This is a story of how God led us to the wilderness, through the desert, and into the pit, to pull us out into a spacious place…all to intimately show us Who He truly is. THROUGH EXILE: THE WILDERNESS “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? …
Tag Archives: loss
DARING TO HOPE
Jessica Brown We began trying for children 6 years ago in October 2009. Due to a rare genetic disorder that my husband carried, we anticipated loss due to family history. From May 2010 through February 2012, we experienced 3 losses. They were all between 3-6 weeks, before heartbeats were detectable. We kept trusting the Lord …
THE COST OF DEATH AND LIFE
Elise Hurd I lay there, bleeding. I held the heating pad against my cramping womb as the final evidence of the little life that had been drained slowly from me. I stared at the white tiled ceiling and did not cry. Not one single tear. My lack of emotion went beyond apathy. Death had physically, …
A Seed Sown in Grief
Chelsea Richardson October 14th, 2017— a day in time that forced my husband and I to our knees in full denial, absolute heartache, and tremendous suffering. However, that day also marks when, for the first time in my life, through unbearable pain and with every ounce of energy, I mustered the words, “Okay God. Not …
WAITING FOR TWO (Part 2)
Leah Combs Last week you read about how the Lord altered Leah’s adoption dreams into an opportunity to love locally. Find out how God continued to weave together the lives of broken people into a beautiful masterpiece! Baby Caleb After adopting Judah in November of 2015 and knowing his brother would not be joining us, …
LOSING A CHILD; GAINING JESUS
Jennifer Greever When I look back at pictures of my husband, Andrew, and I during the summer of 2015, I am overwhelmed with mixed emotions. Sadness – because those naive people have no idea how their life is about to be turned upside down. Thankfulness – because we are not those people anymore. …
COVERED BY HIS FEATHERS
Emily Hildebrand During the time of waiting, when we didn’t know if the baby would be one we’d bring home or not, and during the months after the loss, God opened my eyes to so much. I learned truth that I hope I will cling on to forever, and I believe it has changed me …
AN ADOPTION JOURNEY
Ruthie Hart “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” James 1:27 doesn’t make sense without recognizing that God adopted us into His family. He adopted us out of death and into …
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