To my sweet babies Alethia Joy and "Grace,"
Tonight we lit candles in memory of you in an assembly of many others who have also had to say good-bye to their precious babies. It was truly an amazing experience to, for the first time, be surrounded by others who (though each story is unique and different) can share in our grief and loss in a special and specific way.
Alethia Joy, when I heard the two songs tonight, "Glory Baby" and "With Hope," I was vividly reminded of the memorial service where we played both of these songs. I was also reminded of the beautiful words of hope in knowing we will see you again.
Every day I think about what you would be doing at this age of development...8 1/2 months old. What an active age, so full of life...I can just imagine you crawling around, maybe even standing up next to our furniture and getting into everything!
Baby "Grace," I think of how I would be about 17 1/2 weeks pregnant with you...getting ready for the excitement of the "big ultrasound" right around this time. Even though we never had the opportunity to see your sweet face and feel your little kicks and movements or hold you in our arms, we miss you just the same.
My heart goes out to so many others (many of you!) out there who have lost their precious little ones...we will never forget these precious little ones, who even in their brief lives, have impacted us for eternity.
2 comments:
Love you Charity!
Beautifully written. What a neat way to remember your precious girls. It is such a comfort to be around people who understand the pain of the loss of a child. Thankful for the comfort that we will see our little ones again. Praying for you!
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