III. The Mother's Day Series: Invisible Motherhood

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Caitlin Mathieu of Due to Joy talks about what it means to be an invisible mother, a mother with no living children. She is a wealth of wisdom for leaning on the Lord during dark times and how to navigate the road of invisible motherhood with grace.

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Heart Lesson: The Lord wants to turn my mourning into dancing and return my joy even in the middle of my pain.

Scriptures Mentioned:

Matthew 5:4

Isaiah 53:3

Job 8:21

Matthew 7:6

Story of Lazarus

We Mention:

I Will Carry You

Still Standing Magazine

Facets of Grief workbook by Francesca Cox

Takeaway Truths:

Jesus wants to bring purpose to our pain. He does not want to waste it.

The devil wants me to believe that God has left me or that my body has failed me. But those are all lies.

We need to extend grace to people who say things and don't know your story and people who say things and do know your story.

I've had to release my white-knuckle grip on my fear because it's too heavy for me to carry and it isn't mine to carry.

You are not alone.

My heart that is so ready to love another baby is the same heart that already loves a baby who is a citizen of heaven.

Three Ways to Fight the Darkness:

Additional Resources:

My Invisible Motherhood (blog post)

When Infertility Doesn't End with a Miracle Pregnancy (blog post)

Through the Lens Podcast Episode 8: Mothering After Loss (podcast episode)