Cultivating a Heart of Thanksgiving
In 1 Thess. 5:18, Paul urges the church to “give thanks in all things.” I’ve read this verse countless times. I know that in the hurtful things, the hard things, and the can’t-keep-it-together things, my response must be one of gratitude. But sometimes, the distance between my head and my heart seems endlessly long. How do I give thanks for something I am not thankful for?
Have you ever felt this way? How can you cultivate a heart of thanksgiving during illness, following the loss of a child, or through life's numerous trials and ...
Five Years Later
It can often seem as though you will always be drowning beneath the acute pain of loss. However, while our grief never truly ends, it doesn't always look and feel the same way. In this series, our writers speak from where they are now in their grief, _________ years later. Throughout this series, you will find testimonies of how grief changes us, and how God uses our heartache to shape us into a greater reflection of His image.
If you could peek into my journal five years ago, you would see a mother who was deeply anguished. My words were deep with raw emotions ...
Laurice’s Story
“Let’s move to a second ultrasound room.” With those words, my entire world changed. As I moved to the second room to confirm what my husband and I already knew, the tears began to stream down my face. The doctor confirmed that my first daughter, Addison Lowry, died at 39 weeks, 5 days, just two days before we were set to induce.
My response seemed to shock everyone. “I prayed that God’s will be done in my baby’s life, and this is His story for our life,” I said. It’s been half a year since I lost my daughter. Half a year since I come home to a ...
Why Hope Mommies is Different
I feel the need to reiterate the mission of Hope Mommies.
There are too many support groups out there that do nothing more than support laziness in healing (ie: "Do whatever is best for you/makes you feel better/etc."), and Hope Mommies is not one of them. A support group should be about coming alongside a deeply wounded, theologically shattered person and pointing them to the Truth. Because no matter who you are, or what your belief system is, losing a child will radically alter what you believe about God—whether you think you believe in Him or not. And we believe ...
Hope Mommies Publication Release: Bright Hope, by Erin Cushman
"Bright Hope," by Erin Cushman will be released soon! We celebrate what God has done in faithfulness through Erin's writing and through those who have supported this publication in other ways. We want to give you an opportunity to hear from Erin today about how this book came to be, and
Here is our interview Erin:
1. For those just “tuning in,” what is Bright Hope, and how did it come to be published?
Bright Hope is a 28 Day Devotional for Grief in Light of the Gospel. Hope Mommies is coming up on their 10th year of ministry, and Jennie Parks (Executive ...
How Beautiful The Feet That Bring Good News
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."-Isaiah 52:7
Those beautiful feet and that perfect Good News.
I have felt the tug of the Holy Spirit calling me to the unreached people of Malawi, Africa to go make God's name famous. I have been called to show and teach His love in my home with the ones He has entrusted me with. And I have answered the call to share the Good News everywhere in between. My feet ...
The Fullness of Time
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Throughout this Advent season, we will be studying Galatians 4:4-5 together. In this series, we wil study the gospel truths found in these verses and discover how the coming of Christ speaks into our sorrow.
"But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons."Galatians 4:4-5
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The fullness of time.
God does nothing prematurely. He does not act irrationally. At ...
Four Years Later: Joy Comes In The Morning
It can often seem as though you will always be drowning beneath the acute pain of loss. However, while our grief never truly ends, it doesn't always look and feel the same way. In this series, our writers speak from where they are now in their grief, _________ years later. Throughout this series, you will find testimonies of how grief changes us, and how God uses our heartache to shape us into a greater reflection of His image.
Four years out from losing Baby P, I can finally look back without bitterness. I have seen growth sprout from the deepest, darkest ...
Are You There God?
Okay, I have a confession: I’ve never read the classic “Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret.” I know! This is especially hard for some people to hear and comprehend when they find out that I have my degree in English and Literature. It’s the truth though; I’ve never read the book. I’ll go over there and hang my head in literary shame.
But I asked the question, “Are you there God?” a number of times during the weeks and months after my daughter, my firstborn, was born and died in the same moment. Our daughter, Charlotte Ann, was born December 30, ...
Angela’s Story
He was our little miracle. After years of trying and finally agreeing to start fertility treatments in the new year, we were beyond ecstatic to find out we got pregnant naturally in September. We were over the moon. Before we knew it, we were at every baby store in town, researching every baby product on the planet, and bought all the books we could get our hands on. I remember my husband’s face when we got our stroller; he kept pushing it around and around in our living room.
Fast forward to March 31, 2020. I woke up after a rather restless night, which wasn’t out ...
