Hi, my name is Ashley, and I am a small-town girl from the state of Texas. My husband and I have always dreamt of starting a family. From the earliest days of our relationship, we talked about raising children on the land where I grew up—a place full of memories, meaning, and generations of love. We poured our life savings into building a home on our family farmland, intentionally choosing to invest in a future that included children running through the fields, learning the value of hard work, and growing up with deep roots in the same soil that shaped me. However, the journey to building that family has not gone as we envisioned. For nearly two years now, we’ve been struggling with infertility. It’s been an emotional and physical challenge, one that has also taken a significant financial toll. We've remained hopeful through doctor visits, treatments, and the ups and downs that come with this journey—but the reality is that continuing down this path is incredibly expensive, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to afford the care we need to keep trying. Receiving this grant would mean more than just financial relief. It would be a renewed sense of hope for us—hope that our dream of building a family on our beloved land can still come true. We are deeply committed to becoming parents and would be endlessly grateful for the opportunity to continue pursuing that dream with the help of this grant.