It's a double edged sword, those two words, right? That's what I felt yesterday for two very dear friends. One of my friends gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, and the other lost her beautiful unborn baby. It's extra challenging because I not only know what it feels like to become a parent, but I'm carrying an unborn baby myself. The joy of becoming a mother and experiencing a whole new world begins when you give birth for the first time. You finally see that little being that's been wiggling around inside of you for 9 months, and your life is isntantly and forever changed.
On the flip side of the coin, (and I can not speak from experience on losing a baby)I can only imagine the hurt and sadness that comes along with never getting the chance to meet that baby. Such broad spectrums of emotion, yet they are tied in together very closely.
Isn't it hard to understand the miracles of life? I think so. I leave you with a few different quotes that bring meaning to me, and maybe to you.
"If I had my life to live over, instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle."
"I believe the moment of birth
Is when we have knowledge of death
I believe the season of birth
Is the season of sacrifice."
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