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TheRoad to the Rainbow

If you are visiting this page because you or a loved one have experienced miscarriage or infant loss, please let us first say we are so sorry and you are not alone. TheRoad to Rainbow is a program started by women who have suffered the loss of baby and understand the chasm of grief you are facing. Whether you are a mother, grandmother, sister, friend, or anyone else impacted by such a loss, we want to walk beside you in faith and fellowship during your journey of grief. Our sincerest prayer is to help provide you HOPE and to give all our heavenly babies a legacy of love and remembrance. 

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This team exists to walk with families through miscarriage and infant loss. Sign up if any of these fit you:
• You have lost a child and want support.
• You know someone who has lost a child and needs help.
• You have been through loss and want to be a listening ear for others.

Your story matters. Your presence helps. Your willingness to listen brings hope.

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Purpose: To provide HOPE, fellowship, and resources to moms and other family members who have suffered miscarriage or infant loss. 

H –   Healing. To receive healing through God’s love and the knowledge that you are not alone in this loss journey. “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:26. “This is what the Lord, the God of your father David says: ‘I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you.’” 2 Kings 20:5. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3.

O – Overcome. To help you overcome your personal battle of grief and the other emotions like loneliness, anxiety, shame, and anger that often accompany loss of child. To remember that God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent and has conquered the grave. “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1.

P – Peace. To find peace and comfort of spirit after the storm. To hear that you can and will find peace even while you are in the midst of the chasm of grief. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27. “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” Mark 5:34.

E – Encouragement. To find encouragement and become a part of a community that encourages all those impacted by the loss of a child through faith, compassion, acts of service, and prayers. “May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13. “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2.

Meet our CORE CARE Team:

Nash Family

Nicole Nash: At around 8 weeks of my first pregnancy, I was told my HCG levels were 0 and I had likely had a miscarriage. An ultrasound revealed a healthy heartbeat but also a large internal bleed, which put me at high-risk for miscarriage. My constant prayer to God was to please let me meet my child. At 19 weeks the bleed was gone, and the doctors said baby and I looked absolutely healthy. At 24 weeks, I went into spontaneous labor and gave birth to a sweet 1 lb 8 oz baby boy, James Richard Nash. At 9 days old, James suffered a grade IV brain bleed and at 10 days old, my husband, Daniel, and I made the heart wrenching decision to baptize our son and take him off life support. The pain was and is immense but God was with us every step of way. This grief is the hardest journey I have ever faced. It took 7 years before I could sit by my son’s grave and hum, “It is well with my soul.” Though not in the way I had hoped, I see now that God answered my prayer and view those 10 cherished days with our son as a gift. We now are ultra-blessed with three little girls – our rainbow babies.

Haley Richardson: I have always longed to be a mother, in March of 2024 we found out that we were pregnant with our first baby. Early May I began to show the signs of miscarriage and was able to go in for an ultrasound. Laying there on the table my world shattered, my baby was gone. I knew that through all my hurt and pain God had a plan for my life and my journey in motherhood but that didn’t stop the sting of the loss. In my journey I found healing through holding firm to my relationship with Christ. My story wasn’t over and God blessed me with my rainbow girl. I have now found myself navigating grief and joy together.
Darla Plouff: With my first baby, it took about nine months to get pregnant. I went to the OB/GYN and let him know of our plans to discontinue birth control pills. The doctor called me out in front of the whole lobby full of patients and gave me birth control pamphlets and this is already after I told him we wanted to try for a baby. I left in tears needless to say. My husband was in the Marines and during this time some military were being kicked out , mostly because of the military members couldn’t get promoted and because of the budget. The doctor’s daughter was married to a Marine and he was getting kicked out just for reference . We stuck to our plans and it took roughly nine months to get pregnant. After having my first baby, my cycles again weren’t regular so I went back on the pill. My husband was on a deployment when our baby was around 18 months old so we decided that when he got home, we’d start trying for another baby. I got off birth control again right before he got home. This was in December and I got pregnant in April but I didn’t know it. I had taken several pregnancy tests per my mother-in-law’s request, only for all of them to say negative. Once settled at our new duty station in Tennessee, it was time for my routine GYN check up. That doctor suggested for me to go straight to the lab and get a blood test. Days later, they called me congratulating me. After having our second baby, we thought we were done with having babies so my husband got a vasectomy. It would be years later that I talked him into getting a reversal because I didn’t feel that we were done. The reversal was a success but we struggled for over a year trying to get pregnant. I went in for all sorts of testing and I had what they called unexplained infertility. I had to start at the bottom with getting back on birth control. I knew that was a waste of time. Next we moved to Clomid. Big fat no and the side effects were crazy! We finally moved on to intrauterine insemination. It’s not as invasive as invitro insemination. After two cycles of intrauterine insemination, I was finally pregnant! I became pregnant with triplets and in the infertility world, I was seen as a failure. The doctor actually said those exact words to me and suggested selective reduction. I didn’t know what that was so the doctor explained the procedure and gave me reading material. I told him right away I would never consider doing this , in which then he tried to use scare tactics. He stated that I could die along with all of my babies. I fired him as my doctor right after that. I left in tears. I called my mother-in-law and told her what the doctor said and she was just as livid as I was. My husband was on a short deployment so he was out of town so I couldn’t vent to him at that time. My pregnancy was difficult but it went on as God intended it. I gave birth to our triplets (two girls, one boy) at 32weeks, 5 days. They’re now 21 years old! Don’t ever underestimate the power of God and prayer!
Olivia Winters: Hi my name is Olivia. I have had two miscarriages early on both during the first trimester. My first miscarriage happened in September 2015. I went in for my first appointment already having abnormal HCG levels. I should have been around 6.5 weeks, but our baby was measuring closer to 6 weeks but with no heartbeat. My doctor was hopeful that maybe my calculations were off and I was not as far along as I thought. She scheduled me for another ultrasound one week later when I should have been 7.5 weeks. We came back the next week and our baby still had no heartbeat and was still measuring the same. I was heartbroken and decided to take the D&C route because I did not think I could mentally and emotionally endure passing our baby at home. I had a great medical team and my husband was very supportive and loving through everything but waking up from surgery, I felt very alone and empty. I really struggled for months after this processing everything that happened. In April 2016, I had my second miscarriage, again with abnormal HCG blood work results. At our first appointment I should have been around 9 weeks but our baby and gestational sac was measuring at 8 weeks and no heartbeat. I decided before leaving the office that day to schedule another D&C procedure. After both miscarriages, I felt such a tug in my heart to help and support other women. I wanted to help in some way so that no one felt alone and empty sitting in a hospital room, I just didn’t know where to start. As heartbreaking as my experience was, I am so grateful to be able to be a part of this ministry to help other women. When I was in my darkest times, there was a woman who was a friend of a friend and she gave me so much encouragement. She painted me a picture of my baby being held in God's arms along with this verse, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18. This verse carried me through some of my darkest times and I knew that God was with me through it all.
Hannah Mire: My heart for building community for those going through infertility and pregnancy loss began in September 2023 when we lost a baby through an early miscarriage just shy of 6 weeks. I woke up bleeding on a Sunday morning right before church, and thankfully was able to complete this process at home without needing any medical intervention. Our second pregnancy loss happened October 2025 just shy of the 7 week mark. This loss also began on a Sunday morning, while I was at church. I still have icky feelings every time I go into that bathroom by the sanctuary because grief is super weird like that. This loss came with an ER visit where I met a nice but misguided doctor who assured me things were fine (they were not.) I completed this miscarriage at home as well without any medical intervention. I'm hopeful that God uses my story to help others know they are not alone and that their loss matters.

Would you like to be a part of our mission? We would love for you to join our Hands of Hope volunteer group. Please fill out a connect card or this form and a member of our Team will contact you with more information.

resources

  • Kids Joining Eternity (KJE) is an Oklahoma nonprofit founded by JB and Melanie Edwards in honor of their still born daughter KJ. This group offers care packages and various events through the year for families who have suffered miscarriage and infant loss. 
  • Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep is a nonprofit that provides the gift of professional portraits to parents experiencing the death of a baby. 
    · Note from Core Care Team member Nicole Nash: When we had to take our 10-day old son off life support, this Foundation sent photographs to the NICU hospital twice on the same day at our request: for his baptism and for his passing. And at no cost. They were professional and caring and patient and gave us the most beautiful pictures of our son. I cannot say enough good things about this organization.
  • Alive Alone supports bereaved parents whose only child, or all their children, are deceased.
  • American SIDS Institute
  • Carried and Loved – pregnancy and infant loss ministry
  • Capital Women’s Care