74 | Making Plans While TTC: How to Live Beyond the Due Date Calculator ‘What Ifs'

The Waiting Well - Infertility, Faith-based Encouragement, Trying to Conceive, Fertility

Do you ever feel like your whole life is on pause while you’re trying to conceive? Maybe you find yourself asking, “Should I plan that trip?” or “What if I’m pregnant by then?” Living in limbo can leave you exhausted, anxious, and unsure of how to move forward.

In today’s episode, we’re talking about how to make plans while you’re waiting—without fear, guilt, or the constant “what if” game. You’ll hear both biblical wisdom and practical tools to help you enjoy your life, hold your plans with open hands, and trust God’s timing for your family.

✨ What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why Scripture encourages us to plan with humility and trust (James 4:13–15; Proverbs 16:9)

• How to live fully and joyfully in the waiting, instead of putting life on pause

• Practical strategies for planning trips, events, and commitments while TTC

• Encouragement to delight in the present season, knowing God’s timing is always perfect

Whether you’re in month 3 or year 6 of waiting, this episode will help you release the fear of “messing up the timing” and step into abundant life—even before the pregnancy test turns positive.

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This Christ-centered 14-day mini-course is designed to help Christian women in the Two Week Wait move from anxious spiraling and restless uncertainty to a place of peace, steadiness, and holy confidence in God’s timing—whether the test turns positive or not.

Here’s what you’ll receive:

✅ 14 days of powerful audio devotionals to renew your mind with God’s truth
✅ A guided journal with scripture-based reflection prompts for each day
✅ Practical tools to take every thought captive and calm anxious spirals
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If you’ve ever wondered “Why is God withholding this from me?” — this episode is for you.

In today’s conversation, Courtney exposes the one lie nearly every woman facing infertility believes: that God is holding back something good. Through honest storytelling and powerful Scripture, she helps you recognize that lie for what it is — and replace it with unshakable truth.

You’ll learn how to:
💔 Identify the subtle ways this lie creeps into your heart
📖 Anchor your hope in God’s character instead of your circumstances
🌿 Speak truth over your waiting season using Scripture
🙏 Shift your focus from what’s missing to what God is forming

God isn’t withholding something good — He’s preparing something greater.

Whether you’re in the middle of treatments, grieving loss, or simply wrestling with God’s timing, this episode will help you trade doubt for peace and reclaim joy in the middle of the wait.

🕊 If this episode spoke to something deep in your heart — if you know you’ve been carrying the weight of infertility alone and you’re ready to finally find peace, healing, and purpose in the middle of your waiting — I want to personally invite you into the next round of The Waiting Well Framework™, starting November 4th.

This 8-week Christ-centered program is designed to help you rebuild your faith, heal emotionally, and learn how to truly wait well — not in striving, but in surrender.
Through weekly teachings, live group sessions, devotionals, and a powerful community of women who get it, you’ll experience what it feels like to walk in peace again.

If you felt a tug while listening today — that’s your invitation.
You can enroll now: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/the-wait-feels-endlessheres-the-way-through-copy

You don’t have to keep wondering how to move forward — let’s walk this road together, hand-in-hand, and let God write something beautiful in the waiting. 💛

✨ Brand-new mini course, Peace in the Wait — created just for women in the two week wait after ovulation, IUI, or IVF. If you’re longing for daily encouragement and structure to stay grounded in truth, this will bless you deeply.

📖 Scriptures mentioned: Isaiah 26:3, Psalm 131:2

👉 Links & Resources:

• Enroll in Peace in the Wait Mini Course: https://stan.store/coduinker/p/peace-in-the-wait

• Follow me on Instagram: @thewaitingwellpodcast

• Share this episode with a friend who is in her two week wait 💛

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💌 Let’s Stay Connected:

📲 Follow me on Instagram for daily encouragement and behind-the-scenes: @thewiatingwellpodcast
📬 Email: [e-mail]
🌐 Website: courtneyduinker.com

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