# Between Hope and Heartbreak

Faith-based reflections on estrangement, hope, and healing for moms who are trusting God in the waiting.

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## [Lament Is Not a Lack of Faith](https://itsnicolecoates.substack.com/p/lament-is-not-a-lack-of-faith)

_2026-08-14 · Nicole Coates | Estranged Mom_

“How long, LORD?

## [This Is Not Mine to Hold](https://itsnicolecoates.substack.com/p/this-is-not-mine-to-hold)

_2026-08-07 · Nicole Coates | Estranged Mom_

How to move from the shadows of shame into the light

## [You failed at the one job God gave you.. Being their mom… or that’s what it feels like.](https://itsnicolecoates.substack.com/p/you-failed-at-the-one-job-god-gave)

_2026-08-05 · Nicole Coates | Estranged Mom_

Here's why that might be the best thing that ever happened to your faith.

## [In His Shadow](https://itsnicolecoates.substack.com/p/in-his-shadow)

_2026-07-22 · Nicole Coates | Estranged Mom_

There are two kinds of shadows. Only one is where you're meant to stand.

## [Permission to Rest](https://itsnicolecoates.substack.com/p/permission-to-rest)

_2026-07-17 · Nicole Coates | Estranged Mom_

Grief is exhausting.

## [Hope Without the Hurt](https://itsnicolecoates.substack.com/p/hope-without-the-hurt)

_2026-07-12 · Nicole Coates | Estranged Mom_

Hope is a complicated word for us.

## [Who You Are When No One Calls You "Mom"](https://itsnicolecoates.substack.com/p/who-you-are-when-no-one-calls-you)

_2026-07-03 · Nicole Coates | Estranged Mom_

This one is tender. Take it slowly.

## [He Picked the Wrong Mom](https://itsnicolecoates.substack.com/p/he-picked-the-wrong-mom)

_2026-07-01 · Nicole Coates | Estranged Mom_

Some days my whole motivation is refusing to give the enemy the satisfaction.

## [No Nest](https://itsnicolecoates.substack.com/p/no-nest)

_2026-06-28 · Nicole Coates | Estranged Mom_

On circuses, safe people, and the thoughts we don't have to let stay.

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## [Ebenezer: Stones of Remembrance](https://itsnicolecoates.substack.com/p/ebenezer-stones-of-remembrance)

_2026-06-26 · Nicole Coates | Estranged Mom_

In 1 Samuel 7, after God delivered Israel from the Philistines, the prophet Samuel set up a stone and named it Ebenezer, which means “stone of help.” He said: