11 results for tag: Jennie
To the mama whose arms are empty this Mother’s Day
I see you. I see your pain. I see the ache that words cannot touch and the longing that time does not erase. I see your love, deep and unshaken, stretching across the space between you and your precious child.
I know this day is hard. It’s a day that magnifies the ache of what should have been, what once was, or what you dreamed would be. A day that reminds us of just how fragile and broken this world can be. While others celebrate with flowers, handmade cards, and sticky little fingers wrapped around theirs, you are left holding memories, longing, and love that has nowhere tangible to go.
I may not know your exact story—whether your child ...
Selah: A Sacred Pause in Your Grief
Selah. Have you heard this word before? Chances are you’ve read it in the Bible, or maybe you’ve heard of the band by the same name. Whether it’s familiar or brand new, I want you to take a moment and let the meaning of this God-breathed word settle in your heart.
The Hebrew word Selah appears 74 times in the Bible, and 71 of those occur in the book of Psalms. Many commentaries say that Selah is a mysterious, ambiguous word—a word with uncertain meaning. However, some believe King David used this word as an invitation to pause—to take a breath, reflect, rest, and remember.
In the early days of my grief, rest felt impossible. After my ...
When death steals your song God prepares the way for joy and light to return
In Psalm 42 we’re given a poetic description of a man who is suffering unbearable circumstances. He pants and thirsts. Tears have been his food day and night. His soul is downcast. Can you relate? I can. 14 years ago, I gave birth to my daughter in a silent hospital room. There was no sweet cry of a newborn, only hushed voices. Joy and light left my world the moment death entered. Her little body was so perfectly formed by the Creator. I held her and wept as I admired every single feature. 22 weeks with her wasn’t enough.
Even now, there are moments I cry tears I didn’t know I had left to cry, still longing for what was lost. Mothering a ...
He is Risen! Hope is Alive!
For all of us with aching hearts today,
I pray we hold onto the glorious truth of Easter—Jesus has conquered death! Because of His victory, we have the unshakable hope that one day, we will see our precious children again.
Though our arms may feel empty, our hearts can rejoice, for the resurrection of Christ assures us that death is not the end. His love endures and eternity awaits.
“Death is swallowed up in victory. ‘O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?’”– 1 Corinthians 15:55
“Because I live, you also will live.” – John 14:19
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! ...
The Sweetest Hope – Easter’s Promise for Hope Moms
Dear Hope Mom,
Easter wasn’t always my favorite holiday. But after my daughter went to Heaven, it became the sweetest, most important one to me.
Grief has a way of making you see things differently. Before loss, I knew the story of Easter—I believed in the cross, in the empty tomb, and in the hope of Christ. But after saying goodbye to my baby, Easter became personal. It became the lifeline that held me together when my arms were empty and my heart was shattered.
Because of Christ, my daughter is safe in the loving hands of God. The Son of God was tortured, ridiculed, and put to death—not only to offer me forgiveness, but to cover me in ...
When Hope Feels Distant – Easter Through a Grieving Mother’s Eyes
Few things make you ponder the resurrection like losing a loved one—especially a child. In the weeks leading up to Easter, the talk of celebration and hope can feel heavy when your arms are painfully empty. The weight of grief can make it difficult to rejoice, and the ache of longing can make it hard to embrace the joy of resurrection.
But Easter was made for the weary. It was made for the brokenhearted. It was made for those who long for restoration, for reunion, and for life to be made whole again.
When Mary Magdalene stood outside the empty tomb, she wept (John 20:11). She grieved deeply because she thought all hope was lost. But in that ...
Christ Holds Us Indefinitely, Eternally.
"He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together." —Colossians 1:17
There is a sacred mystery in the way Christ holds us. It is not a temporary embrace, not a fleeting moment of comfort that comes and goes with the waves of our circumstances. His hold is unshaken, unrelenting—eternal.
He holds us when dreams are shattered, when the life we imagined slips through our fingers and leaves us grasping at the unknown.
He holds us through the pain and trauma, through the nights when sorrow grips our chest so tightly we wonder how we will take the next breath.
He holds us when the delivery room is silent, when joy is swallowed by grief, ...
Be Strengthened in the Lord
The book of Ephesians is a letter written by Paul to believers in Ephesus as a way to fortify their faith. Ephesus was a wealthy port city, probably the largest city in the world at the time (located in modern day Turkey). It was a big, bustling city as it were, and home to many different religions and cultural influences that would have been commonplace to the people living there, such as the temple to the Greek goddess Artemis (one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World).
Paul knew how hard it was to live in a place that wasn’t devoted to or honoring of God. Throughout Ephesians, Paul uses so much physical language to describe spiritual things ...
Living Hope: 2023 Retreat
The pain of losing a baby is very real and can make us feel so alone, but no tear or prayer has gone unnoticed by God. In our brokenness, we need to be reminded that we have a Father who cares deeply for us, His daughters, and that we have a Savior who rescues us from death and gives us hope for a future beyond this broken world. But along with hope for tomorrow, we also need hope for today, and our God is a God who does this! I’ve seen Him do it in great measure in my own life, and in the lives of women cared for and loved by Hope Mommies.
Do you need to be reminded of this hope that is yours in Christ? Will you consider joining us at the ...
Selah: 2021 Virtual Retreat Experience
Registration for our retreat has been open for a few weeks now, and I am humbled to see so many of you already signing up to join us for this two-day event. This year many of our chapters have partnered with us to offer in person locations too—this means that you have the option to 1) join us from the comfort of your own home (online and virtually) or 2) to attend in person at one of our 10 different locations.
(To see if there is a chapter hosting an event near you click here.)
While I wish we could all be together at Camp Tejas like we usually are, I am still so excited to share in this weekend with you. Last fall’s ...
