Bethany’s Story

Site created on February 14, 2021


In January (2021) I saw my doctor for a weird lump just beneath my rib cage. She thought it was a hernia but sent me for some scans—just in case. Those scans showed a mass concerning enough to earn me a visit to an oncologist (a cancer doctor). Lucky me!
I'm now on a journey I feel too young and healthy for. This may have surprised me and Andy, but it didn't surprise the God who numbers our days. We are trusting Him for these days—and hopefully many many years—ahead.

I hope if you decide to follow my journey, you'll see evidence of God's mighty power at every turn. 

Newest Update

Journal entry by Bethany Hofmann

Another twist in an excruciating year. 

We went to a routine doctor's appointment Monday and the doctor couldn't find a heartbeat. Three hours and a more sophisticated hospital ultrasound later, it was confirmed:

We lost the baby. 

Our baby boy. We had named him Silas Martin Hofmann. 

We'd just seen him moving three weeks before.

We are devastated, heartbroken, tired of this roller coaster. 
We are grateful for the months we got to steward this baby's life and growth.
And we can't imagine walking through this without the hope of heaven.

I'll have a medical procedure early tomorrow morning to bring closure to my body. If you know, you know: the physical healing is the easiest part of this process.

Pray for us. We need it. 

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