Though You Sow With Tears
I remember worrying about our ability to bond. Your start in life was so drastically different than all I had ever known, all I had ever...
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Sep 16, 20211 min read
Hope for the Heavy Heart
It may be difficult to see, but the frame behind me holds God's fingerprint. Go ahead, lean in close. Can you see it? It's there. And...
Apr 29, 20213 min read
Prays well with others
Behind the Design: The Inspiration Behind the “Prays well with others” Apparel From Pain to Purpose I learned the power of prayer when my...
Apr 24, 20214 min read
Hope for Suffering Moms
Guest Blogger: Katie Faris, katiefaris.com and Loving My Children. Motherhood is much more than suffering, but it’s not less, and there’s...
Apr 22, 20215 min read
Featured Guest Blogger: Loving My Children, Katie Faris
I am so excited to introduce the Hope in the Unexpected© readers to my friend Katie of the page, Loving My Children and the Katie Faris...
Apr 17, 20211 min read
God Wastes Nothing
Sweet Friend, As you heal and learn to hope again, please remember God wastes nothing. The terrifying trauma. The debilitating pain. The...
Apr 13, 20213 min read
Finding Joy
Pure joy. Joy in the burps. Joy in the spit-up. Joy in the latching. Joy in dirty diapers. Joy in the alertness. Joy in the lab results....
Apr 3, 20212 min read
Mary stood "At a distance"
For the first time ever, I found myself thinking about the crucifixion through Mary’s eyes. I found myself wondering what it must have...
Mar 29, 20212 min read
Hope for the Heavy Heart
I printed the email. Is THIS real? Is THIS REALLY HAPPENING? When I started my faith walk 4.5 years ago, God called me to writing. His...
Mar 27, 20213 min read
A Support Group to Help You Pray Your Way Through the NICU
The NICU can be a lonely place. I remember spending some 12 hours of my day within the four walls of our tiny hospital room. The room was...
Mar 20, 20212 min read
5 Reminders For When Past Trauma Threatens to Overtake You
Once you’ve experienced trauma it’s easy to feel like in an instant you’re being transported back to that place. For me, Each time his...
Mar 13, 20212 min read
I Never Saw It Coming
Your entry into this world was not as I expected. It was not as I envisioned. I never anticipated a crisis. I never thought you’d be...
Mar 6, 20213 min read
It's Ok to Question Why in the Unexpected
Guest Blogger: Laurie Davis, Hip Hip Harper Rae “Why me?” A question we often ask when life places us on an unexpected and uncomfortable...
Mar 4, 20214 min read
Featured Guest Blogger: Hip Hip Harper Rae
I am so excited to introduce the Hope in the unexpected© readers to my friend Laurie of the Hip Hip Harper Rae blog. Laurie and I met...
Mar 2, 20213 min read
Your Baby's Low Birth Weight Is Not Your Fault
To the mama struggling with the stigma that comes with low birth weight or premature birth, I see you. I know the weight of your heavy,...
Feb 27, 20213 min read
Collaboration
Collaboration has always been a bit of a struggle for me. If I'm honest, I typically want all the ideas to come from me. I want to...
Feb 23, 20213 min read
Even in the Unexpected, Hope Remains
A Book Review of Hope Remains--Seeing the Goodness of God in the Shadow of Suffering By: Reppard and Summer Gordon I remember hearing...
Dec 19, 20201 min read
You met us
We were totally out of sorts. panicked and grief-stricken, in complete shock, raw with emotion, and in need of rest. It was there, in our...
Dec 3, 20203 min read
Two Simple Words
The pit in my stomach was unlike anything I had ever felt before. My heart raced. The tears poured from my eyes. I felt paralyzed, yet I...
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