God Weeps With Us
As with most things in life, parenting is a balancing act. Some call it picking your battles—and those battles, in the world of parenting, often revolve around how much candy I will let my son eat and how many crocodile tear whimpers I can tolerate after three days of no napping.
This ...
Chapter Spotlight: Brenham-College Station Chapter
What's happening in Brenham-College Station:
In 2014, our son, Caleb Jene, arrived prematurely and 13 hours later went to be with Jesus. My family had also lost my father unexpectedly just 15 weeks earlier. Out of season of immense loss, I desperately sought purpose in the pain. I clung to Jesus as I attempted to navigate each day, and felt God very clearly tell me over and over that my healing would come through serving.
In the months following our loss, I learned about Hope Mommies. The thing that intrigued me the most were the Hope Boxes. I left The ...
God is at Work
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying the book of Habakkuk together. In this book, we gain insight into how God is at work on our behalf even when we can't always see it. Join us in the weeks ahead as we discover the God who is who carefully and lovingly crafted you, and lovingly created the gift of your child for which you now long. He has not carried you thus far simply to leave you on your own, but will be your Guide and your Strength.
“Look among the nations, and see;wonder ...
The Beauty of Suffering
How could a good God allow such suffering in the world? I think at some point we all ask that question. I don’t fully have the answer, but I feel closer to the answer now than ever before. My perspective on this has changed significantly now that I have endured some level of suffering.&nbs...
Trying to Conceive After Loss
Each child gone ahead from among us is a precious person made in the image of God—and all having been made into Hope Moms, we together declare motherhood in each of our journeys. Through this series, we honor each other’s experiences of motherhood in love through our shared God of hope.
“Hasten to answer me, Lord; for my spirit fails me. Do not hide your face from me, lest I become like those descending to the pit. In the morning let me hear of your mercy, for in you I trust. Show me the path I should walk, for I entrust my life to you.” Psalm ...
Lauren’s Story
We both heard it clearly: God’s call on our lives to be parents. We felt hopeful, grateful, and a little scared. In time, we questioned those words “parents” repeatedly and even doubted our ability to hear God accurately or trust Him, because what we didn’t know and barely understood was that our first child, Isaac, would be the child we wouldn’t raise here on earth.
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My husband, Eric, and I were hopeful when we started planning for a family. Getting pregnant proved difficult. My sister and friends announced their pregnancies, threw baby showers, ...
The Gift of Zachary
As we consider the profound impact that our Hope Babies have had on our lives, we can be filled with gratitude toward them, and toward the Lord. In this series, we reflect on some of the ways that we can say "thank you" to our precious babe(s) for the gifts that they have been and continue to be to us. We welcome you to contribute to this series by writing your own reflection on the impact your baby(ies) has had on your life and submitting it HERE.
I’ve read through the description for this topic a few times and contemplated what ways I am grateful for my ...
How Long, O Lord?
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying the book of Habakkuk together. In this book, we gain insight into how God is at work on our behalf even when we can't always see it. Join us in the weeks ahead as we discover the God who is who carefully and lovingly crafted you, and lovingly created the gift of your child for which you now long. He has not carried you thus far simply to leave you on your own, but will be your Guide and your Strength.
How Long?
"O Lord, how long ...
Parenting New Blessings
Each child gone ahead from among us is a precious person made in the image of God—and all having been made into Hope Moms, we together declare motherhood in each of our journeys. Through this series, we honor each other’s experiences of motherhood in love through our shared God of hope.
Our New Blessing baby girl was born 17 months after her older sister, our Hope Baby, went home to Jesus. During my pregnancy with her and in these first six months of her life, I have dealt with a wide range of emotions—fear, guilt, grief, joy, and gratitude. Perhaps ...
Chapter Spotlight: Northern Indiana Chapter
What's happening in Northern Indiana:
The Northern Indiana Hope Mommies Chapter has had an exciting year of growth and change. We added several new individuals to our leadership team and began reaching women in a new city, Fort Wayne, which is the second largest city in Indiana. New territory allowed us to provide Hope Boxes to four new hospitals: Parkview Regional Medical Center, Parkview Randallia, Dekalb Health, and Dupont Hospital. We distributed a total of 250 Hope Boxes this year. We also began offering a monthly gathering in Fort Wayne, in addition to our Goshen ...
