by SincerelyChristi | March 31, 2017 | Changing My Attitude, Faith Over Fear, My Story of Loss | 4 Comments

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” ~Romans 8:28 As a Christian, that was a scripture that I memorized fairly early in my walk with the Lord. It was implanted in my heart, in my...

by SincerelyChristi | April 25, 2017 | Faith Over Fear, Grief and Loss, My Story of Loss | 0 Comments

At 20 years old, I understood that I was not promised a life of rainbows and butterflies, and I didn’t expect everything to always be perfect. However, that day back in 1992 that I learned the baby I was carrying inside of me was sick, was more than I could handle....

by SincerelyChristi | May 6, 2017 | Changing My Attitude, Faith Over Fear, My Story of Loss | 0 Comments

As I look back over the years, I tend to focus in on particular days. Meaningful days. It’s not that the other days didn’t mean anything. Of course, they did. But as I’m thinking through the story of my firstborn son, I have to focus in and string the most important...

by SincerelyChristi | May 20, 2017 | Faith Over Fear, My Story of Loss | 0 Comments

The anxiety overwhelmed me as I got ready for my ultrasound appointment. Just moments ago, I was standing on my bed yelling and pointing my finger at God, and now I was in a heightened state of worry as I got ready to go. I could not find peace anywhere, and believe...

by SincerelyChristi | June 3, 2017 | Faith Over Fear, My Story of Loss | 6 Comments

This pregnancy was such a troubling time in our life, especially as a newly married, young couple, but it was also a time that produced such faith, trust, and growth in our own personal walks with God. When doctors are telling you left and right that your baby may not...

by SincerelyChristi | June 22, 2017 | Changing My Attitude, Grief and Loss, My Story of Loss | 0 Comments

Every Momma loves to tell a good birthing story and this Momma is no exception. This one is a little different because I had a difficult pregnancy and the birth was imperfect, as well. But still ... it's just another opportunity to tell you that He is a faithful God,...

by SincerelyChristi | August 9, 2017 | Faith Over Fear, Grief and Loss, My Story of Loss | 0 Comments

The Day My Heartache Began For you, who have been following my series, my story, my testimony of who God has been in my life, I have to apologize that it has taken me quite a while to write about this next day, Finding Hope in the Midst of Heartache. Just being real...

by SincerelyChristi | October 13, 2017 | Faith Over Fear, Grief and Loss, My Story of Loss | 0 Comments

  *Disclaimer. This post is about my experience in the loss of my firstborn son. If you are looking for a happy post today, please go read about our trip to Disney World last year. 🙂 Even though this post is a more difficult one, I do hope you can find some...

by SincerelyChristi | October 31, 2017 | Faith Over Fear, Grief and Loss, My Story of Loss | 0 Comments

Grief is hard. The day we buried our son, Joshua Caleb, was a dismal, dreary day, at least from what I remember of it. Maybe that was just the way my heart felt when I look back on it. No. I looked it up. Historical weather data confirms my memory. Cool and slightly...

by SincerelyChristi | November 7, 2017 | Grief and Loss, My Story of Loss | 0 Comments

Grief. Grief sucks. Really bad. I couldn’t imagine how my grief could get much worse or how in the world God would even allow more tragedy to strike my new family. But He did. This series is my story about the loss of my firstborn son and how my faith in God grew in...

by SincerelyChristi | December 2, 2017 | Blogging | 0 Comments

Throughout this post, there are links to various blogging resources that I highly recommend, and have personally used in the past, or I'm currently using in my blogging world. ***Below are affiliate links, which means when you click on a link, it will take you to the...

by SincerelyChristi | March 31, 2017 | Blogging | 0 Comments

Well, here it is, the beginning. The beginning of what... you may wonder. Me too. I have decided to start a blog. So here it is. It's my very first blog post. So. Much. Anxiety. But I'm going to hit that publish button, and I'm going to keep coming back to do it all...

by SincerelyChristi | March 30, 2017 | Blogging | 8 Comments

***This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure here. In the beginning, it's so hard to choose a blog name, at least it was for me. Or so I thought. When I finally decided to create this blog, it was definitely a challenge to come up with the name.  I...

by SincerelyChristi | April 13, 2019 | Changing My Attitude, Faith Over Fear, Grief and Loss | 0 Comments

Sometimes a monkey wrench gets thrown into your world and completely messes life up as you know it. It leaves you spinning out of control, gasping for breath, and feeling like everything is falling apart. The heartache. The misery. The depression. The panic attacks....

by SincerelyChristi | April 11, 2019 | Faith Over Fear, Grief and Loss | 2 Comments

Let Go and Let God. The saying goes “Let go and Let God” and I’m not sure I have mastered that skill yet, especially when it comes to releasing my grown children to fly on their own. Although, I’m trying to be thankful despite my worries and despite my grief in this...

by SincerelyChristi | March 9, 2019 | Changing My Attitude, Faith Over Fear, Grief and Loss | 0 Comments

Memories There are photos everywhere in my house. (Sure, there are many frames that still have the original "picture people" in them. Shhh! Don’t tell anyone my secrets. Ha! Most of my pictures are still digital and I admit that I’m challenged with indecision. There....

by SincerelyChristi | December 19, 2018 | Family Fun | 0 Comments

I have always loved the Christmas ball wreaths. For years, I have wanted one but the ones I want are so stinking expensive! I just knew that I could make one myself so I could never bring myself to spend the money on one.I knew I could do it inexpensively because I...

by SincerelyChristi | November 29, 2018 | Family Fun | 0 Comments

This post is completely unrelated to anything faith, grief, or hope, but it is everything about overcoming!! I put up my tree this year and had only a small section of lights working which is completely annoying and frustrating as my tree is only 2 years old.  It's...

by SincerelyChristi | August 20, 2018 | Grief and Loss | 0 Comments

Dear Grieving Daughter, Grieving the loss of a father is heartbreaking. My heart breaks for you. It truly does. I don’t know if you grew up with an absent father, if he passed away, or if he was the best father in the world but no longer on the planet. Whatever your...

by SincerelyChristi | June 12, 2018 | Family Fun | 0 Comments

We haven't been on a vacation in many years, so we wanted to surprise our girls, 17 and 9, with a Disney World trip. My 17 year old had already been 3 times but it was when she was younger and couldn't remember much. They had both been asking for Disney World for...

by SincerelyChristi | May 19, 2018 | Changing My Attitude, Family Fun | 0 Comments

Somewhere along the way, we have quit teaching the Golden Rule to our kids. You know what the golden rule is. Right? Well, just in case, let me remind you. Do to others as you would have them do to you. Does it sound familiar? Gradually, over time, we quit showing...

by SincerelyChristi | May 16, 2018 | Changing My Attitude, Faith Over Fear, Grief and Loss | 0 Comments

Dear Hurting Christian, My heart breaks for you right now, especially when you are struggling to find hope. I can’t imagine what it must be like to endure all that you have endured. Maybe your hurt comes from the loss of someone near and dear to you. Or maybe it was...

by SincerelyChristi | May 9, 2018 | Family Fun | 0 Comments

12 Unique Gift Ideas to Celebrate Mom While we celebrate Mom on various holidays throughout the year, there are many opportunities to help Mom feel special beyond that. Gift ideas are challenging to me because I usually want to give more than my budget will allow, so...