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Hope Group Testimony {Amanda’s Experience}
When I found out I was pregnant with Harrison in November 2016, I was ecstatic. I wanted nothing more than to be a mommy. The instant I found out, I started envisioning what our sweet baby would be like, who they would look like, what their personality would be like. I couldn’t wait to find out if we were having a boy or girl so I could start planning the nursery, the place I’d get to bring our baby home to. But that’s not what happened.
Mother’s Day, May 14, 2017. Harrison’s Birthday. I had envisioned that weekend to be completely different. My first Mother’s Day. A day to celebrate that I was now a momma. Instead, we ...
“Made for a Different Land” Featured Quotes Trailer
Made for a Different Land: Eternal Hope for Baby Loss is now available for purchase. Find it at Amazon here. Download free printable coloring pages featuring hope-filled words from the book, created by book contributor Sam Martin, by clicking here. Today, we are sharing a trailer for this book composed of quotes from the author and all of the contributors, which tells a joint story of the grief of baby loss and the faithfulness of God in our lives. We grieve with hope.
“I’m sorry,” the nurse said, “But there is no heartbeat.” As I processed what she was saying, my whole body began to shake as tears fell down my cheeks.
—Meg
She ...
Made for a Different Land, and Still Together in Christ
Made for a Different Land: Eternal Hope for Baby Loss is now available for purchase. Find it at Amazon here. Download free printable coloring pages featuring hope-filled words from the book, created by book contributor Sam Martin, by clicking here. Today, Lianna is sharing about her first daughter who was made for a different land, how closely united she feels with her daughter through the love of Christ, and how she found courage to move forward in this life with the view of a Christ-won, triumphant heaven ahead of her.
Feeling my first baby in my arms, all 7 pounds and 7 ounces—I had previously held no weight like hers. These ...
In the Word: God is My Strength
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying Psalm 18:1-2 together. Psalm 18 was penned by David after God had delivered Him from the hands of his enemies, and is rich with metaphors describing the nature and character of God. In this series, we will be looking at how each of these attributes affords us a greater picture of God’s care for His children, and how knowing and believing these truths can bring comfort to our hearts in the midst of 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 ...
“Made for a Different Land” Highlight Trailer {And a Giveaway!}
Made for a Different Land: Eternal Hope for Baby Loss is now available for purchase. Find it at Amazon here. Download free printable coloring pages featuring hope-filled words from the book, created by book contributor Sam Martin, by clicking here. Today, we are sharing the highlight trailer for this book along with the poem script for the trailer.
Thinking and dreaming about my little babe
Left with so few memories made
Caught thinking, “After she comes home…”—but she never can
A balloon released across the skies
Watching, nearer than I think, my God all-wise
Having hope of my baby made safe by His ...
Book Release: “Made for a Different Land” {And a Giveaway!}
Made for a Different Land: Eternal Hope for Baby Loss is now available for purchase. Find it at Amazon here. Today, Hope Mommies’ executive director, Jennifer Parks, is sharing her foreword to the book.
Foreword
Lianna came into my life about three and a half years ago when I first read her writing at Hope Mommies. Hope Mommies is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization for women who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss. Each time a new post of hers was published on the blog, I devoured it immediately. She was able to articulate feelings and thoughts I carried in my heart for the Lord, and for my own daughter in heaven, that ...
Resolved to Hope
Tomorrow we will wake to the start of a brand new year. New Years is accompanied by the idea of a fresh start. We make lists of the ways we’d like to grow or change, and make plans to implement new habits, learn new skills, or embrace new experiences.
Often, these resolutions are driven by a desire for self-improvement. But what if this year we allowed our resolutions to be rooted in a deep desire to exalt Christ? What if we welcomed 2019 with a resolve to anchor our hope in the Lord and magnify His name through our grief?
There is no circumstance in life in which placing your hope in Christ is not relevant. There is no valley so low that His ...
In the Word: God is Glorious
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be pouring over Scripture with the goal of knowing God increasingly as He truly is. 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!
God is Glorious
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built! Yet have regard to the prayer of your servant ...
