Mariah would be the first to tell you that the life she’s living now is not one she ever imagined. She has a loving husband, a beautiful life, and a God who has been by her side.
But everything changed on the soul-crushing day when her son, Reagan, passed away.
For most of her life, Mariah rarely questioned God, but this was the moment that shook her faith to its core. On February 24th, 2023, just days before Reagan was supposed to enter this world, she went to the hospital after no longer feeling his movement and would soon come to learn that we would never hear his heartbeat again.
Her world was shattered, and it took a long time to find the strength to even consider picking up the pieces. Now, as she approaches the two-year anniversary of her son’s passing, she faces each day one moment at a time.
Mariah has wrestled with big questions about God, doubted His goodness, and questioned His faithfulness. Yet, as she slowly pieces her heart back together and learns to live with the pain of loss, she’s discovering more about God’s heart than she ever thought possible.
Through the eyes of her daughter, Mariah sees that life can be filled with suffering, and yet God is still good. Both can be true at the same time.
Right in the middle of these two conflicting realities, you’ll find her striving to rediscover the love that Jesus has for her. She’s using that love to be the best mom she can be and to hold others with the tenderness they deserve.
Mariah wants her son’s life to matter, and to do that, she knows she must keep pressing forward in the hope we have in Jesus, even in the midst of suffering. She’s taking one step at a time, moving forward with the knowledge that God holds her son, that he is whole, and that one day she will hold him again.
Hope is the most powerful weapon those who follow Jesus have, and no one wields that weapon like Mariah.
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