19 results for tag: October 15

A Prayer For The One Who Mourns

On this day set aside to remember the lives of our babies who have gone home ahead of us, my heart is aching alongside yours. I wish that October 15 did not hold this remembrance of sorrow for you. But it is my prayer that in the midst of your grief today, you will also see the unfading beauty of the hope of Christ pierce through the darkness. A Prayer For The One Who Mourns O Lord You know the ache of my heart. You see my suffering and draw near. As I drink from this stream of sorrow, I turn to You. What began as joyful anticipation has crumbled into an unsung song. A story, never to be told. You are familiar with the void that has been ...

October 15 Reflections

We are only a few weeks from October 15, the day set aside for National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. It’s a day to remember, to come together, and to hope in the Word. Before I had experienced loss of my own, I had no idea that October 15 existed. Perhaps I had heard it mentioned before then, but it was certainly not something that I had given much thought to. I was completely unaware of how often pregnancy and infant loss occurred. It felt unreal from the outside looking in. Sure baby loss  doesn't happen now! We are living in the age of modern medicine! When my son passed away in my womb, everything changed. Suddenly my reality was ...

Tomorrow is October 15

Many families will join across the country tomorrow, t, to remember babies, both in and out of the womb, who have been lost from our earthly lives. As we ready our hearts for this day, let us not forget the bereaved mothers and families who do not yet personally know the hope that is in Christ. I pray that more and more grieving families in our country come to know and hear that this present fallen life, containing devastating loss and grief, is but a moment, and that there is hope beyond this world. I hope this October 15 is a day to see that our grief does not need to isolate us—for there are others alongside of us ...

Choose Hope 2021

The pain of losing a child, whether to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss, is among the most agonizing of sorrows. Whether your loss occurred many years ago or very recently, the ache you carry in your heart is heavy indeed. There is nothing that can prepare you for the devastation of losing a child, and there are no words that can take away the pain that results. But dear one, your grief does not need to be carried alone. For the past fifteen years, our nation has officially recognized October 15 as an opportunity to honor and remember our precious babies who have gone home before us, and to spread awareness of the tragedy that befalls ...

My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

My hope is built on nothing lessThan Jesus' blood and righteousness;I dare not trust the sweetest frame,But wholly lean on Jesus' name. My hope is built on nothing less, nothing more, and nothing other than the blood and righteousness of Jesus and His finished work on my behalf. I know that nothing else can satisfy. Nothing else is enough—not even the sweetness of having my precious babies in my arms once more. On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;All other ground is sinking sand:All other ground is sinking sand. It is Christ alone—all other ground is sinking sand. All other hopes are empty, all other attempts at salvation are striven ...

Choose Hope in 2020

In May 2014, I received the devastating news that my baby’s heart had stopped beating. As I grieved the loss of this beloved child of mine, I began to fear that the passing of time would force his memory and my affection to fade—that, with no tangible reminders of the significant place he held within our family and my heart, he would someday be overlooked or dismissed.  Within weeks of my loss, I suddenly started receiving packages from all sorts of grief groups filled with little trinkets and platitudes related to infant loss. I don't even know how they came to have my name and address. Most of the items in those boxes were tacky and ...

Night of Worship with Caroline Cobb

When you suffer grief as deep and wide as the loss of your very loved and wanted baby, life can feel so unsafe. When my own daughter was stillborn at 22 weeks and five days, I wasn’t sure if I was ever going to be okay again. It was all too heavy—the weight of my empty arms, the ache in my heart. Nothing felt secure. Everything seemed as if it were sand that could slip through the fingers of my clenched fists. My prayers were often, “Lord, I don’t know how to go on. I need you. Help me.” Did you have simple prayers like this, too?   This kind of prayer reminds me of King Jehoshaphat from the Old Testament story found in 2 Chronicles ...

Power, Love, and Strength for National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

Father, I do not bring myself to October 15, this day of national remembrance for my baby who has gone to be with You, thinking like the world. Joining with others to sweetly remember, my child visibly recognized in this world, is a joyous gift. Yet, the grounding I seek in grief is of a different source.Before You, my Maker, I bow. And I pray as a believer who has committed my life to You in faith, that You would strengthen me with power in my inner spirit through the Holy Spirit.Strengthen me; I need this. Strengthen me to be rooted and grounded, planted firmly, in the knowledge of Your love for me that changelessly is mine because of the cross of ...

Encouragement for October 15

To my fellow Hope Mommy on October 15th— I see your pain and loss, and I want you to know you’re not alone. I remember my first Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day being only a week after my baby was born into heaven. It felt painfully ironic, yet I was grateful for another way to share about her—to be seen and understood in my grief. I am so sorry this is now your bittersweet day too. I find it bitter because it is still a reminder of what is missing in this life: an empty space in our family unit, and a missed chance to mother a child here on earth. Yet it still remains somewhat sweet because it is our day to share ...

Choose Hope for 2019

October 15I would imagine most of us didn’t know this date as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day until after we experienced our own loss of a child. Maybe this will be your first year acknowledging this day, and you are wondering what to do, how to honor and remember your baby. As we approach this day, there are three things I want you to know. You don’t have to celebrate. You don’t have to do anything. October 15 can just be October 15. There’s no grieving mother’s rule that says this day must be recognized. Not a day goes by where we don’t miss our babies. To us, every day is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. ...