23 results for tag: Abigail

Knowing Him: The Light of the World

There is nothing greater than knowing Christ. Seven times in the book of John, Jesus offers us profound insight into His nature and character. In this series, we seek to guide the reader into a deeper understanding of these “I Am” statements, and the rich hope and comfort that can be found in Christ in the midst of grief. In the months following our daughter’s passing, there was one verse that stood out to me as a source of hope and comfort. John 1:5 says, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” I knew the darkness of doubt and unbelief—the questions that challenged God’s goodness and love—lur...

When You Can’t See the Purpose in the Pain…

God’s Word speaks thoroughly and abundantly into every season of the heart. As we study His Word, we learn that within its pages are found the ultimate source of comfort and peace for the sufferer. In this series, we will seek to carefully and compassionately apply these ancient, scriptural truths to feelings and experiences that are common in grief. I stood quietly in the kitchen stirring my tea. Their words echoed in my mind, and I struggled to keep the tears at bay. “Everything happens for a reason.” The words chaffed at my bruised and broken heart. Just months before, we had buried our infant ...

Strength in the Sorrow: Joshua 1:9

God's Word is sufficient for our every need, even those that follow the heartbreaking loss of a child. In this series, Hope Moms share about the way God, through His life-giving Word, has provided them with the strength, comfort, encouragement, and hope they needed as they walk through the valley of loss and grief. "My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word!" Psalm 119:28 When our unborn daughter was diagnosed with a fatal chromosome defect, we faced difficult decisions and the way ahead was filled with unknowns. We sought the wisdom and advice of many doctors and specialists to get as clear a picture as possible of ...

What Child is This?

One of my favorite Christmas songs is What Child Is This? This haunting melody draw me in to reflect on the lowly humanity of Christ and then worship Him as Savior. Come reflect with me for a moment on the humanity of Christ and the world into which He was born. It is in this lowly humanness that we can find deep comfort and hope during a holiday season made more painful by the loss of a child. “What Child is this who, laid to rest On Mary’s lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping? Who is this who lives with the lowly, Sharing their sorrows, knowing their hunger? This is Christ, ...

In the Word: Mighty God

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be looking at different names of God found in Scripture, and how these different aspects of who He is offer us hope in the midst of our grief.  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!  “And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 READ: How often ...

Discussions in Grief: Remembering

Grieving involves new emotions and considerations often too many to numbers. When you find yourself in overwhelming grief, you likely feel buried and lost. In this series, we slowly and compassionately look at one aspect of grief at a time from a biblical perspective for the newly grieving mother. Click {here} to read past posts in this series.  As I sit here in front of my computer getting ready to share my heart with you, the lights of our Christmas tree are twinkling in the corner of the living room and the stockings are hanging just to my right. Christmas is both a painful and sweet reminder of our Sarabeth who was with us last year, alive ...

Discussions in Grief: Questioning

Grieving involves new emotions and considerations often too many to numbers. When you find yourself in overwhelming grief, you likely feel buried and lost. In this series, we slowly and compassionately look at one aspect of grief at a time from a biblical perspective for the newly grieving mother. Click {here} to read past posts in this series.  When I was pregnant with our daughter and she was given a fatal diagnosis, we set our hearts and minds to believing and praying for healing. In faith we prayed over her, we read and spoke Scripture over her, we gathered around us a community of prayer warriors, and we really believed God would answer ...

Yet I Will Praise You: Corrie Ten Boom

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. In 1944, during WWII, Corrie Ten Boom and her sister, Betsie, endured ten months of unimaginable suffering while imprisoned by the Nazis for their resistance work in aiding and hiding Jews. Betsie would never leave prison alive. She died in the infamous German concent...

Our True God

God has invited us to be captivated by the greatness of His character and what we believe about God has the greatest potential to shape our suffering. Although we will never be able to thoroughly grasp the fullness of His glory on this side of eternity, He has given us glimpses of His glory in the revelation of His Word. In this series, we will dive into ten attributes of God and discover what hope they offer us in our sorrow and how knowing and believing these truths about who God is can provide great comfort in the midst of grief. When we received the news of our unborn daughter’s fatal condition, I knew immediately that I had two ...

Because He Lives: Our Faith Is Not in Vain

‘Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that here is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then no even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in ...