Today is pregnancy and infant loss awareness day. It's difficult to articulate how a loss changes life and even more difficult to state how keenly aware I am of that loss in light of our current miracle. On one hand, the joy of this child doesn't cancel the possibility of the first; however, my grief is tempered with a strong sense of hope and joy--things that were absent in the two years since we said goodbye.
The knowledge of both experiences makes me unabashedly grateful for where Favorite and I are, but breaks my heart for those still waiting, hoping and grieving.
But above all things, remember. It's the best gift anyone can give to someone who has lost.
"Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning" (Psalm 30:5, NIV).
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