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Strength in the Sorrow: Nehemiah 1:6
God's Word is sufficient for our every need, even those that follow the heartbreaking loss of a child. In this series, Hope Moms share about the way God, through His life-giving Word, has provided them with the strength, comfort, encouragement, and hope they needed as they walk through the valley of loss and grief.
"My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word!" Psalm 119:28
I called the nurse into the hospital room, “I think I felt her kick. Can we check?”
A shadow passed over her face. Not many minutes prior, the doctor had told me, my husband, and the nurses that my yet-to-be-born, 42-week daughter had no ...
When Worship Changes Everything
This is how I fight my battles... It may look like I’m surrounded but I’m surrounded by you.
Yesterday was a day filled with hard things and sad emotions for me, but today the lyrics to “Surrounded (Fight my Battles)” have been on my heart, in my ears, and seeping into my soul. As the worship song seeps into my soul, my spirit is lifted.
Worship changes everything.
Throughout my life, I have seen the power of worship to fight the enemy who comes to “kill, steal and destroy” (John 10:10).
In 2 Chronicles 20, we read about a massive army marching to destroy God’s people. God’s people were extremely distraught ...
In the Word: The All-Sufficient One
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be looking at different names of God found in Scripture, and how these different aspects of who He is offer us hope in the midst of our grief. As we study together, we encourage you to use the comments as a place to dialogue with us about what you are learning and share your answers to the questions below. We pray that you hearts will be encouraged as you study these names of God along with us!
“When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, ‘I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, that I may make my ...
Strength in the Sorrow: 2 Corinthians 12:9
God's Word is sufficient for our every need, even those that follow the heartbreaking loss of a child. In this series, Hope Moms share about the way God, through His life-giving Word, has provided them with the strength, comfort, encouragement, and hope they needed as they walk through the valley of loss and grief.
"My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word!" Psalm 119:28
Apparently, I like to have my life in order.
At least, that’s what I’ve discovered has been true of me since my journey of grief and motherhood began.
In order to protect myself from future heartache and be “done” with the hard parts of ...
Strength in the Sorrow: Joshua 1:9
God's Word is sufficient for our every need, even those that follow the heartbreaking loss of a child. In this series, Hope Moms share about the way God, through His life-giving Word, has provided them with the strength, comfort, encouragement, and hope they needed as they walk through the valley of loss and grief.
"My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word!" Psalm 119:28
When our unborn daughter was diagnosed with a fatal chromosome defect, we faced difficult decisions and the way ahead was filled with unknowns. We sought the wisdom and advice of many doctors and specialists to get as clear a picture as possible of ...
In the Word: The Lord, My Healer
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be looking at different names of God found in Scripture, and how these different aspects of who He is offer us hope in the midst of our grief. As we study together, we encourage you to use the comments as a place to dialogue with us about what you are learning and share your answers to the questions below. We pray that you hearts will be encouraged as you study these names of God along with us!
"Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing [Jesus], he fell at His feet and implored Him earnestly, saying, “My little ...
Strength in the Sorrow: Romans 15:13
God's Word is sufficient for our every need, even those that follow the heartbreaking loss of a child. In this series, Hope Moms share about the way God, through His life-giving Word, has provided them with the strength, comfort, encouragement, and hope they needed as they walk through the valley of loss and grief.
"My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word!" Psalm 119:28
For years, on my kitchen window, I had a box of cards with Bible verses on them that someone gave me as a wedding shower gift. Every day or so, I would flip to a new verse. The day after my son died, I flipped the card and it said.
"The Lord is ...
An Unshakeable Hope
Maybe for you the start of a new year has opened fresh wounds concerning the loss of your dear child. It seems unimaginable to live through another year without your baby in your arms. How can everyone around you be dreaming of new beginnings and fresh starts, when all you can see are the endings? The ceasing of a tiny heartbeat. The abrupt end of a pregnancy. The death of your dreams for the future. The ground beneath your feet feels unstable. Will you ever stand on solid ground again?
Last week we began a journey through the book of Hebrews to discover how Jesus is the better encouragement. Today, we continue on that path to find out how we can ...
