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Ask the Blog Team: How and When Did You Talk to Your Living Child(ren) About Their Hope Sibling?
Welcome to our Q+A series, Ask the Blog Team. In this series, the Hope Mommies blog team joins together to answer questions that are commonly asked in grief. If there is a question or topic that you have wrestled with in your grief that you would like the opportunity to see how other Hope Moms have processed or answered, we would love to hear from you. You can submit your questions here.
My rainbow baby is eight weeks old, and we’ve already told him all about his big sister Ginny in heaven and how much she loves him. I plan on continuing to tell him that throughout his life.
My son is only one, so I have not told him about his brother ...
Yet I Will Praise You: The Life of Joseph
History bears witness to the many men and women who have gone before us in choosing to praise God in spite of the great suffering they endured. We can learn much from their testimonies of faithfulness and perseverance in the midst of grief and pain. In this series, we share about the trials others have endured, and of their commitment to praise God from the valley.
For a long time I have loved the story of Joseph. Perhaps it is because this story highlights a time our God worked behind the scenes, as He always is, working “all things together for good” (Romans 8:28). There are so many attributes of God to be thankful ...
In the Word: His Word is Sweet to My Soul
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word.
“How sweet are Your words to my taste,sweeter than honey to my mouth!”Psalm 119:103
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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 ...
Our True God
God has invited us to be captivated by the greatness of His character and what we believe about God has the greatest potential to shape our suffering. Although we will never be able to thoroughly grasp the fullness of His glory on this side of eternity, He has given us glimpses of His glory in the revelation of His Word. In this series, we will dive into ten attributes of God and discover what hope they offer us in our sorrow and how knowing and believing these truths about who God is can provide great comfort in the midst of grief.
When we received the news of our unborn daughter’s fatal condition, I knew immediately that I had two ...
Selah: 2021 Retreat Theme
Selah. Have you heard this word before? Chances are you’ve read it in the Bible, or maybe you’ve heard of the band by the same name. Whether it is common in your vernacular or brand new to you, I want you to take a moment and soak in the realities of this God-breathed word.
The Hebrew word Selah is found in Scripture 74 times, and 71 of those occur in the book of Psalms. Many commentaries say that Selah is a mysterious, ambiguous word—a word with uncertain meaning. However, I’ve also read commentaries that say King David used this word in the Psalms as a place to take a breath, to settle into what was just said, to rest and ...
When Grief Leaves You Feeling Empty…
God’s Word speaks thoroughly and abundantly into every season of the heart. As we study His Word, we learn that within its pages are found the ultimate source of comfort and peace for the sufferer. In this series, we will seek to carefully and compassionately apply these ancient, scriptural truths to feelings and experiences that are common in grief.
I was no stranger to the pain. I had experienced the loss of several children over the years, but the loss of my son, Thatcher, brought a depth of despair I had never known. I had spent months on my knees crying out to the LORD to allow me the privilege of keeping this child. I knew that ...
Sweet Reminders of Comfort
My dad passed away from cancer almost two years before my oldest was born. We decided that if we had a boy, his middle name would be Daniel, my dad’s first name. At the time, it was a sweet way to honor my dad. It didn’t take long to realize that just saying, “Owen Daniel,” would be a constant blessing and reminder of the man I miss so much.
A week after Thanksgiving in 2018, just a month shy of Owen’s sixth birthday, we received the devastating news that our baby’s heartbeat couldn’t be found. I was 29 weeks pregnant, and Owen and his three-year-old brother, Alec, had been beyond excited about their anticipated sibling. I was ...
Because He Lives: Our Faith Is Not in Vain
‘Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that here is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then no even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in ...
