For Catholic Mothers Interceding For Their Adult Children
My Steadfast Hope
"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure." Hebrews 6:19
You didn't expect to be riding this wave
MY STEADFAST HOPE
An 8-WEEK GROUP ACCOMPANIMENT EXPERIENCE
FOR CATHOLIC MOTHERS OF ADULT CHILDREN WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY, TRANSGENDER
OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN
You love your child — completely, fiercely, without condition. You're grieving. And you still also hold convictions about faith and truth that run deep into your bones.
My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Cor 12:9
My Steadfast Hope is for the Catholic mothers who are holding all three — at the same time.
Are you terrified that one wrong word will cost you the relationship — so you've learned to go quiet instead?
Do you lie awake trying to figure out how to love your child AND stay faithful to God — like you have to choose?
Are you sitting in the room, nodding at conversations you can't fully participate in
— because nobody in that room actually knows?
Are you done carrying this alone — and ready for a room where you don't have to explain yourself first?
IS THIS FOR YOU?
THIS IS A SPECIFIC SPACE
for a specific mother
This is for you if...
Your adult child has come out as gay, transgender, or somewhere in between — or their partner has — and you are holding grief and love in the same hands
You are Catholic and your faith matters deeply to you, but you've struggled to find support that doesn't ask you to set it aside
You've been carrying this mostly alone — or with a small circle who knows, but doesn't fully understand
You want more than coping, you want roots — a prayer life and a framework rooted in truth
You are ready to be in a small, private group of women who get it and don't need you to explain
This may not be the right fit if...
You are looking for a space to process outside a Catholic framework - this experience is fully and explicitly rooted in the Church and Sacred Scripture
You cannot commit to weekly attendance — because of the depth and sensitivity of what mothers share, sessions are not recorded and consistent presence matters
You are in active crisis requiring clinical therapeutic support — this is accompaniment and coaching, not therapy
Small Group
Private & Confidential
Rooted in Catholic Faith
THE EXPERENCE
Everything You'll Receive
in 8 weeks together
A Sacred Space to Grieve
A small, private group of Catholic mothers who understand — and don't need you to explain or minimize what you're carrying.
Content Grounded in Catholic Teaching
Everything we do is rooted in and aligned with Sacred Scripture and the wisdom of the Church — not self-help culture or new age practices — but reason and truth.
Your Personal Prayer Plan
A focused, intentional prayer plan for your child that you can return to long after the experience ends, and use again and again.
Guided Journaling
Prompts that help you bring your whole heart honestly before God — your love, your grief, your hopes, your questions.
Private 1:1
Coaching Session
One complimentary private coaching session to support you personally in this journey.
The Grace of Surrender
You'll learn that surrender isn't giving up on your child. It's placing your child — and your hope — fully in God's hands.
Our children have always had the freedom to make their own choices. Our role as mothers was never control — And we are never powerless.
Love. Prayer. Compassion. Surrender. Steadfast Hope.
MEET CRYSTAL
SHE BUILT THIS
because she needed it.
Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here. If you found this page, you were likely referred by someone who cares about you very much. Please thank them for me.
My name is Crystal. I was raised Catholic. I married my high school sweetheart. We raised two children together — and I know exactly what it means to love a child whose life looks different than you prayed it would.
I've been walking this road for over 20 years.
I've sat with the anger. The grief. The shame. The fear. The sleepless nights running the same conversation over and over, trying to find the version where you say the right thing and everything changes the way you want it to. I've sat in a Catholic Therapist's office and left feeling more alone than when I walked in.
Two moments have stayed with me. A priest once told me I was putting God in a box — that I wasn't letting Him work. And my pastor said simply: "Your only job is to love them."
Both were true. Neither told me how.
I needed to understand the 'how'— that's the gap I couldn't find anyone filling. How do you surrender without giving up hope? How do you love your child AND stay faithful to God when those two things feel like they're pulling in opposite directions? How do you keep showing up at Mass, at the dinner table, at all of life’s events — carrying all of this — without losing yourself or your faith in the process?
I'm an Educator and a Catholic Coach. But what qualifies me most to walk this with you is that I'm still walking it.
I built My Steadfast Hope because I needed it — and couldn't find it anywhere.
I look forward to meeting you inside!
Crystal
Certified Catholic Mindset Coach
FROM MOTHERS WHO HAVE WALKED THIS
In Their Own Words
I wish I had this course and community when I was grieving because of what was going on in my child's life - things I knew I couldn't change or make better on my own, even though I wanted to.
Cohort 1 Participant
Helped me process buried feelings. Let God do the work too insurmountable for me.
Cohort 1 Participant
I'm calmer and more certain God is working with my child, even if I can't see it.
Cohort 1 Participant
I know I'm not alone.
Cohort 1 Participant
I'm so grateful for you! Can't thank you enough for your prayers and encouragement!
Cohort 1 Participant
A FEW THINGS MOMS ASK
Do I need to be experienced in prayer or Scripture to join?
No. You'll be guided through every step. Whether you're new to intentional prayer or have prayed for years, you'll be met where you are.
Will other women see what I share?
Only what you choose to share during group time. This is intentionally small so trust, confidentiality, and genuine community can form. What's shared in the group stays in the group.
How much time will this take each week?
Plan for approximately two hours: a 90-minute weekly Zoom call plus 15–20 minutes daily in prayer and journaling. The daily time is yours to shape around your schedule.
What if I can't make it to a session?
Because of the sensitive nature of what mothers share, sessions are not recorded. Sessions are rescheduled only if the facilitator is ill or has a family emergency. Consistent attendance matters for the trust and depth of the community, and your personal growth.
Is this designed specifically for mothers of adult children?
Yes — intentionally so. The dynamics of loving and parenting adult children are different. Questions around boundaries, influence, and relationship look different than they did when your children were younger. This was built with that in mind.
What if I'm in a really hard place — grief, fear, confusion?
You're not alone — and you don't have to be. This space was created precisely for mothers carrying grief, fear, shame, confusion, loneliness, and questions about faith. You're welcome here exactly as you are.
Do I need to belong to a parish to participate?
No. You simply need the desire to pray, grow, and walk this with others.
YOU'RE INVITED
Join The next Group
Regular Price - $375
MY STEADFAST HOPE
8-week small group accompaniment for 8 mothers
Beta Rate for June 24th Group
$250
ONE-TIME INVESTMENT <> ALL 8 WEEKS INCLUDED
8 live weekly Zoom sessions (90 minutes each)
Daily guided journal prompts designed for mothers like us
Formation on your child's God-given unique design
Formation on surrender, intercession & trust
Personal repeatable prayer plan for your child that you create
Small group of 8 mothers who understand
Private, confidential. Never recorded.
1:1 Private Coaching session with Crystal for things specific to your unique situation
BETA GROUP Begins JUNE 24th - ONLY 8 mothers per group - be seen, heard, understood
There's A Place
For You Here
Eight mothers per cohort
A private community that understands
Guided prayer and journal prompts
Catholic formation
And a facilitator who has walked this road herself for 20+ years
Surrender is not giving up on your child.
Surrender is placing your child — and your hope — fully in the hands of God.
That is what we practice here, together.
"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure." — Hebrews 6:19
