A couple of weekends ago I was honored to participate in the second annual Hope Mommies Retreat. This is a weekend where women who have lost full term babies assemble and find comfort and encouragement from women who have walked this unfortunate path as well. We had 23 women come from as far away as Canada. The goal of the retreat is to teach God’s truths in our lives even in our darkest hours! These women have experienced every woman’s greatest fear in life; to bury a child. No one can share this heartache like a fellow sojourner on this very painful journey!
After the first Hope Mommies Retreat, Erin was moved to organize the Hope Mommies in to a 501 (c)(3). She has worked tirelessly and poured in hours upon hours to the organization so that other moms will have a place to turn when their lives have been shattered. The message of Hope Mommies is….TRUSTING GOD WITH THEIR BABIES: born out of hope, prayed for in hope, taken to Christ in hope!
Our dear guest speaker, Lynette Kraft, who has birthed 9 children and buried 3. She has dedicated her life to encouraging women with her same plight!
Our 23 precious Hope Mommies!
The awesome kitchen crew!! Chris, Constance and Carla! All the girls raved over the fabulous meals!!
A wonderful craft project designed to portray putting their lives back together!
Erin created blocks for each baby with their name, date of birth and story! Precious!
My Sarah’s block for baby Holden!
All of these girls were present at our first Hope Mommies Retreat! This is the reunion picture (minus a few)!
Molly Bears is an organization that makes teddy bears that are weighted to your babies weight. A mom who experienced a full term loss began the organization when she lost her baby girl! There is a huge wait list and they always accept donations! This is Erin’s Molly Bear!
We held a ballon release Sunday morning before the ladies began departing. It was a very special time!
Our speaker, Lynette, with her daughter, Abigail! They were a huge blessing over the weekend!! Lynette and I were surprised to find out we have the exact same birthday, year and all!! How fun!!
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