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  • Lies in Grief: “My Body is Bad”
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Sometimes hearing a familiar verse in a different Sometimes hearing a familiar verse in a different translation makes it land in our hearts in a fresh way. 

I recently reread Romans 8:26 in The Message, and this part especially stayed with me:

“God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along… making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans.”

Maybe you’re more familiar with the translation that says:

“The Spirit helps us in our weakness… with groanings too deep for words.”

There is such comfort in remembering that even when we don’t have the words to pray—when all we have are tears, exhaustion, silence, or aching sighs—the Spirit is still faithfully interceding for us before the Father.

You do not have to hold yourself together to be heard by God. He already knows. He sees. He understands fully.
In this conversation, Jennie and Rachel explore th In this conversation, Jennie and Rachel explore the distinction between grief and trauma and why pregnancy loss often carries both. Rachel speaks candidly about what is commonly misunderstood about pregnancy loss and about difficult theological questions such as whether God values life in the womb and whether mothers will see their babies again in heaven.

That longing led her to write A Water Lily Among the Wildflowers: Hope and Truth for Moms after Pregnancy Loss, a book created to help mothers understand what Scripture says about unborn life, eternity, and the deep ache of loss that can feel invisible or minimized by the world.

Episode 69: A Water Lily Among the Wildflowers: Hope and Truth for Moms after Pregnancy Loss with Rachel Dickey

🎙 Now streaming wherever you listen to podcasts and at hopemommies.org/podcast
In this reflection, Kelly confronts the devastatin In this reflection, Kelly confronts the devastating lie many grieving mothers come to believe after loss: “My body is bad.” When pregnancy complications, diagnoses, or repeated miscarriages leave women feeling as though their bodies failed their babies, shame can take deep root. Through Scripture, Kelly gently reminds Hope Moms that their bodies were intentionally created by God, remain valuable despite the brokenness of this fallen world, and will one day be fully restored by the One who lovingly made them. 

Click the link in our bio to read the full post: https://hopemommies.org/lies-in-grief-my-body-is-bad
This summer, we’re walking through a study called This summer, we’re walking through a study called I Am Known—a 5-week time centered on Psalm 139 and what it means to be fully seen and known by God, even in grief.

Hope Groups are a safe space to come as you are—no pressure, no pretending. Just a group of Hope Moms who understand, who will sit with you in the hard places, and remind you that you’re not alone. Together, we’ll encourage each other and hold onto the steady love of Christ as we take small steps toward hope.

🗓 Registration: May 13 – June 14
✨ June 15 – July 13
💻 Online | $10

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Hebrews 6:19

"We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul."

Sometimes hearing a familiar verse in a different Sometimes hearing a familiar verse in a different translation makes it land in our hearts in a fresh way. 

I recently reread Romans 8:26 in The Message, and this part especially stayed with me:

“God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along… making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans.”

Maybe you’re more familiar with the translation that says:

“The Spirit helps us in our weakness… with groanings too deep for words.”

There is such comfort in remembering that even when we don’t have the words to pray—when all we have are tears, exhaustion, silence, or aching sighs—the Spirit is still faithfully interceding for us before the Father.

You do not have to hold yourself together to be heard by God. He already knows. He sees. He understands fully.
In this conversation, Jennie and Rachel explore th In this conversation, Jennie and Rachel explore the distinction between grief and trauma and why pregnancy loss often carries both. Rachel speaks candidly about what is commonly misunderstood about pregnancy loss and about difficult theological questions such as whether God values life in the womb and whether mothers will see their babies again in heaven.

That longing led her to write A Water Lily Among the Wildflowers: Hope and Truth for Moms after Pregnancy Loss, a book created to help mothers understand what Scripture says about unborn life, eternity, and the deep ache of loss that can feel invisible or minimized by the world.

Episode 69: A Water Lily Among the Wildflowers: Hope and Truth for Moms after Pregnancy Loss with Rachel Dickey

🎙 Now streaming wherever you listen to podcasts and at hopemommies.org/podcast
In this reflection, Kelly confronts the devastatin In this reflection, Kelly confronts the devastating lie many grieving mothers come to believe after loss: “My body is bad.” When pregnancy complications, diagnoses, or repeated miscarriages leave women feeling as though their bodies failed their babies, shame can take deep root. Through Scripture, Kelly gently reminds Hope Moms that their bodies were intentionally created by God, remain valuable despite the brokenness of this fallen world, and will one day be fully restored by the One who lovingly made them. 

Click the link in our bio to read the full post: https://hopemommies.org/lies-in-grief-my-body-is-bad
This summer, we’re walking through a study called This summer, we’re walking through a study called I Am Known—a 5-week time centered on Psalm 139 and what it means to be fully seen and known by God, even in grief.

Hope Groups are a safe space to come as you are—no pressure, no pretending. Just a group of Hope Moms who understand, who will sit with you in the hard places, and remind you that you’re not alone. Together, we’ll encourage each other and hold onto the steady love of Christ as we take small steps toward hope.

🗓 Registration: May 13 – June 14
✨ June 15 – July 13
💻 Online | $10

Tap the link in our bio to register: https://hopemommies.org/hope-groups
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