The Waiting Room
For women who are waiting, or grieving, or both
A small, confidential circle for infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth and long adoption waits. Second and fourth Mondays, 7 PM, in the back study.
Mondays, 7 PM
The back study has its own door from the side garden, so you can come and go without walking through the house.
What it is
Ten chairs and a box of tissues
Kristen started The Waiting Room in 2017 after her third miscarriage, when she realized she couldn't sit through another baby shower and couldn't explain why to anyone at church.
It isn't therapy and it isn't a class. It's an hour and a half with women who understand, two facilitators who have walked this road, and a short time of prayer at the end for anyone who wants it.
- No more than ten women in the room
- What's said in the room stays in the room
- You never have to share your story to come
- Husbands' evening once a quarter, if he's willing
Said in the room
Shared with permission
Nobody here tells me everything happens for a reason.
I came for two years while we waited for our son's adoption to clear. I still come, for the women who are where I was.
It was the first place I said my daughter's name out loud after she died.
I was angry at God and nobody flinched.
The tissues are on every table. Nobody hands them to you. That's how you know they get it.
Write to us
Tell us as much or as little as you like
Kristen reads every message herself. You can ask about the circle, ask for prayer, or just tell someone.
Thank you for writing, .
Kristen will read this today. If you asked for a reply, she'll write within a day.