I am so honored today to get to share with you this beautiful guest post by my sweet friend Jessica. In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, I asked Jessica to share her story on my blog. Jessica’s story is one of loss and heartbreak, but God has brought beautiful hope out of her sorrow. He has carried …
How to Help Parents After They Experience Loss
I was talking with a friend recently about how hard it is to know what to say after a mom or dad loses their baby. This topic is one I’ve talked about many times with friends over the years as they’ve tried to better understand how to support their loved ones experiencing the tragedy of loss. I’ve written before about …
No Life is Too Short to Bring Glory to God
In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, this post today is dedicated to all of the mommas and daddies who have lost a child, whether from miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. If you have experienced pregnancy and/or infant loss, my hope and prayer is that these words encourage and comfort your heart today. I’m not sure how long …
The Joy and Privilege of Carrying My Daughter to Term
“Lord, we don’t understand this, but we just ask that in some way you would be glorified through our baby’s life.” I didn’t have words to say, but the Lord gave Mace these words to pray after the doctor told us our daughter Hannah Grace who I was 11 weeks pregnant with was incompatible with life. (If you missed the …
The Day My Daughter was Diagnosed with a Fatal Defect
Do you have an event in your life that split your life into two parts–your life before that event happened and your life after that event happened? It could be the death of a loved one, a diagnosis you received, or any other event that drastically altered your life. If you have an event like that, you now see your …