Everything Under the Son

In just a couple of days, our family will take time to celebrate a life. A life that was cut too short, and a life we greatly miss. Two years ago, I miscarried our second child. Though we never knew if the baby was a boy or a girl, we chose to name her Hope. We will do our traditional balloon release, and Natalie has already made some special requests. She wants Hope to definitely get another pink balloon, and she wants to include a drawing of herself and her name, so that "Hope will know it is from ME!".



Having begun the season of thankfulness, I will add to my LONG list how thankful I am that God blessed us with little Hope's life. Though we never knew her face, or held her body in our arms, I know she lived inside of me, and now lives in Heaven. God allowed us to be involved in the creation of a new soul who lives with Him forever, and for this I am truly thankful!



Instead of listing some things you should NOT say to someone grieving, I thought I would make a list of some things you should say! Words that do not hurt, but comfort.

Please say I love you. Please speak the baby's name aloud, acknowledging their precious life. Please remember the parents on Mother's Day/Father's Day, for they are forever the parents of that special life. Please give hugs, lots and lots of them. Please say that it is okay to cry...tears can be so healthy. Please know that it is okay to cry with us, and in front of us. It says to us that you loved our little one too, and that you miss them. Just Love, Love, Love, Love!




1 Corinthians 13:7


"Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."

Love your testimony to God's grace through Hope. Thank you for telling Hope's story and God's story again and again.