15 results for tag: Hope for the Holidays

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 ...

Hope for the Holidays {Give Hope}

As the holidays approach and we begin to unpack and display all the subtle reminders of our sweet precious babies that aren’t with us, we can easily sink into sadness. This time of year is full of reminders and moments that make us stop and wonder what life would look like with our precious little ones. But, amidst all the heartache, we can have hope; a hope in a future because of our salvation through Jesus Christ. Our hope does not rest in things of this world, but in our eternal inheritance in heaven. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope ...

Hope for the Holidays {Rejoice in Hope}

“Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: rejoice!” -Philippians 4:4 As the Christmas season draws near, the last thing you may feel like doing this year is rejoicing.  It may seem there is little reason for joy this year.  If your loss is new, it is possible you pictured celebrating your Christmas very differently than you now will.  Last Christmas was that way for me.  We had expected sharing our Christmas with a six-month-old boy and all the fun that comes with watching a baby at Christmas.  Instead, the holidays seemed like a huge reminder of the ache of his absence.  Yet as Christmas approached, the Lord continually caused me ...

Hope for the Holidays {Why We Give Thanks}

Dear ones, there are so many sorrows in this world — so much heartache, so much pain, so many questions.  We who have said goodbye to a beloved child have known great pain.  But in this season of Thanksgiving, we are reminded often about what God’s Word says about being thankful. “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” -1 Thessalonians 5:18 “Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,” -Ephesians 5:20 “Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever!” -Psalm 106:1 We watch ...

Hope for the Holidays {Our God of Hope}

Hope for the holidays. Is there such a thing for us Hope Mommies? I sit and write today - fresh on the heels of Halloween. Last night, my Facebook feed was a mixture of moms posting pics of their kids in cute costumes and moms lamenting the last time their kids dressed up or the fact that they would never pick out costumes for their kids. Hope for the Holidays? Is that even possible? Yes, we can have hope for the holidays – if we plug into the source of all hope – the God of hope. This time of the year is often hard for Hope Mommies. Everywhere we look, there seems to be excitement and joy. People are bustling about making plans for the ...