I AM: Holy
“Who will not fear, O Lord,
and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy…”
-Revelation 15:4
When we say that God is holy we are referring to His inexhaustible greatness and His unblemished character. God cannot be charged with wrong, because He cannot be wrong. His very nature does not allow it. He is completely set apart from His creation. There is no one and nothing like Him.
“To whom then will you compare Me,
that I should be like him? says the Holy One.”
-Isaiah 40:25
As we study the character of God we cannot fail ...
I AM: Yahweh (And a giveaway)
I AM: Yahweh
Dear one, I do not know what road your heart has taken through this journey of loss. Perhaps, you feel as though you are drowning in bitterness and anger, or maybe you have shut yourself off to the world because feeling nothing seems better than feeling the weight of this heart-breaking sorrow. Maybe you find that you have been isolating yourself, because you are tired of the reminders of new life all around you when you had to say goodbye to your own precious little one. Maybe it seems like no one understands the pain you’ve been through so ...
Strong Sister
by Kellye Tilford
Strong Sister,
I do not know where my words are [physically] finding you; curled up on a plaid couch with mix-matched pillows, or up at 3 a.m. with tear stained cheeks, clutching tightly your sacred memories. I do not know where my words are [emotionally] finding you; in pure anger at the hand dealt you & withdrawing from all of your norms, or desperately seeking & choosing joy as you rebuild your new norms. I do not know if my words find you tugging at the robe of King Jesus, begging Him to make sense of it all, or if you are ...
My Hope Mommies Retreat Experience
The Hope Mommies Retreat in 2014 was announced late in 2013, and I had only recently been connected with the group online when I saw the announcement. I had looked through the FAQs, worship leaders, and speaker tabs, but I was still on the fence about attending.
What would the retreat look like? Would it just be a bunch of women sitting around crying and telling their sad stories? What if I felt uncomfortable sharing? What if they forced me to get up and share anyways?
I had a lot of questions.
I ended up being one of the “last minute...
Empty Holidays; Hopeful Holidays
I remember my first Thanksgiving without my daughter. She had only been gone a few weeks, and I physically ached with missing her. A casual comment before the meal began: "We're all here..." and the silence as that comment sunk in sent me out door, on a long walk through a drizzling rain, arguing, praying and crying out to the Lord.
Holidays are how we mark family growth. Pictures, memories, meals, chaos -- when you think back on childhood, don't most of your poignant memories surround the holidays? As a parent, we dream of turkey handprint paintings, introducing ...
Mama Bird Nest Necklace Giveaway
There is something special about a piece of jewelry that represents your children. The Mama Bird Nest Necklace from Melody Joy Designs symbolizes the unconditional and nurturing love that a mama bird gives to her baby bird. Hope Moms are an especially strong type of mama bird, loving and honoring their babies even though they may not hold them in their arms.
Thanks to Melody Joy, 2 Hope Mommies will be able to hold their precious Hope Babies near their heart with their very own custom Mama Bird Nest Necklace. You may enter to win below. The contest ...
Prayer Team
I am so excited to share with you the new way that the Prayer Team will be operating!
Recently, the Leadership Team got together in a cozy lake house, somewhere in Texas to discuss the 2015 year. I begged God for direction, help, insight, & ideas for the Prayer Team & walked about with quite the resolution!
So, here is how the "new" Prayer Team will work:
1.) You read & agree to our doctrinal statement HERE
2.) You will be added to our private Facebook group called "Hope Mommies Prayer Team".
From there…
3.) Information about new Hope Moms ...
Fall 2014 Hope Groups
The Fall 2014 session of Hope Groups is currently open for registration! Groups begin on September 28th and will run through November 16th. But you may find yourself asking: "What is a Hope Group?"
Hope Groups are an eight week, online Bible Study and small group. There are in-person groups that meet in the Dallas and Round Rock, TX areas as well. These groups are made up of women who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss as they join together to share their stories, pray, ask questions, share hurts, happiness, and even recipes! ...
Hope Dads: Lead the Way {And a Giveaway!}
A Note From The Director:
Questions have come up several times since Hope Mommies inception, “What about dads?” or “What help do you offer for dads?”
Similar questions have also been posed like, “What do you offer for couples going through infant loss?” or “Do you have retreats for couples and families?”
Worry not, we have a heart for the whole family and the Hope Mommies Board of Directors and Leadership Team considers these questions often. We do indeed desire to expand the ministry into these avenues one day. For now, ...
Great is Thy Faithfulness (and a giveaway!)
This past February at our Hope Mommies Retreat, we were so blessed to have Sandra McCracken lead our evening worship sets. She said something profound that I had never considered before: the hymn writers of old wrote what they knew to be true; not what they were currently experiencing. They would pen a poem of God's faithfulness, commanding their hearts to have a forward looking aspect and depend upon God's character --- in a word, they sung hope. They were not wishful thinkers, or ignorant of great pain and loss. They fully recognized the brokenness of a fallen world ...
