8 results for month: 02/2016


Becky’s Story

"I became a hope mom on May 2nd, 2015.  It was less than 5 weeks shy of my due date with our second child and I found myself headed to the hospital thinking I may have an early delivery, only to arrive there and find out my son was already with Jesus.  It’s the kind of thing I thought would never happen to me. There are many things I am thankful for in the midst of our loss.  All the tangible things that the Lord provided in loss, especially the sweet presence of family and friends, with the many ways they sought to help us.  But above all things, I am eternally grateful for God who is good and promises to work all things ...

Feed Your Soul: Defined by Love {Jesus Christ & Salvation}

How do I now do justice to the beauty of the cross? I cannot. Indeed, I will be worshiping Him for the way He has saved me from my sin for all eternity. With the last post in this series, I waded through some truths about sin. Has that post about sin and wrath not made this one all the sweeter to anticipate? There is a Savior! As Thomas Watson said, "Till sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet."   This is sweet; these are the three words I have learned to describe what Jesus has done on the cross for me: Penal: The just punishment that my sin deserved… Substitutionary: was placed on Christ instead… Atonement: ...

Feed Your Soul: Eternity at Stake {Man & Hell}

Andrew Bonar wrote, “It has been much impressed upon me, that if convinced of sin at all, I must be so by the view of it in Christ’s love.” The biblical facts of human sin help us understand why the cross is necessary—and further, they help us understand why the cross is the greatest act of love mankind could ever know. And this love gives endless comfort in the darkest of days. This post is primarily focused on the biblical concept of human sin. The next post is primarily focused on the salvation of Christ. ... Read the Hope Mommies doctrinal statement regarding man: MAN: We believe that man was created in the image ...

Hope Group Testimonies

Hope Groups are a group of women who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss (up to two years of age) at any point in their life. It’s a collection of women who meet and share their stories with one another, pray together, ask questions, share hurts, share happinesses … and cling to His Word to find that there is still hope after the death of their precious sons and daughters. Hope Groups are a nine week, Bible study and small group. Some meet online through Facebook and some meet in person. Each group will establish a specific meeting time. Even if you can’t make it for that specific time each week, we encourage you to join a ...

Feed Your Soul: Where Can I Find Rest? {The Godhead & The Father}

In grief, nothing seems to be what it used to be; even something as simple as sitting feels different. One day, I walked down the staircase in my home to sit in the corner of the basement where I could be physically lowest and most removed from the world that had seemed to go on without me. As I sat, my body had the odd sensation of continually traveling lower. Sitting was more like sinking. I felt that I was being lowered, though I was not moving. As this was happening, I could also feel my heart pounding even though I was attempting to rest. Every strong pulse sent me a perceived level lower into the ground, the subbasement, the ...

Calli’s Story

The Blessing of Blair My husband and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary in May of 2014. We were so happy with where God had led us in our journey as husband and wife. We had welcomed into this world three beautiful and healthy children, Gavyn, Grant, and Gwyneth. We had witnessed each other grow in Christ and develop our godly characters hand and hand. God lead us down a path of hoping to complete our family by adopting our daughter, Bertie, from Malawi, Africa, whom we met through passionately serving with our church at an orphan care center in Malawi. Even through the grueling adoption process, we were over the moon excited to bring our ...

Feed Your Soul: God Are You Silent? {Bible}

Have you tasted anything sweet in your soul after loss? Has there been anything since your baby went to heaven that has bolstered you beyond words? Maybe you have had a taste of heaven like never before because you now have a child there. Or maybe you have found a taste of fellowship like never before through connecting with other mothers who have stories of faith through loss. I hope that you have had the opportunity to taste something sweet. What I hope we can see today is that Scripture is sweetness to our souls. Consider Psalm 119:103: “How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” SWEET DESPITE OTHER ...

A study of El Roi, “The God Who Sees Me” {Instagram Series Intro}

Today, we are introducing a new Bible study series (#BibleforHopeMoms), which will be coming on Instagram over the next few weeks. Join us on our Hope Mommies Instagram! Dear Momma, I’ve never met you, and yet I feel like we’re kindred spirits. I’ve been praying for you for months. I’ve been praying for your grieving heart, that God would give me the words you need to hear. I’ve been asking Him to make His presence overwhelmingly known, so that your heart would feel cared for. My greatest desire is that you would feel seen and heard in the midst of your sorrow. Like you, I’ve experienced the loss of ...