7 results for tag: Throwback Posts
The Lord Will Fulfill His Purpose For Me
"Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."Philippians 1:6
I blinked, and the years have passed right in front of me. Every year when the page on our calendar turns to July, my heart stops just as it did that early morning in late July, 2010, when two doctors stood in front of our family and told us that Landry did not have much longer to live.
As I focus on that day and how different my life and family look now, I am reminded over and over that the Lord will fulfill His purposes for us. No matter how dark some of your days are on this journey that you are now ...
Such a Wide Freedom
Everyone's grief is unique and your stage in the process of healing as a Hope Mom might be such that this post is not an ideal read for you right now. I want to make you aware in advance that I am writing about my pregnancy after loss. Most of all, I desire that this post give hope of the freedom that comes with inviting God into grief. With love, Lianna
There is a baby growing inside of me today. My husband and I are in disbelief. We are 15 weeks along in this pregnancy and our daughter, Noelle, whom we lost at 42 weeks, would have been two years old in three short months.
As I grieved the loss of my daughter ...
Who Needs Friends?
After college, I moved to Chicago for a change of pace. I wanted—and needed —to spread my wings, abandon my safety zone of family for a time, and learn what it meant to fully depend on the Lord. Being 22, I thought the idea of learning loneliness sounded so romantic in a tragic sort of way. I pictured myself strolling the streets of the windy city, coffee mug in hand, with a cute sweater and scarf and with the soundtrack of Natalie Merchant crooning in the background.
What I learned is that loneliness is not romantic. Coffee and cute scarves are too expensive when you're learning to pay all your bills on your own, and being surrounded by ...
Seeking the Lord in the Midst of the Valley
The nature of infant loss occurring in 1 out of 4 pregnancies, means that there are new women joining our community on a weekly basis. Over the next few weeks, we want to repost some of our earliest blog articles to encourage the dear mommas that have recently joined the ministry and community of Hope Mommies. Although these posts may have been written many years ago, the truths they contain remain the same. God is enough. He has always been enough. And as we place our hope in Him, we will find that He is our anchor in the midst of this storm of grief.
Pain. Deep, deep pain. We all experience pain on many different levels. The pain of ...
Warrior
Warrior (noun)1. a person engaged or experienced in warfare; soldier.2. a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage
The other day my husband took me by the shoulders, after I was having a hard day and said to me, “Melissa, you are a warrior.” This of course brought more tears to my eyes.
In motherhood, this is true, we are warriors. We have war wounds on our bodies and in our souls. We wage war against the lies that the enemy brings as we grieve for our children that are with Jesus and as we raise the ones that are still here on earth with us.
We put on courage over the pain when someone asks us, “How many children do you have?” and ...
Lollipops of Grace
The nature of infant loss occurring in 1 out of 4 pregnancies, means that there are new women joining our community on a weekly basis. Over the next few weeks, we want to repost some of our earliest blog articles to encourage the dear mommas that have recently joined the ministry and community of Hope Mommies. Although these posts may have been written many years ago, the truths they contain remain the same. God is enough. He has always been enough. And as we place our hope in Him, we will find that He is our anchor in the midst of this storm of grief.
Summertime makes me think of popsicles and lollipops, playing in sprinklers, and waving ...
Anchored
The nature of infant loss occurring in 1 out of 4 pregnancies, means that there are new women joining our community on a weekly basis. Over the next few weeks, we want to repost some of our earliest blog articles to encourage the dear mommas that have recently joined the ministry and community of Hope Mommies. Although these posts may have been written many years ago, the truths they contain remain the same. God is enough. He has always been enough. And as we place our hope in Him, we will find that He is our anchor in the midst of this storm of grief.
Have you ever looked up the definition of the word "hope"? According to dictionary.com, ...
