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Hope Mommies Publication Release: Bright Hope, by Erin Cushman
"Bright Hope," by Erin Cushman will be released soon! We celebrate what God has done in faithfulness through Erin's writing and through those who have supported this publication in other ways. We want to give you an opportunity to hear from Erin today about how this book came to be, and
Here is our interview Erin:
1. For those just “tuning in,” what is Bright Hope, and how did it come to be published?
Bright Hope is a 28 Day Devotional for Grief in Light of the Gospel. Hope Mommies is coming up on their 10th year of ministry, and Jennie Parks (Executive Director of Hope Mommies) had asked if I would consider a new writing project to ...
How Beautiful The Feet That Bring Good News
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."-Isaiah 52:7
Those beautiful feet and that perfect Good News.
I have felt the tug of the Holy Spirit calling me to the unreached people of Malawi, Africa to go make God's name famous. I have been called to show and teach His love in my home with the ones He has entrusted me with. And I have answered the call to share the Good News everywhere in between. My feet have been stained in the red dirt of the beautiful African paths that connect the ...
The Fullness of Time
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Throughout this Advent season, we will be studying Galatians 4:4-5 together. In this series, we wil study the gospel truths found in these verses and discover how the coming of Christ speaks into our sorrow.
"But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons."Galatians 4:4-5
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The fullness of time.
God does nothing prematurely. He does not act irrationally. At just the right time—at the end of all preparation—Christ came. He came as a ...
Four Years Later: Joy Comes In The Morning
It can often seem as though you will always be drowning beneath the acute pain of loss. However, while our grief never truly ends, it doesn't always look and feel the same way. In this series, our writers speak from where they are now in their grief, _________ years later. Throughout this series, you will find testimonies of how grief changes us, and how God uses our heartache to shape us into a greater reflection of His image.
Four years out from losing Baby P, I can finally look back without bitterness. I have seen growth sprout from the deepest, darkest cave. I can thank God for how the experience of loss has brought me closer to the ...
Are You There God?
Okay, I have a confession: I’ve never read the classic “Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret.” I know! This is especially hard for some people to hear and comprehend when they find out that I have my degree in English and Literature. It’s the truth though; I’ve never read the book. I’ll go over there and hang my head in literary shame.
But I asked the question, “Are you there God?” a number of times during the weeks and months after my daughter, my firstborn, was born and died in the same moment. Our daughter, Charlotte Ann, was born December 30, 2014 at 4:22am after twelve hours of labor that included three hours of ...
Groaning and Leaning Forward
On the day I found out that my baby, Jeremy, had died, I remember leaving the doctor’s office as the sun was setting. I was alone, and as I got in my car to drive home, I thought, “One day I’ll die and this pain will be over.” I wasn’t suicidal, but it felt hopeless that I would ever get out from under such a heavy weight of sorrow. That was my third, second-trimester loss in a row, and I knew my pregnancy road was over.
I took many steps throughout the next year to move myself toward healing from my losses. In that pursuit, I stepped out of my comfort zone in many ways. I attended a Hope Mommies retreat that next ...
Ten Years Later
It can often seem as though you will always be drowning beneath the acute pain of loss. However, while our grief never truly ends, it doesn't always look and feel the same way. In this series, our writers speak from where they are now in their grief, _________ years later. Throughout this series, you will find testimonies of how grief changes us, and how God uses our heartache to shape us into a greater reflection of His image.
I’m not a fan of waiting rooms. Shocker. After all, who doesn’t love waiting around a long period of time for an appointment you’re probably not thrilled about in the first place? The dentist, the doctor, the ...
Death Will Be No More
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying Revelation 21 together, which gives us a beautiful picture of the eternity that awaits those who are in Christ . In this series, we seek to lift the grieving mother's eyes up towards heaven and the imperishable inheritance that is hers and her precious baby's in Christ.
"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4
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Have you ever lost a favorite item—like ...
He Is With You In The Fire
God’s Word is filled with rich promises for His children. How do these “precious and very great promises” inform and direct your grief? How does keeping your eyes fixed on these truths anchor your hope in the Lord? In this series, we write about how God, through the promises in His Word, comforts and strengthens us in our sorrow.
I grew up going camping, and part of the experience is building a fire. We would often huddle around the fire-pit and feed in small sticks and dried leaves hoping the flame would grow. As the flame consumed the small twigs and leaves, we added bigger and bigger logs until the fire raged so hot we often ...
