This is a post that has been sitting in the queue of my heart for a long time. You could say that it is long overdue. I have wrestled with whether I should write again about losing babies and the longing to have more children. I want to be faithful to the story that God [...]
Archive for the ‘the ones about babes in heaven’ Category
all through the night
Posted in the ones about babes in heaven, the ones about hope on December 9, 2009 | 19 Comments »
cloudy days
Posted in the ones about babes in heaven, the ones about hope on July 31, 2008 | 6 Comments »
It was a little over a year ago that I was sitting on Heather’s couch watching the clock’s hand move from double digits to single digits. We had returned to her home that evening from our two-day trek across the dessert and desolate wasteland that separates St. Louis from Southern New Mexico. My cousin and [...]
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Posted in the ones about babes in heaven, the ones about hope, tagged grief, hope, joy, miscarriage, pregnancy loss on April 3, 2008 | 12 Comments »
I interrupt this impromptu blogging spring break to bring you yet another quote. If you are going to all the trouble of checking this little blog, than the very least I can do is to give you something new to look at or in this case think about. And since I’m on “spring break,” I [...]
manna
Posted in the ones about babes in heaven, the ones about hope, tagged grief, hope, miscarriage, prayer, pregnancy loss on February 1, 2008 | 16 Comments »
The other day I was at my mom’s group at our church, when a friend came up to ask me how I was doing. I told her I was doing well, but she tilted her head to the side and replied, “It must be hard for you to pray.” The statement surprised me and stung [...]
evening song
Posted in the ones about babes in heaven, the ones about hope on June 21, 2007 | 8 Comments »
“The tenderness of God is twirling in our living room tonight” –Watermark Sometimes the mercies of God come dressed in purple tulle and sequins with feather boa sleeves, a shiny, plastic crown, and a sparkling wand. I had come across that bit of lyric from Watermark’s song Elianna last night and had been pondering it [...]
vespers
Posted in the ones about babes in heaven, the ones about hope on April 12, 2007 | 13 Comments »
Let Your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in You. A few Thursdays ago… Daddy: Ava, I have good news for you. Jesus heard your prayers and he has answered them. Ava: Oh, yay!!! Oh, mama, there’s a baby in your belly. Oh, I love the baby. I’m so happy. [...]
farewell our wee one
Posted in the ones about babes in heaven, the ones about hope on December 15, 2006 | 6 Comments »
Tomorrow morning Nate and I will say goodbye to the baby we have yet to meet. On Monday at our ten week prenatal visit the doctor was unable to find a heartbeat through either the monitor or the ultrasound. She later confirmed by ultrasound that the baby had died. Our sweet babe with face unseen [...]
