To the mama whose arms are empty this Mother’s Day

I see you. I see your pain. I see the ache that words cannot touch and the longing that time does not erase. I see your love, deep and unshaken, stretching across the space between you and your precious child.

I know this day is hard. It’s a day that magnifies the ache of what should have been, what once was, or what you dreamed would be. A day that reminds us of just how fragile and broken this world can be. While others celebrate with flowers, handmade cards, and sticky little fingers wrapped around theirs, you are left holding memories, longing, and love that has nowhere tangible to go.

I may not know your exact story—whether your child was lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, illness, or another unthinkable separation. Whatever your loss, whatever the reason your little love is not in your arms today, please know this: Your pain is real, and your grief is valid.

It is excruciating to miss your child with every fiber of your being. It is isolating to walk through a day like this when the world seems to celebrate around you, unaware of the silent sorrow you carry. It is heartbreaking to feel as if your motherhood is unseen, overlooked, or unacknowledged.

But, dear mama, I see you. I see the way you carry love in the quiet. I see the strength it takes to hold space for your child in a world that does not always recognize invisible motherhood. I see your courage in remembering, in hoping, in waking up each day and carrying on.

And more importantly—God sees you. The One who knit your baby together in the womb, the One who holds all things in His hands, He sees your love, your pain, your grief, and your longing. He has not forgotten you or the child you hold in your heart.

So today, on this Mother’s Day, I honor you, Hope Mom. I honor the love you carry, the tears you’ve cried, the prayers you’ve whispered in the dark. You are a mother—not because of what the world can see, but because of the love that forever binds you to your child.

You are seen. You are loved. You are a mother, today and always.

With SO much love,
Jennie

Jennie is the Executive Director for Hope Mommies. She and her husband Brian live in Washington State and have four children together— Trenton, Paige who has been in Heaven with Jesus since 2010, Mason, and Cora. If you were to knock on her front door today, you’d find her in something comfortable drinking a hot cup of tea, while trying to figure out how to balance all the things that make up a life. She enjoys spending time in God’s word, fresh flowers, board games with her kids, cooking, and evening walks in her neighborhood. She adores being a new creation in Christ and prays she reflects Him well on this earth.