After years of trying to get pregnant, I called Catholic Charities about adopting and told my husband, Sean, this was it, I could not do it anymore. I finally surrendered. My mother, grandmother and I went to the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche. When we walked in, a woman said without knowing why I was there, "Miracles happen everyday here, we have people who have been trying for 10 years to have a baby and 9 months later come in with a baby." We lit our candle, got on our knees and prayed, and I truly surrendered and put it in God's hands. This was the month we got pregnant. Tripp was born in 2004 and was baptized at the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche around Easter.

We decided to start a family soon after our honeymoon in June 2016. It was not as easy as we had hoped. My husband’s mom told us about Our Lady of La Leche and during our first anniversary we decided to visit the Shrine to ask for Our Lady’s help and guidance. About a year later we shared the amazing news with him that we were expecting a little one! We visited again in December 2017 on our way to a family vacation in North Carolina. We had to stop and see Father Ivan and pray in the Shrine. We walked the grounds and felt so calm and peaceful. We stayed in contact with Father Ivan until our son was born in May 2018. We are forever grateful and blessed.