Her View From Home
► A Miscarriage as a Symbol of Hope
► 9 Reasons I’ll Teach My Children to Share
► Mom Workouts and a New Mindset
ABOUT THE PROCESS
After we miscarried, my emotions were all over the place. One minute I was angry and the next I was hopeful. I couldn’t make sense of it all. I began writing about my feelings because I knew writing had been very therapeutic for me in the past. I had zero intention of sharing that with anyone. Well, maybe David and a few close friends but nothing beyond that.
As I was writing, I felt God tell me that part of this experience was sharing our journey. I wasn’t really on board with God’s idea immediately but I also know that things work out better when I don’t attempt to fight God. (Spoiler: He wins.) So after stalling in the name of “edits” and “revisions,” I submitted it to Her View From Home. I had followed the website for a while and I enjoyed so many pieces I had read there. I also knew that the chances of someone that I knew personally actually reading the piece were slim to none. I mean, sure God, I can share this with strangers.
Plus, there was no guarantee that I’d actually get accepted.
Until the email came from Leslie:
Thank you for your article!
Here’s what we’ll do: We will run this article on Saturday, February 11. It will be live at 6:00 am central standard time.
What we will do is monitor how this post performs for 30 days. Due to the high volume of submissions now, I can’t guarantee an open spot for a regular contributor, but I do want to open that possibility to you and at least get you on our team! Once we see how our readers respond to your piece (after the 30 days), then we can discuss your schedule.
Be sure to share on your social sites, too to get even more views!
Yeah. Ok, God. As I was reading her response, I knew He wasn’t letting me off the hook that easily. God was speaking through Leslie that this piece was meant to be shared. And not just with some random people — but I needed to share it as well.
Because I did, God has allowed me to connect with so many people who have walked through tragedies of their own. Some have suffered a miscarriage but for others, it’s been a tragedy of an entirely different nature.
The one constant is that God is near to the brokenhearted. He shows up even in the midst of difficulties. Especially in the midst of difficulties. On the days you don’t think you can get through, you do.
With that first piece on HVFH, it inspired me to get back in to writing. Fashion + Feathers had laid dormant for about a year; when I submitted that article I knew I wanted to get back into writing. God used that baby, even though it’s not with us on earth, to create something. Since then, F+F has taken on a new life ( you can read about it here). It looks so different than it used to and exactly how it should for this season of life.