Hi folks. My name is Tracy, and I'm fairly convinced that my SS and I are living mirror image lives. We have an unholy number of things in common...

We have the SAME NAME. How can that be?? We also have something else unfortunate in common in that we are both living with fertility impairments.

Perhaps that's not so strange considering that one in eight couples in the US are currently dealing with infertility, but the fact that my SS's fertility challenges came to light mere days before she and I were matched is so eerily amazing, that I cannot help but believe it was meant to be. To call it a coincidence would cheapen the amazement we both seem to have felt in being matched.

My amazing, thoughtful, and compassionate Secret Santa, also named Tracy, sent me a Victoria's Secret gift card (Secret #1)... because, as she said, who doesn't want to feel pretty? :) (For the record, trying unsuccessfully to have a baby for three straight years can really take a lot of the "pretty" out of things, if ya know what I mean, so this is PERFECT!)

She also sent me a copy of the book "The Secret" (Secret #2), in the hopes that some of the philosophies therein will help me find the right mental and spiritual place in my life, thereby allowing conception to come more easily. (I've been lacking a spiritual direction in my life lately as well, and this may be just the kick in the pants my soul needs. Perfect again!)

The best part of the gift, by far, was the thoughtful and heartfelt letter Tracy wrote to me. She shared her recent secret with me (Secret #3), and gave me some advice both on alternative testing I should pursue to ensure that I am attempting all avenues to conception, as well as some advice on my attitude towards my fertility that I really needed to hear. (SS, you aren't the only one who's said it... but maybe hearing it from a stranger really made it hit home for me. Thank you, truly.)

The best gift I will receive this holiday season is the gift of a new outlook, and I have my Secret Santa to thank for that.

Tracy, I hope you are reading this, and I hope you know how special you are to me. I will be praying for you to find a way to your dream, whatever it may be.

Happy Holidays, Redditors. May the new year bring you closer to your dreams!