Megan’s Story
"My husband and I were married in June of 2012. We were very excited to learn in July that we were pregnant shortly after getting married. We had a few scares at the beginning of the pregnancy, but at my 13 week appointment we heard the heartbeat and the doctor confirmed that everything was going well. Our excitement grew each day as we started to prepare to become first time parents.
A few weeks later in late September I traveled out of town to visit my parents while my husband was away for work. On a beautiful Fall Sunday afternoon I went to use the restroom ...
Crown of Beauty: Session 3
February 5-7 found 71 Hope Moms from all over the United States in Giddings, Texas. We spent a weekend sharing our stories, our precious babies, and finding that Christ can indeed comfort the brokenhearted, often through the hands and tears of another sufferer along the way. The following series is a recap of each of the main teaching sessions.
"What we girls do, is we feel good and we make decisions based on our feelings -- whatever feels good. We are driven during our days by our feelings. We need our feelings, because we are nurturers...
Feed Your Soul: The Glory to Come, Part I {Grief & Hope}
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
2 Corinthians 4:17
There is something that far outweighs baby loss. This statement is tremendously difficult to believe because this experience is weighty.
If you are like me, this is how you feel:
This is the weightiest experience of your life. You were not prepared in advance for the loss of your child. This child was within you; his or her body could grow because yours sustained him or her. And so, when your ...
Kaylyn’s Story
"One day life for our growing family seemed perfect. Being 39 weeks pregnant, we decided to take a family day to make memories together before becoming a family of four. We anticipated big changes ahead for our family and wanted to make the most of the moments beforehand.
The next day we found out that something unexplainable, incomprehensible had happened...
Ten months ago we delivered our 39 week son stillborn. Devastated and confused are only the beginning of the mountain of feelings. We are still sifting through the cobwebs of emotions, trying to discern how ...
Crown of Beauty: Session 2
February 5-7 found 71 Hope Moms from all over the Unite States in Giddings, Texas. We spent a weekend sharing our stories, our precious babies, and finding that Christ can indeed comfort the brokenhearted, often through the hands and tears of another sufferer along the way. The following series is a recap of each of the main teaching sessions.
"Being asked to speak to you here this weekend is a testament to God’s goodness. God brought me from a place where I thought I’d never leave, where I thought I didn’t have any ...
Feed Your Soul: Not Angels, Children of God {Angels}
One of the first sentences out of our doctor's mouth when coming back into the hospital room to consult with us after we learned that our daughter no longer had a heartbeat was that we now had our own “angel” looking over us. We knew his comment was intended to give a measure of comfort, yet, we also knew it was not literally true.
We found solid comfort in the truths of Scripture about our hope of our daughter's present reality. These were truths we re-visited again and again in grief to resonate with our daughter's joy. That is why I want ...
Crown of Beauty: Session 1
February 5-7 found 71 Hope Moms from all over the United States in Giddings, Texas. We spent a weekend sharing our stories, our precious babies, and finding that Christ can indeed comfort the brokenhearted, often through the hands and tears of another sufferer along the way. The following series is a recap of each of the main teaching sessions.
"My Gwendolyn was my very first pregnancy. It was beautiful, and it was perfect. Then I was in labor, and we lost her heartbeat. I was at a birthing center, and so they rushed me ...
Feed Your Soul: Hallowed Days {Future Events, Afterlife}
“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father…Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him,” (Matthew 24:36, 42-44).
Jesus Christ is coming again.
He will make known ...
Stefanie’s Story
"I met my husband when I was 24. We met on eHarmony. For any of you who want to know if it’s a complete joke, it worked for us. However, I truly believe God would have made sure we ended up together regardless. I wish I could say it was love at first sight. But it just wasn’t. As a matter of fact, I only went out with him again because my best friend told me that “everyone deserves a second chance.”
Our first date was awkward and a little uncomfortable, but on our second date, Mike stole my heart. Pretty much after that we were inseparable. We were engaged ...
Feed Your Soul: Mothers Suffering Well {Sanctification, The Responsibility of the Believer, & Suffering}
In the last post in the Feed Your Soul Series, we considered the ordinances of the church, that in the Lord’s supper we remember that Christ’s body has been broken for us and that in baptism we identify ourselves with Christ in His death and resurrection. Our baptism as believers is the outward declaration of our inward faith in Christ for the forgiveness of sins. When we consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to Christ, we have our impetus for desiring to live a godly life.
Martyn Lloyd-Jones writes this about the connection:
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