Share Hope: Zachary’s Legacy
As God brings us through the various trials of life, He also provides us with opportunities to use our sorrow as a platform for sharing the hope of Christ. In this series, Hope Moms share the ways they have been able to share hope with others as they have walked through the grief of losing a child. How has God uniquely equipped you to use your story to share hope with others? Share your story with us HERE
In the days that followed the stillbirth of my son, I was tempted to think, “Nothing good can ever come of this.” Looking at things from a natural perspe...
Advent: Perfect Peace
Peace.
What comes to your mind when you think of this word? A solitary lounge chair on a white sandy beach under a palm tree, the waves quietly lapping the shore? A hammock gently swaying in the breeze beside a still lake with a good book? The quiet of a winter forest, boughs drooping under the weight of silent white snow?
Or does peace mean something more abstract and personal?
Webster defines peace as:
a state of tranquility or quiet.
freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions.
harmony in personal relations
But what if our circumstances are ...
Melissa’s Story
There are two drops of blood that are forever stained in my mind. Two drops, on a tile floor in the emergency room, that signaled an end to a precious beginning. They can never be wiped clean—they stay with me, but they do not leave me in despair.
It all began in October of 2014. One Sunday morning I woke up and took a pregnancy test. It was positive and we were pregnant! My husband and I had tried to have a child for over a year, and this was the most precious news to begin my morning. We were ecstatic! We would finally be parents! After church, we let our close family ...
Advent: The Hope of Christ
Does it feel as though God is silent or distant? Does it seem like the Christmas season only reminds you of the ache in your heart for the ones you wished were with you? Do you wonder if God will breathe life into the broken places of your heart, or if there will ever be a day where it won’t feel so dark?
You are not alone in those questions, fears, and silent cries for God to not feel so silent. In fact, for 400 years the people of Israel felt those same questions stirring in their souls. The God who had guided their people through the wilderness, performed miracles, ...
In the Word: God is One
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be pouring over Scripture with the goal of knowing God increasingly as He truly is. As we study together, we encourage you to use the comments as a place to dialogue with us about what you are learning and share your answers to the questions below. We pray that you hearts will be encouraged as you study these names of God along with us!
Knowing Our Glorious God
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one”
Deut. 6:4
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There is one ...
Links for Hope Moms: Winter 2018 Edition
We want to share with you links to posts, videos, and resources from around the web to uplift, help, and encourage you in your walk with the Lord as you grieve.
{Loving Your Friend Through Infertility} // Following the loss of a child, many Hope Moms, go on to experience secondary infertility. In this post, Meredith Hodge writes about how you can love and serve a friend who is struggling with infertility in a Gospel-centered way. "Mourning together not only unifies us as sisters in Christ, it is also a living example to those around us. Consider Jesus’ response ...
Kelsey’s Story
May 27, 2018. My due date. My husband and I once looked forward to this day with so much excitement and anticipation. It might not have even been this day exactly. It could have been a few days earlier, probably a few days later. Regardless, according to our plan it would have happened. But that’s the thing about life sometimes. It doesn’t always go the way you plan—because in October 2017, I had a miscarriage.
I was far enough along in my pregnancy to barely start showing. I was far enough along to experience the rough symptoms that I would give anything ...
A Sacrifice of Praise
It was late on a Friday evening in January. I was sitting in a chapel with dozens of high school students at a winter retreat, thankful for the dim lighting that hid the tears that were streaming down my face. Just a few hours earlier I had been told that my baby’s heart was no longer beating.
The worship team began playing, and soon the room was filled with the sound of voices lifted up in praise. I robotically formed the words of each song on my lips, but I was numb to what was taking place around me. Inside, I was crying out to the Lord, mourning the death of the ...
In the Word: God is Immutable
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be pouring over Scripture with the goal of knowing God increasingly as He truly is. As we study together, we encourage you to use the comments as a place to dialogue with us about what you are learning and share your answers to the questions below. We pray that you hearts will be encouraged as you study these names of God along with us!
Knowing Our Glorious God
“For I the LORD do not change”
Malachi 3:6a
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God is immutable—or, ...
Made for a Different Land Contributor Interviews {Giving Tuesday Save the Date}
For the first time this year, Hope Mommies will have a free gift for those who want to donate to the ministry through the annual Giving Tuesday campaign starting November 27—a new book, Made for a Different Land: Eternal Hope for Baby Loss, written by Lianna Davis with Brittnie Blackburn, Stephanie Blanks, Lindsey Dennis, Abigail Eades, Sam Martin, Ashlee Schmidt, Meg Walker, and Calli Williams.* Today, I hope to provide an opportunity for the contributors to the book to speak from their hearts about this project and their ministries of words. I asked them to send a ...
