I happened upon a website today, www.facesofloss.org that is something of a tribute to all of the parents who have lost babies to miscarriages and preterm births. It's a beautiful site, and one that touches close to home for me.
I've not had a miscarriage or a preterm labor, but a dear friend of mine went into labor at 22 weeks on my sweet baby's due date. Her labor was short, and her beautiful little girl only lived a few hours after her birth, but they cherished every second. Their pictures and stories still leave me with tears and goosebumps... I'm fighting the tears as I write.
She was due the same week as my sister-in-law, and last week as I held my tiny, newborn niece I ached, knowing that if little Christine had just waited a few more months then her parents would be holding her and she would be bright eyed and smiling with soft, fuzzy hair, smelling so sweetly of baby lotions and birth.
Now, 5 months after their loss the Lord has blessed them richly and they have conceived again. She's due in August, and they're so very excited. I'm finding that I'm struggling with fears for them, but as I watch and listen I see that the Lord has given them peace and strength and they are waiting expectantly on Him to work and move in their lives.
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