Old Mugs
by Kellye Tilford
I love "junk". I love finding "trash" on the side of the road that needs a little wash & new paint. I have a whole corner in my bedroom dedicated to the "treasures" I find. (My poor husband. Our bedroom never looks clean.)
Along with side-of-the-road-treasures, I LOVE vintage items. Our house is full of thrift store & flea market finds. They all hold so many stories. The chair I am sitting in, writing to you, has held so many different bodies-- old, young, sick, pregnant, worried, joyful, heartbroken humans for countless years! Someti...
When You Can’t Afford the Retreat
You've seen the posts on Facebook and Twitter. You've read about it on the website. You want to attend the Hope Mommies Retreat, but there's one big obstacle in your way.
Money.
At Hope Mommies, we understand that finances are tight, and that the retreat can be out of the range of what is affordable for some. In past years, we were able to offer partial scholarships to those in need, but this year, the funding is not available. We never want finances to be the only reason that someone doesn't attend. Despite our inability to offer financial assistance, we want to help ...
Thanksgiving 2013
by Kellye Tilford So, here it is. New Year to do lists came and went. Spring break happened. Graduates walked across the stage. Summer, in her fashion, went way too quickly. School began. Tree tops phased through the most delightful of Fall colors. And, here we are. Thanksgiving. We all know when Thanksgiving comes, so does Christmas decor in the local shops! After eating some pumpkin pie, we ostensibly wake up to Christmas morning; and somehow, 2013 is over & 2014 makes its grand appearance.
Somewhere in these months is the glorious day you discovered ...
I Place My Hope {Giveaway}
Psalm 25
In you, Lord my God,
I put my trust.
I trust in you;
do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
No one who hopes in you
will ever be put to shame,
but shame will come on those
who are treacherous without cause.
Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
&...
Happy Third Birthday, Gwendolyn Hope
Today is the 3rd birthday of Gwendolyn Hope Cushman, daughter of Hope Mommies Founders, Blair and Erin Cushman. To celebrate Gwenny's life and the legacy that her parents have built for her, giving the hope of Christ to grieving families, we wanted to do something special!
Gwendolyn Hope Cushman was born on October 18, 2010, and entered the arms of Jesus on October 20, 2010. To honor the time she spent with us on earth, as well as her parents who have so courageously given their lives to loving and encouraging other families broken by loss, all donations made between ...
Prayer
This has been on the forefront of my mind lately. Mostly because our Pastor/Teacher has been preaching an incredible series on Prayer the last several weeks but also because there has been a renewed push in Hope Mommies to build up our prayer team, recognizing its importance as more and more moms and families are finding us.
I have been Spirit-motivated more than ever to pray. There seems to be an increasing amount of circumstances all around me that can only come through if God makes it happen. Last month I transitioned from several years of camp ministry to ...
Drink Freedom Up
While my coffee was being brewed and my son was be-bopping around the house saying, "Bye, bye!" to every inanimate object, I had sewn together a perfect, inspiring little blog post in my head.
As I googled the lyrics to the song, "Dawn to Dusk" by All the Sons & Daughters, up came the lyrics and several blog posts already done on the truth this song sings.
Sigh.
So, as the morning hours faded and my son went down for his every-now-and-then-never-regular morning nap, I tried to muster up some other blogging topic. And that's when it struck me: when sharing ...
Freebie Friday: Choose Hope
Thank goodness it's Friday! What better way to celebrate the end of the week than with a giveaway!
This week, we have a beautiful wall canvas from Dee at Red Letter Words!
I really encourage you to head over to the Red Letter Words website and take a look at all of the pieces! They are just beautiful and I know that there is a piece in there just for you!
We will be giving away a "Choose Hope" wall canvas this week! How perfect is that? So leave us a comment telling us why you choose hope to enter to win this stunning piece!
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Hope Groups
by Erin Cushman Part of our mission here at Hope Mommies is to create community for women who have experienced infant loss. The word "community" is so trendy these days that it almost loses it's meaning. You don't have to be a great philosopher or student of sociology to see that people need people. They need someone to understand, to listen, to laugh and cry with, to "do life with"… we need someone to KNOW us. Our need of others is ultimately a mere reflection of our need for Christ.
Hope Groups, our new 8 week small groups launching this fall, are our way of ...
Beauty Will Rise
Grief is a funny thing. It makes you feel alone and isolated. Hope Mommies was born out of a group of women who went searching for others who were walking the same road.
It is common to search the internet, read books, and listen to music that you identify with in your grief. To want to find others with stories similar to yours. To know that someone else has lost and come out the other side of grief alive.
One of our favorite families in Christian entertainment did just that. Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman lost a daughter to a tragic accident in 2008. Their ...
