How to Find Hope and Healing When Life and Parenthood Don’t Go as Expected – Episode 282

How to Find Hope and Healing When Life and Parenthood Don’t Go as Expected – Episode 282

We all create a mental picture of how our lives could unfold, but what happens when reality doesn’t align with those expectations? Julie Sunne opens up about her journey through heart-wrenching experiences, including multiple miscarriages and raising two children with significant disabilities. Despite these challenges, Julie’s story is one of hope as she reflects on the faithfulness of God and how He has turned her deepest pain into beautiful sacred scars that carry a deep, redemptive beauty.

5 Encouraging Words for Mothers Who Have Lost a Child

5 Encouraging Words for Mothers Who Have Lost a Child

Several years ago, my husband and I experienced the devastating loss of a child to miscarriage. Nothing can prepare you for the pain and shock of learning your baby no longer had a heartbeat. The grief-filled experience taught me a few things that I can share to encourage other mothers and parents who are grieving. These 5 encouraging words for mothers who have lost a child will bring comfort.

Life Cut Short

Life Cut Short

Excited cannot begin to express how we felt as we entered the doctor’s office that day. It’s always special for a momma to feel her baby move inside her pregnant belly, but it’s a different kind of special for the expecting couple to see their little growing “peanut” on the sonogram screen. We followed the nurse into the exam room, traded my street clothes for the disposable paper gown she offered, and waited for my doctor to enter. When he did, he was all smiles as usual. I liked him. His positive attitude always put me at ease, and made it feel less like a doctor’s visit and more like catching up with a friend.