The Creation of Cradle on the Rock & Our Vision
Lauren and Alyson first met in college at TCU through their sorority and formed a friendship that has carried them into their season of adulthood. Over the years, both walked their own unique pregnancy journeys—marked by loss, complications, unanswered questions, and moments of deep faith. Through many conversations, prayers, and shared experiences, they began to see a gap in support for families navigating these same heartbreaking moments.
Together with their husbands, they felt a clear calling: families should never have to walk through loss or pregnancy complications alone.
Grounded in faith and built from lived experience, Cradle on the Rock was created to offer compassionate, personal, and faith-rooted support. Their vision is simple—to bridge the gap during some of life’s hardest seasons by providing comfort, practical resources, and hope founded on the unshakeable Rock.
Meet the Team
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Lauren has spent her career as a Labor & Delivery nurse and manager, caring for women during some of the most sacred and vulnerable moments of their lives. Yet nothing prepared her for how different it would feel to be the one lying in the hospital bed instead of standing beside it.
Lauren and her husband have been married since 2019, and their journey to grow their family has brought both immense joy and deep heartbreak. Her first pregnancy ended in a preterm cesarean due to pre-eclampsia—an experience that shifted her perspective from provider to patient in an instant.
Her next pregnancy ended in a devastating 17-week loss. After a long labor, she required a D&C and experienced a significant hemorrhage. Her following pregnancy resulted in a 6-week loss and another D&C.
Lauren’s final pregnancy was her most complex. She faced placenta previa and accreta, multiple antepartum admissions, bedrest, a hemorrhage, her baby’s NICU stay, and a postpartum readmission for pre-eclampsia with pulmonary overload. The physical toll was immense—but it was in the after that Lauren felt the deepest ache.
Despite her background as an L&D nurse and manager, she was stunned by how little guidance and emotional support existed once she was discharged home. Each time, she realized more clearly that the true processing of trauma, fear, and loss doesn’t begin in the delivery room—it begins in the quiet days and long months afterward, when the world moves forward and you are left trying to make sense of what happened.
That is when the loneliness sets in.
That is when the questions begin.
That is when you need someone to hold space, listen, guide, and pray.Through every moment of fear, doubt, and heartbreak, Lauren clung to her faith. She believes wholeheartedly that the Lord filled the space of her grief in ways she could never have filled on her own. He drew near, He steadied her, and He carried her when she felt she could not take another step.
Because of this, Lauren carries one burning desire - To ensure no mother walks through loss or pregnancy complications feeling alone.
Not just medically.
Not just emotionally.
But spiritually—knowing she is prayed for, supported, and reminded that Jesus draws near to the brokenhearted.Her heart for Cradle on the Rock is simple - If even one mom feels seen, supported, and held by the Lord because of this work, then it is all worth it.
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“And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” - Luke 1:45
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” - Psalm 34:18
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Luke James Abendschein - May 10, 2024
Baby Abendschein - November 2024
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Alyson has built her career as a CPA auditor at a firm —bringing structure, clarity, and care to the work she does every day. But her personal journey has unfolded in ways no amount of planning could prepare her for, marked by heartbreak, resilience, and a faith that held her through every season.
Alyson and her husband have been married since 2017, blending a family that includes their two sons, born in 2020 and 2023, and a teenage stepson. Between the births of her two boys, Alyson experienced two miscarriages at 10 weeks and 7 weeks. During those losses, she received very little information about what to expect—medically or emotionally. She often felt unprepared, scared, and unsure where to turn for support.
After her younger son was born, Alyson felt a renewed sense of hope. She believed their family was stepping into a new chapter. But her next pregnancy took an unexpected and devastating turn.
Early on, her baby boy appeared healthy and on track. Then, around 16 weeks, further testing revealed a rare and heartbreaking diagnosis: triploidy—three full sets of chromosomes—an anomaly incompatible with life. The weeks that followed were excruciating as Alyson carried her son, knowing she would not get to see him grow up. At 19 weeks, she delivered her stillborn child—a moment of indescribable grief and love intertwined.
Yet through all of it, Alyson felt God’s presence in a way she cannot put into words. She believes He had been preparing her heart long before she knew what was coming, and that He carried her through every step of those painful weeks. His faithfulness became her anchor when everything else felt impossible.
These experiences opened Alyson’s eyes to the profound gap in support for women experiencing pregnancy loss and complications. Her heart for Cradle on the Rock is deeply personal: to ensure that no family walks this road without guidance, clarity, compassion, and faith-rooted support.
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The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord.
Psalm 23
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Baby Morris - April 2022
Baby Morris - November 2022
Shepherd James Morris - August 30, 2025