A parent's love is whole no matter how many times divided. ~

Too many people say well you have ___ children left, as a response to someone losing a baby or a child, no matter what the age. For REAL people? Come on! 'Why don't you take one of your children away?' is what we all wish to say back, but don't. I don't know what day compassion died, but no one informed me. To lose a child/baby/pregnancy is a grief both indescribable and horrendous. You never fully recover. You are never the same. If you find yourself needing to say something please either say 'I am so so sorry', or just be silent and sit beside them.

Mother's Day

Ecclesiastes 3:4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

This is pretty much Mother's Day for me. Mourn the children I've lost. Joy in the ones who are here with me. Praying for a gentle day for all whom this day is a brutal one.