Choosing Faith Through Infertility and Uncertainty
Marriage After God
Aaron & Jennifer Smith
4.9 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Today on the podcast, Aaron talks with Christin Rosa, who shares her powerful journey of faith through marriage, infertility, and motherhood. Christin opens up about the cultural differences in her marriage, the challenges of infertility, and the prenatal struggles she faced with her son, Nate. Through prayer, courage, and unwavering faith, she and her husband learned to advocate for life and trust in God’s plan. Christin also shares how her experiences inspired her to write Saving Hope, a testimony of God’s goodness and the healing that comes from walking through trials with Him.
In this episode–
- Christin Rosa’s inspiring journey of faith and family.
- Navigating marriage dynamics can be challenging yet deeply rewarding.
- Infertility often becomes a season of deeper reliance on God.
- Cultural differences shape the dynamics of marriage and parenting.
- Community support is vital during times of hardship.
- Facing prenatal challenges requires faith, courage, and trust in God.
- Advocating for life reflects the sanctity of God’s design.
- Prayer and fellowship bring strength and hope in dark seasons.
- Parenting is a journey of continual growth and grace.
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Keywords: faith, marriage, motherhood, infertility, cultural differences, community, parenting, hope, prayer, advocacy, God’s faithfulness
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| 0:00.0 | the doctor, she took my husband and I into a little room, explained all this to us, and then she said |
| 0:05.6 | that given the severity of the Cetus's condition, they never use the word of baby, that we might |
| 0:12.5 | want to consider having a reduction. And so. Which is slang for abortion. Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. |
| 0:19.8 | I've just been given this onslaught of information and now she was |
| 0:22.1 | suggesting a reduction and it took me a few seconds to realize what she was saying. But my husband, |
| 0:28.4 | I really appreciate him. I tend to be more, I guess a bit quieter and I was not ready to respond in |
| 0:34.6 | anyway. I have no idea what to say. But my husband just immediately he said, you you know, like I know you're talking about abortion, but you need to know that we are people of life and we are going to fight for our son's life. Hey, friends, welcome back to another episode of the Marriage I forgot podcast. I'm your host, Aaron Smith. Before we jump into today's incredible conversation, I wanted to ask you for two quick favors. |
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| 1:18.7 | These resources have helped thousands of couples grow closer to God and each other. |
| 1:23.1 | All right. Let's get into today's episode. |
| 1:25.9 | When Kristen Rosa was 19 weeks pregnant with twins, doctors delivered devastating news. |
| 1:30.9 | Her son, Nate, had a massive hole in his diaphragm. |
| 1:33.8 | His organs were in the wrong place, and his lungs were severely underdeveloped. |
| 1:38.5 | Without treatment, he'd suffocated birth. |
| 1:41.1 | With treatment, just a 25% chance of survival. |
| 1:45.5 | The doctor's recommendation, |
| 1:51.8 | abortion, what they called reduction. But Kristen and her husband Maricio are people of life, |
| 1:57.0 | and they chose to fight instead. In this powerful conversation, Kristen shares the raw reality of advocating for your child when the medical system writes them off. We talk about what it's |
| 2:01.6 | like when your marriage is already struggling, and then you face the unimaginable. How do you trust |
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