At Living Hope, holidays can be tender and complex.

We do our best to honor each mama’s family traditions while also helping them create new ones—ones that look forward rather than back, ones that reflect healing, belonging, and hope. Navigating that balance can be tricky. For the past couple of years, our House Manager has carried a quiet dream: to one day have Christmas china at the maternity home. She grew up cherishing holiday meals served on her mother’s Christmas dishes, and those memories became part of her own story of comfort, celebration, and togetherness. But traditional Lenox Christmas china never quite felt like the right fit for Living Hope. This year, the Lord stirred a different idea—one rooted in creativity, art therapy, celebration, and remembrance. Last week, our Living Hope family gathered a few dear friends and headed to a local pottery studio, where our mamas spent hours designing and painting their own Christmas plates. Laughter echoed, conversations flowed, and creativity bloomed. Each plate is a masterpiece—beautiful, bold, and as unique as the mama who created it. These plates will live at Living Hope for years to come. And on the back of each one, we will write the names of the mamas and staff who created them—honoring their story, their contribution, and their season in our home. Our new Living Hope Christmas china is PERFECT in every way. Filled with joy. Filled with meaning. Filled with the fingerprints—and the hearts—of the women we love so dearly. Oh, the joy… A special thanks to Browns Bridge for gifting us this memory making experience. Browns Bridge Church