How Can I Keep From Singing
My life flows on in endless song;Above earth's lamentation,I hear the sweet, though far-off hymnThat hails a new creation
Through all the tumult and the strife,I hear that music ringingIt finds an echo in my soul,How can I keep from singing?
I found myself in church on Sunday yet again with tears streaming down my face. We ended the service with the hymn How Can I Keep From Singing? As I approached the third anniversary of my boy’s heaven day, my heart sang this hymn from a place of renewed grief.
The month of our first loss is particularly hard. I ...
Laura’s Story
I was dizzyingly happy to be having identical twins! That highly improbable surprise felt like a special gift from the Lord. Then, just after the babies reached 16 weeks gestation, my doctor detected signs of a rare disease called TTTS—Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome. Our sweet boys had begun growing at noticeably different rates. Both were in danger as a result. My husband and I quickly arranged for travel to the nearest hospital specializing in TTTS treatment (and for family to come stay with our two living children). We had no idea how long we might be away, ...
Abide in Christ
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit.” -John 15:16
God created you to bear fruit. But what does it mean to be fruitful? What is the fruit that you are called to bear?
Dear one, you bear fruit when you allow God to nurture Christ-likeness in you. We are God’s fruit-bearers when we choose to live for Him and grow to be more like Him. As the Spirit of God is working in our lives, He is producing fruitfulness in us.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, ...
Yet I Will Praise You: The Life of Daniel
History bears witness to the many men and women who have gone before us in choosing to praise God in spite of the great suffering they endured. We can learn much from their testimonies of faithfulness and perseverance in the midst of grief and pain. In this series, we share about the trials others have endured, and of their commitment to praise God from the valley.
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had besieged Jerusalem and taken captive Israel’s most skilled, accomplished, and brilliant inhabitants—youth of the royal and noble families—to be taught to ...
In the Word: The Helper
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word.
“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever.” John 14:16
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My husband and I went to sit at a Lake Michigan beach while we were still in deep grief after our daughter’s stillbirth. We sat in chilly air, looking at the endless blue. This was the closest that we ...
Bad Things to Good People?
I believe that you, Hope Mom, are tremendously brave for facing each day without your child or children.
I believe that you, Hope Mom, are to be cherished because God has set His image upon you.
I believe that you, Hope Mom, are loved by a Savior King who extends the offer of His salvation and His Kingship to the world.
I believe that you, Hope Mom, are rightly longing for a redemption, a yet-to-be-fulfilled day, when all will be made right.
I believe that you, Hope Mom, have God-given strength as you endure each minute of the indescribable storm of ...
Yet I Will Praise You: The Life of Moses
History bears witness to the many men and women who have gone before us in choosing to praise God in spite of the great suffering they endured. We can learn much from their testimonies of faithfulness and perseverance in the midst of grief and pain. In this series, we share about the trials others have endured, and of their commitment to praise God from the valley.
Moses’ life was in danger from the moment he was born. The people of Israel had been living as slaves in Egypt for hundreds of years, and Pharaoh had ordered that every newborn Hebrew boy be ...
Misti’s Story
I’ve had a deep desire to do work that has an impact and a wide reach for as long as I can remember. While I had heard people say that “raising children can be your greatest ministry,” I believed I could control my efforts more outside of motherhood. It seemed that those beliefs were validated when my first pregnancy ended in miscarriage. Few people knew I was pregnant, let alone that I had miscarried. Going right back to work and climbing the proverbial ladder, six months later I became pregnant and then delivered a healthy baby girl. I then began to experience the ...
Anticipating Our Eternity
As we’ve spent the past few days growing our understanding of eternity and what our life will be like there, I imagine that for many of you it has served as a reminder of how temporal this life on earth really is. And the more we understand just how harsh and painful the effects of sin are in this world, the more a longing for our true, heavenly home arises in our hearts.
These glimpses of what heaven is like awaken us to all that God has in store for those who place their trust in Him. Through His Word and His Spirit, God gives us a small taste of what is ...
Yet I Will Praise You: A Psalm of Asaph
History bears witness to the many men and women who have gone before us in choosing to praise God in spite of the great suffering they endured. We can learn much from their testimonies of faithfulness and perseverance in the midst of grief and pain. In this series, we share about the trials others have endured, and of their commitment to praise God from the valley.
“I cry aloud to God,aloud to God, and He will hear me.In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;my soul refuses to be comforted.When I ...
