Lauren’s Story
My husband and I decided to try expanding our family in December of 2016, and with every month that passed, I learned more about my cycle than I ever thought I would have to know. We began pursuing infertility testing about a year later.
On January 25, 2018, I found out I was pregnant with our precious Logan Lee. We also received the results from my husband’s sperm analysis that day. After the stick turned blue on multiple tests, I paced our apartment for about a half hour in excitement, and then drove to Walmart to prepare a “Daddy Survival Kit” to ...
God is Faithful in the “No”
Head hung low, I left our anatomy scan appointment stunned and heartbroken. Expecting to discover if our little one was a boy or a girl, we instead learned our baby was gone. Two weeks prior there was the sound of a flourishing heartbeat, but that day, silence.
I would be admitted to the hospital and induced in a little over forty-eight hours. While I knew with every ounce of my logical being that my baby was lifeless on that monitor, I began to pray for the miracle. I began to pray life over our little one. I petitioned the Father with every ounce of my being that this ...
In the Word: God is My Rock
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying Psalm 18:1-2 together. Psalm 18 was penned by David after God had delivered Him from the hands of his enemies, and is rich with metaphors describing the nature and character of God. In this series, we will be looking at how each of these attributes affords us a greater picture of God’s care for His children, and how knowing and believing these truths can bring comfort to our hearts in the midst of grief. As we study together, we encourage you to use the comments as a ...
Hope Group Testimony {Amanda’s Experience}
When I found out I was pregnant with Harrison in November 2016, I was ecstatic. I wanted nothing more than to be a mommy. The instant I found out, I started envisioning what our sweet baby would be like, who they would look like, what their personality would be like. I couldn’t wait to find out if we were having a boy or girl so I could start planning the nursery, the place I’d get to bring our baby home to. But that’s not what happened.
Mother’s Day, May 14, 2017. Harrison’s Birthday. I had envisioned that weekend to be completely different. My ...
“Made for a Different Land” Featured Quotes Trailer
Made for a Different Land: Eternal Hope for Baby Loss is now available for purchase. Find it at Amazon here. Download free printable coloring pages featuring hope-filled words from the book, created by book contributor Sam Martin, by clicking here. Today, we are sharing a trailer for this book composed of quotes from the author and all of the contributors, which tells a joint story of the grief of baby loss and the faithfulness of God in our lives. We grieve with hope.
“I’m sorry,” the nurse said, “But there is no heartbeat.” As I processed what she was ...
Emily’s Story
February 1, 2012, is a day that will be etched in my mind and heart forever. It is the day, nearly seven years ago, that I met and said goodbye to my son the very same day. That previous fall, my husband and I were so excited to find out we would be adding a new baby to our family. Our oldest was already one, and we couldn’t wait for her to be a big sister and experience everything that came along with having a sibling. The beginning of my pregnancy started off very smoothly. I was having all the normal first trimester pregnancy symptoms, and at our first appointment ...
Made for a Different Land, and Still Together in Christ
Made for a Different Land: Eternal Hope for Baby Loss is now available for purchase. Find it at Amazon here. Download free printable coloring pages featuring hope-filled words from the book, created by book contributor Sam Martin, by clicking here. Today, Lianna is sharing about her first daughter who was made for a different land, how closely united she feels with her daughter through the love of Christ, and how she found courage to move forward in this life with the view of a Christ-won, triumphant heaven ahead of her.
Feeling my first baby in my arms, ...
In the Word: God is My Strength
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying Psalm 18:1-2 together. Psalm 18 was penned by David after God had delivered Him from the hands of his enemies, and is rich with metaphors describing the nature and character of God. In this series, we will be looking at how each of these attributes affords us a greater picture of God’s care for His children, and how knowing and believing these truths can bring comfort to our hearts in the midst of grief. As we study together, we encourage you to use the comments as a ...
“Made for a Different Land” Highlight Trailer {And a Giveaway!}
Made for a Different Land: Eternal Hope for Baby Loss is now available for purchase. Find it at Amazon here. Download free printable coloring pages featuring hope-filled words from the book, created by book contributor Sam Martin, by clicking here. Today, we are sharing the highlight trailer for this book along with the poem script for the trailer.
Thinking and dreaming about my little babe
Left with so few memories made
Caught thinking, “After she comes home…”—but she never can
A balloon released across the skies
Watching, ...
Kate’s Story
In September 2016, I walked down the aisle to Sara Groves’ song “He’s Always Been Faithful”:
This is my anthem, and this is my song,
The theme of the stories I’ve heard for so long:
God has been faithful, He will be again.
His loving compassion, it knows no end.
All I have need of His hand will provide.
He’s always been faithful to me.
My husband and I had seen God’s faithfulness woven through the stories of our lives up to that point, but only God knew how fitting those words would be as the next couple of years unfolded.
Just a ...
