansas River Valley with her husband, three kids (two born through IVF treatments), and three dogs. She loves University of Kansas basketball, crafting, reading, and encouraging others so they can live transformed lives.

*""My mind reeled with what-ifs, and my heart broke for what would not be. My baby was gone, and the vacuum created by the loss startled me," said Angela Mackey, author of "Difficult to Conceived."*

BIOGRAPHY

Angela Mackey loves coming alongside people and helping them rethink their thinking through Scripture so they can live transformed lives. Her Bible teaching carries weight and depth, shaped by her passion for God, her master’s degree in biblical and theological studies, and her longing to worship Him with her whole life.

Angela hosts the Life as Worship podcast, where each episode begins with a passage of Scripture and a simple question: “What does this mean, and how do we live it?” She invites guests to share how God has led them to walk that truth out in real life—through both ordinary days and deeply challenging seasons.

Her journey through secondary infertility and pregnancy loss shapes the gentle, compassionate way she talks about suffering, helping listeners notice God’s love, comfort, and nearness when life hurts. Angela’s expertise includes finding joy in all circumstances, lamenting with hope, renewing our minds through God’s Word, living a life of worship, and loving well even when we disagree.

She is the author of Difficult to Conceive: A Godly Perspective for the Road Ahead and a contributing writer in Still Speaking and God With Us: Immanuel. A registered nurse and black belt in Kuk Sool Won martial arts, Angela isn’t afraid of hard or complex conversations and brings a calm, grounded, hope-filled presence to every interaction. She lives with her family in the Arkansas River Valley, cheering on her mostly-adult kids and delighting in the surprising ways God shows up in daily life.

BOOK SUMMARY

Spiritual truths to encourage and guide women struggling through the journey of infertility. Difficult to Conceive feels like you are hearing from a trusted friend who is a few steps ahead of you on this journey. Readers will find an examination of the deeply personal issues and feelings surrounding infertility; how God’s Word renews minds; how to deal with questions and receive comfort, edification, and direction; and personal anecdotes of secondary infertility and the use of fertility treatments in a God-honoring way. Vulnerable, honest, supportive, and encouraging words to help women forge a personal way through the difficult journey of infertility.

BOOK EXCERPTS

"My mind reeled with what-ifs, and my heart broke for what would not be. My baby was gone, and the vacuum created by the loss startled me."
"The bumpy and curvy road of fertility issues often leaves us isolated, heartbroken, and desperate. In the darkness of infertility, we feel isolated by our defective bodies. And in this isolation, we feel abandoned, forgotten."
"When God does not do something, but we know He is able to do it, our natural question—the one that must be asked—is why? But the way we ask why and how we ask why is important. The problem is that we are hurting over loss and what-ifs and empty wombs. This pain often prevents us from coming to God."
"For me, the biggest lie I bought when struggling to conceive was the you-are-alone lie. We must focus on the truth and not allow our deceitful hearts to control our minds. If we do not, we lose sight of our loving, faithful, and all-powerful father, God."
"If we are not opening God’s word, reading it daily, we miss out on knowing God’s story and His amazing power. If we refuse to see God’s hand in our own lives, then we have no relationship that helps us rest in Him during the dark and trying times."
"Let us not forget that battles, like infertility, will come. Battles are not only spiritual, but also physical. It is how we respond to these battles in life that determines whether we claim victory in Jesus and live it on this earth or only get to see it in the future."
"The journey of infertility brings the refiner’s fire to our faith. This fire burns away anything we cling to that is not from God. It burns away inappropriately placed hope in our bodies to have children. Instead, we must learn our only hope is in Jesus. This fire draws out the impurities in our lives, impurities such as the pride of feeling we deserve children or the obstinate clinging to our personal agenda and time frame."
"In desiring children, God has shown me often that I am focused on the physical and missing out on the spiritual. When I allow my longing and grieving for a child to overtake my faith, I begin to doubt. That is when I miss spiritual truths the Holy Spirit is teaching me. Each tubal pregnancy was an opportunity for me to allow God to teach me spiritual truths, if only I could focus on Jesus."
"I would not change my continued journey because I would not know God as intimately without this road. As amazing as it sounds, He is drawing us to Himself in closer relationship through our longing for a child. His severe mercy allows us to suffer through hard things so our lives will never be the same. He does it not only to make us more like Him but He allows it so we have to come closer to Him, and be more intimate with Him."
"I am not saying put on a happy face, pretend, and hide the grief and sorrow. I am saying that in the midst of the grief and sorrow, we have access to joy. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we can foster joy by fighting against the things that can threaten our access to the joy of the Lord."
"Tight-fisting our dreams and plans only keeps our hands empty, empty because we do not have control of much that goes on in this world we live in. We can control ourselves but not our health or if our wombs will ever carry a baby to viable life."