3 results for tag: Comfort For Hope Siblings

Comfort For Hope Siblings: God Cares About Your Tears

Dear one, the loss of your sibling is such a tremendous burden for you to carry. The heaviness of loss has deeply affected you, even though you do not fully understand this grief. Death is still such an illusive and incomplete concept in your young mind. How can I help you understand? These are heavy days for you. I wish I could shield you from the grief that fills our home. There may be days when you feel unseen. As we all work through the loss of our precious baby in different ways, your own grief may not always be recognized. I am so sorry. I wish I knew how to help you navigate this sorrow more fully. But even when you feel unseen, I want ...

Comfort For Hope Siblings: The Joy of Heaven

Dear Precious Child, I see you there, smile on your face but pain in your eyes, longing for your Hope Sibling. You feel so many feelings, just like we do. You feel all the things within a matter of seconds, just like we do. Sadness, confusion, a bit of anger. Your mind races with questions as to why your meant-to-be sibling now lives in heaven instead of our home. You expected to spend hours snuggling on the couch and lending a helping hand with feedings and bath time. Instead, you now have memories of a casket far too small and a permanent resting spot which we plan to visit on special milestone days, like his birthday and Christmas. Recently, as I ...

Comfort For Hope Siblings: God Is Always With You

One of the hardest things we, as Hope Moms, have to do after loss is try to reconcile how a good God can let bad things happen. Trying to help our Hope Siblings understand such a hard reality is equally, if not more, difficult. But it is vital we parent our children through the hardship of loss with God’s truth.   Last weekend I was at a church service and we sang a song with these lyrics:  And all my life You have been faithful And all my life You have been so, so good With every breath that I am able Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God I stood there singing those words between two of my girls who are Hope Siblings. As I sang the words, I ...