{"id":37467,"date":"2025-05-12T13:31:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T18:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/?p=37467"},"modified":"2025-05-12T21:49:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T02:49:18","slug":"beckys-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/beckys-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Becky’s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

I attended my first MOMCON in 2014 in Louisville with my MOPS\/MomsNext group. Most of the moms in the group were also from my church, so I knew them well\u2014we truly did life together. The theme that year was Be You, Bravely<\/em>, and it couldn\u2019t have been more timely or more poignant for the season I was walking through.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just a year earlier, in 2013, my youngest son\u2014then only five\u2014was diagnosed with epilepsy, a seizure disorder that turned our world upside down. His seizures began suddenly and without warning, striking day or night, and they continued unpredictably. He was in the middle of kindergarten when everything changed. My husband, our older son, and I were thrust into a whirlwind of doctor\u2019s appointments, tests, medications, meetings with school staff, and new challenges in every area of life\u2014relationships, routines, and emotional wellbeing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, my husband was struggling with alcohol abuse. What started as a fun, social habit had become a daily escape. It was a frightening and painful time for our entire family. By the time I arrived at MOMCON in Louisville, I was utterly depleted. I felt like a walking zombie\u2014discouraged, exhausted, and barely hanging on.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet, even in that dark season, my walk with Jesus remained steady. I\u2019ve known Him for as long as I can remember\u2014since before I was even born, really. I accepted Him as my Lord and Savior at a young age and grew up deeply rooted in faith. But I was weak, worn down, and desperate for renewal. The message of Be You, Bravely<\/em> gave me exactly what I needed: courage to face a future I hadn\u2019t imagined, and trust that God would guide my steps, give me strength each day, and work all things\u2014yes, even the hard things\u2014for my good and His glory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just returned from MOMCON 2024 in Denver, and it\u2019s hard to believe it\u2019s been ten years since that first life-changing experience. So much life\u2014and motherhood\u2014has happened in that time!\u00a0 I am truly in awe of all that God has done in my life and in my family\u2019s life. My husband acknowledged his drinking problem, sought help, and has been sober for nearly six years. Our marriage has been restored and is stronger than ever. My youngest son is now 17 and has undergone three brain surgeries to treat his epilepsy. By God\u2019s grace, he\u2019s currently seizure-free\u2014over 16 months and counting! And our oldest son has been a steady, loving presence through it all. This<\/em> is Wild Hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is so good. He is faithful. He was moving, working, and doing something new even in the wilderness of those last ten years. I see it now\u2014it looks different than I thought it would, but it is beautiful. There is hope<\/em>\u2014always hope. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you, MomCo, for the work you do and the ministry you pour into moms like me. Thank you for being a lifeline when I needed one the most. Being part of MOMCON this year was a full-circle moment I will never forget.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I attended my first MOMCON in 2014 in Louisville with my MOPS\/MomsNext group. Most of the moms in the group were also from my church, so I knew them well\u2014we truly did life together…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"3247","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3247],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kingdom-come"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37467"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37513,"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37467\/revisions\/37513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}