"Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul."- Proverbs 29:17
Today I received peace from God through my son, Cole. He said his sister's name for the very first time, out of the blue while we were out shopping. For anyone who knows Cole, he has an amazing ability with words. His vocabulary is far beyond where is the "norm" for his age. Very clear to me, I heard him say "Olivia" and was completely touched. He was in a shopping cart, we were playing little games so I could continue looking for what we were at the store to get, yet distract him also. He grabbed at my neck, caught ahold of my necklace (a locket with Olivia's picture) and said very knowingly "Olivia". It pleased me to know he knows of his sister. It is very important to me that he knows who she is.
He even repeated it tonight when I was telling Isaac about it. It is a blessing to a bereaved mother's ears.
"My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance." 1 Samuel 2:1
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Phillipians 4:7
"The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus"- Phillipians 4:7
This month, October is not only breast cancer awareness month, it is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. Amazing the things you become aware of when they hit close to home. I'm not sure if it is, that it has been 6 months since Olivia's lifeless entry into this fallen world, or if it is the fact that I am more aware than ever how many families in this country and across the world have suffered losses' like we have, but this has been a rough month so far.
The more often I share with strangers, my story, I enter into the reality of truly how many people have also had stillborns. I honestly can say, I never would have imagined how many people have and will face this hearbreak until I've had to face it myself. There is a statistic that I recently came across (in one of my many internet searches for finding other sources of support), that says, for each minute a life is lost to miscarriage and for every 20 minutes, a woman delivers a stillborn, just in the United States alone. That is huge and heart wrenching. I've often wondered, since losing Olivia, why something so supposedly natural can be so difficult and, according to statistics and my knew found knowledge, heartbreaking for way too many people.
Whenever I hear of yet another similar story I find myself praying that they have the peace, that only God can provide under such circumstances. I surely can not imagine facing day in and day out without it.
Here's the sweet angel we are remembering through this month, and everyday. We love you sweet girl.
This month, October is not only breast cancer awareness month, it is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. Amazing the things you become aware of when they hit close to home. I'm not sure if it is, that it has been 6 months since Olivia's lifeless entry into this fallen world, or if it is the fact that I am more aware than ever how many families in this country and across the world have suffered losses' like we have, but this has been a rough month so far.
The more often I share with strangers, my story, I enter into the reality of truly how many people have also had stillborns. I honestly can say, I never would have imagined how many people have and will face this hearbreak until I've had to face it myself. There is a statistic that I recently came across (in one of my many internet searches for finding other sources of support), that says, for each minute a life is lost to miscarriage and for every 20 minutes, a woman delivers a stillborn, just in the United States alone. That is huge and heart wrenching. I've often wondered, since losing Olivia, why something so supposedly natural can be so difficult and, according to statistics and my knew found knowledge, heartbreaking for way too many people.
Whenever I hear of yet another similar story I find myself praying that they have the peace, that only God can provide under such circumstances. I surely can not imagine facing day in and day out without it.
Here's the sweet angel we are remembering through this month, and everyday. We love you sweet girl.
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