Disclaimer: I borrowed this title from a message my Pastor preached. Watch it here.

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I had completely dismissed the idea of joining a support group after my daughter died. Several well-meaning nurses and friends made suggestions but I had looked into a few available options and determined that no one would be able to understand what I was going through. It didn’t matter how similar our stories were; losing Miriam was [is] more devastating than anyone could ever comprehend.

Laying in bed and struggling to fall asleep, I grabbed my phone and noticed my sister had sent me a link to a Facebook page. It was another support group. I opened the page and began scrolling. I saw the title of the group and immediately wanted to know more. Hope Gatherings: Support & Serve.

More than anything, the word “Hope” caught my attention. My fear in joining a support group was the idea that we would all be comparing grief. Looking and listening to each other’s stories and silently declaring that each of our own situations was worse than the others. But reading the word  H O P E  changed everything. No matter how different our stories, we all would have at least one thing in common. Hope. Hope in Jesus. Hope in Heaven. And hope to see our sweet babies again.

The second thing that made all the difference was the serve aspect of the ministry. It might be hard to open up to strangers and to share my story but, if I could  S E R V E  other mommas that would be facing this deep grief, I was all in.

Enter the title of this blog.

Blessed people are blessed to bless people.

I went to one Hope Gathering and immediately fell in love. I prayed all the way home that I would be able to be part of this organization. I prayed that God would open up a door for me to volunteer and continue to serve other bereaved families. I couldn’t believe the amount of healing I had experienced with just one visit and it was such an incredible  B L E S S I N G.

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Fast forward a few months and Jonah and I are now part of the Bridget’s Cradles creative team. We get to use our talents and our passions to share the hope and love of Jesus Christ with other bereaved families. It is such a joy and I am so thankful for God’s ability to  R E D E E M  the brokenness of this world. He has equipped each and every one of us for a greatness we could never fathom and His ultimate desire is to walk with us through life each and every day.

If you feel blessed today, find someone that you can be a blessing to.

“He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.”

2 Corinthians 1:4

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Forever missing my baby girl. Love you, Miri.