Meet the Team

We're just God's girls, hoping to be used by Him to His glory and your benefit. And so, so grateful to have an opportunity to be part of this project.
Amy is a lover of life, music, and yarn. She is passionate about open adoption. Amy tries not to take life too seriously - she once took a picture of herself wearing a tiara in the fertility doc's office - but she is serious about pointing others to the source of all comfort, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Author Website: Blessed by Adoption & Birth

Carissa along with her family are Texas transplants currently living in Illinois. She tries hard to see God's rainbows in the rainstorms of life. Having struggled with infertility and loss her prayer is that her story would bring glory to his name. She loves to indulge in Christian romance novels, craft soap recipes, create cards and work in her garden.

Author Website: A Table for Eight

A born-and-raised Missouri gal, Esther loves her husband, family and animals, particularly her two crazy pups. If she’s not snapping photos, scrapbooking or singing, she’s kicking back in front of the TV. In this infertility journey, she sees grace in the grief: a deeper relationship with God and amazing friendships through Hannah’s Prayer.

Author Website: Joy Will Come in the Morning

Heather is a devoted wife and math teacher, but her greatest love? Jesus Christ! She is passionate about international missions, scrumptious dark chocolate, and making people snort water out their noses. She and her husband are on the bumpy & exciting road of foster-to-adopt while still riding that infertility/loss rollercoaster.

Author Website: Reach In, Reach Out, Reach Up

Jennifer Saake is the author of Hannah's Hope: Seeking God's Heart in the Midst of Infertility, Miscarriage & Adoption Loss and a co-founder of Hannah's Prayer Ministries. She loves writing and balks at word count limitations. A wanna-be gardener, Jenni eagerly awaits each spring, optimistically forgetting her lost battle to weeds of the previous summer. Her quest is to find the perfect natural, sugar-free dark chocolate.

Author Website: Hannah's Hope: Seeking God's Heart in Infertility & Loss

Rachel and her husband live in Maryland, home of the world's finest crab cakes. Her heart for women facing the struggle of infertility has led to an active, encouraging role on Hannah's Prayer Community Forums. When she isn't laughing with her husband, Rachel can be found cooking, blogging, and hanging with girlfriends.

Author website: Portrait Rachel

Thelma is wife, writer, and relentless joy-seeker: a Canadian girl learning to love God, her best friend and the joys and sorrows of their life as two. When she's not writing or putting her feet up, she likes to pretend she knows a thing or two about photography and dreams of running a marathon some day.

Author Website: Life as Two

Tina and her family share a deep passion for Jesus. Currently residing in Madrid, Spain, their work in missions & communications have also taken them to Russia & the Czech Republic. Over a decade of globe-trotting suits her just fine: she loves to experience different cultures. Fueled by a healthy addiction to coffee, she loves blogging and educating others about infertility and loss.

Author Website: Life of A MissyMom