Someone who's face you've never seen, yet they grew under your heart for 9 weeks?
Someone who's lost life haunts the nights when you can't sleep?
You don't.
You know that that tiny life will always be there; in the back of your mind and in heaven.
But what do you do with the leftover pieces?
We chose to put together a box of small mementos to our baby (babies).
I couldn't stand the idea of getting rid of these things:
- The "I was planned" and "I was not!" onesies we planned to announce twins with
- The stack of beautiful cards and letters of support from friends
- The weekly belly photos
- The small items I had begun to purchase to put in baby's Easter basket.
- Lyrics to some songs that have been speaking to us during this time.
The top of the box bears a sticker that says "have faith".
And that's a reminder to us any time we come across it.
Have faith that God is still holding us,
Have faith that He will someday give us a family,
Have faith that our babies are being held and loved by Jesus as I write,
...And have faith that someday we will meet our sweet children in Heaven.
It still hurts.
Sometimes the pain is so crippling I have to just focus on closing my eyes and breathing in and out.
Life will never be the same.
We will always miss our babies.
We will always think of them on holidays and during special events we wish we could share with them.
We will think of them and likely cry for them on the day that the Lord blesses us with more children.
There will always be that little piece of broken heart.
In Christ, there are no goodbyes,And in Christ, there is no end,So I'll hold onto Jesus with all that I have,To see you again
-Homesick by MercyMe
We love you and we miss you.
If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.
You will always have a piece of our hearts with you in heaven.
We will see you again in heaven, but for now we have to say "See You Later"
Love, Mommy and Daddy
1 Samuel 1:27-28
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