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My First Quiet Time After Loss
Following the stillbirth of my first daughter, I looked to the Scriptures intently for answers about where she would spend eternity—later recording my findings in Made for a Different Land: Eternal Hope for Baby Loss. Then, as my husband and I planned our daughter’s memorial service, we looked to the Scriptures for words of the Lord’s peace and hope that would be featured on that day. In these earliest days of grief, my grandfather also wrote devotionals for my husband and me when loss was newest; these daily biblical words came to me spoon-fed—as the weak need.
Scripture was part of the first days of my grief, yes.
Reasserting ...
Is God Still Good?
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying the book of Habakkuk together. In this book, we gain insight into how God is at work on our behalf even when we can't always see it. Join us in the weeks ahead as we discover the God who is who carefully and lovingly crafted you, and lovingly created the gift of your child for which you now long. He has not carried you thus far simply to leave you on your own, but will be your Guide and your Strength.
Is God Still Good?
"You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong,...
Grieving Together: Spend Intentional Time With Your Spouse
Walking through the loss of a child is extremely difficult on its own, but the difficulty can be greatly compounded when walking through that grief with another. In this series, we seek to write about the ways we can encourage and support our spouse in grief, and come together before the Lord instead of being driven apart by sorrow.
It had been just over two weeks since our little one went to be with Jesus. I was still carrying his lifeless body inside of my own. My womb was just not ready to let go of the pregnancy, and I desperately wanted the opportunity to deliver our baby naturally instead of having surgery. It was the one thing I ...
God Weeps With Us
As with most things in life, parenting is a balancing act. Some call it picking your battles—and those battles, in the world of parenting, often revolve around how much candy I will let my son eat and how many crocodile tear whimpers I can tolerate after three days of no napping.
This ...
Chapter Spotlight: Brenham-College Station Chapter
What's happening in Brenham-College Station:
In 2014, our son, Caleb Jene, arrived prematurely and 13 hours later went to be with Jesus. My family had also lost my father unexpectedly just 15 weeks earlier. Out of season of immense loss, I desperately sought purpose in the pain. I clung to Jesus as I attempted to navigate each day, and felt God very clearly tell me over and over that my healing would come through serving.
In the months following our loss, I learned about Hope Mommies. The thing that intrigued me the most were the Hope Boxes. I left The Woman’s Hospital of Texas months earlier with a box that was sweet and so ...
God is at Work
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying the book of Habakkuk together. In this book, we gain insight into how God is at work on our behalf even when we can't always see it. Join us in the weeks ahead as we discover the God who is who carefully and lovingly crafted you, and lovingly created the gift of your child for which you now long. He has not carried you thus far simply to leave you on your own, but will be your Guide and your Strength.
“Look among the nations, and see;wonder and be astounded.For I am doing a work in your daysthat you would not believe ...
The Beauty of Suffering
How could a good God allow such suffering in the world? I think at some point we all ask that question. I don’t fully have the answer, but I feel closer to the answer now than ever before. My perspective on this has changed significantly now that I have endured some level of suffering.&nbs...
