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All Held Together
“Imagine a priceless vase or ornament is dropped on the floor and smashed to pieces. The woman who loved it kneels down. She picks up the pieces, one by one. She looks at each one in detail, turning it round, as if to remember where it once belonged. The vase was loved and so when it was shattered, every piece was worth picking up, no matter how small. A grieving person will often want to talk about the smallest detail of their loss. It is as if every broken piece is taken up and wept over. When you listen, you may feel that the detail was small, but it is part of something that was supremely valued, part of something dearly loved” (Colin ...
Ending on Loss; Ending on Redemption
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. We are eager to go above and beyond in showing honor and love for one another (Rom. 12:10, 15). Through this series, we honor each other’s experiences of motherhood in love through our shared God of hope.
My eyes opened as the sun started to shine through the curtains in room 307. The room where just hours before I met and said goodbye to my only son, Chance Michael. The room where I experienced profound sadness and also profound peace. The room where both ...
Psalm 16 Reflections {Fullness of Joy}
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Hope for the Holidays {Hope in the Silence}
I pulled out Clara's baby book last week to add her recent school picture.
As I was doing so, Camille walked over and wanted to join in and "help."
Camille: Oh, Mama it's baby Camille!
Me: No, sweetie, this is baby Clara.
Camille: Oh, OKAY. She so cute! Show me more pictures?
Me: Sure, we can look at more pictures, let's start from the beginning.
Camille crawled in my lap and we looked through Clara's book, page by page. She pointed out every detail and made sure I looked at every single element of every single photo. When we got to page 34, Camille looks up with concern , "Mama, you didn't finish . . . write more!"
Tears welled up in my eyes ...
