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Your Faith Will Carry You
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying the book of Habakkuk together. In this book, we gain insight into how God is at work on our behalf even when we can't always see it. Join us in the weeks ahead as we discover the God who is who carefully and lovingly crafted you, and lovingly created the gift of your child for which you now long. He has not carried you thus far simply to leave you on your own, but will be your Guide and your Strength.
Your Faith Will Carry You
"For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If ...
Is God Still Good?
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying the book of Habakkuk together. In this book, we gain insight into how God is at work on our behalf even when we can't always see it. Join us in the weeks ahead as we discover the God who is who carefully and lovingly crafted you, and lovingly created the gift of your child for which you now long. He has not carried you thus far simply to leave you on your own, but will be your Guide and your Strength.
Is God Still Good?
"You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong,...
God is at Work
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying the book of Habakkuk together. In this book, we gain insight into how God is at work on our behalf even when we can't always see it. Join us in the weeks ahead as we discover the God who is who carefully and lovingly crafted you, and lovingly created the gift of your child for which you now long. He has not carried you thus far simply to leave you on your own, but will be your Guide and your Strength.
“Look among the nations, and see;wonder and be astounded.For I am doing a work in your daysthat you would not believe ...
How Long, O Lord?
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying the book of Habakkuk together. In this book, we gain insight into how God is at work on our behalf even when we can't always see it. Join us in the weeks ahead as we discover the God who is who carefully and lovingly crafted you, and lovingly created the gift of your child for which you now long. He has not carried you thus far simply to leave you on your own, but will be your Guide and your Strength.
How Long?
"O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear?Or cry to ...
Drawing Near on Mother’s Day
May 8, 2011.
My first Mother’s Day as a Hope Mom.
I had survived my birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentines without Gwendolyn. And “survival” is an appropriate word—these first holidays were what I call the “little deaths”; the barely-holding-back-sobs (or escaping to another room) to let out all the sadness that can’t help but be expended through tears. But Mother’s Day loomed so large, obscuring the rest of what is typically a lovely month out of the year. Thinking of all I had stored up in hope for Mother’s Day—homemade cards, sticky sweet kisses, coffee in bed, children earnestly doing ...
Why Are We “Hope Mommies”?
In October of 2010 Blair and Erin Cushman, while in labor with their first child, lost the heartbeat of their daughter Gwendolyn and were rushed in for an emergency c-section. Gwendolyn was revived and lived in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for 36 hours before passing away. While in the hospital and following Gwendolyn’s death, Erin and Blair were overwhelmed with love by a community of friends and strangers who were informed of their loss. Many were praying, sending emails, texts, and messages via Facebook, sent financial assistance, provided meals, cleaned the house, and set up memorial funds, thereby providing emotional, spiritual, and ...
The Hope of the Resurrection
"One day, there will be a great reversal of everything we're doing right now."
Pastor Chris said those words at Gwendolyn's graveside service, and it's honestly all that I can remember from his eulogy. It's all that I think of when I go by her grave, and whisper over her body - "One day, Gwenny! One day this will all be undone."
I love Easter. I love it more fully now because it is one day in our calendar year that the majority of our nation sets aside, whether they know it or not, to give glory to Christ's resurrection. Now I know that you can argue with me that Easter has pagan roots, or is now so commercialized that everyone just sees ...
Hope Mommies Publication Release: “Anchored,” by Erin Cushman
"Anchored," by Erin Cushman is now released! Today, we celebrate what God has done in faithfulness through Erin, those who contributed their Hope Babies' stories to each chapter, those who financially partnered with Hope Mommies to make this publication possible, and those who have supported this effort in other ways! Whether you are familiar with "Anchored" or just "tuning in," we want to give you an opportunity to hear from Erin today about this book and also to enter our giveaway of two copies at the end of this post! Also, watch our social media pages, as we will be running a series of quotes from this publication and another giveaway of ...
12 Days of Christmas {Remembering Your Baby}
"As a Hope Mom or Dad, the first round of holidays is always the worst. Their absence is tangible to you, and you wonder how you can eat and be merry while your heart is bleeding out. It's always difficult to know how to honor your baby in the holiday season - do you put up a stocking? Do you take a family photo -- with our without a special item or photograph of them? Do you talk about him or her?
My story is by no means the "ideal" -- all grief journeys are unique, just as each Hope Baby and family are unique. But I want to share what my husband and I do to honor our Gwenny in special ways during this season:
1) Pumpkins are a visible ...
