Today, October 15th is the National Day of Remembrance for pregnancy and infant loss. This includes all babies who have died because of miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, or any other infant death. I had not known that there was a day set aside to honor these precious little lives. And this year, it affects me in a more personal way as I think about my own losses in 2008.
I do know that many of you joined us in prayer when we shared about our loss in February. Many of you may not know that we also lost another precious baby to miscarriage in July - a baby girl. At the time, it was too painful to talk about openly. Sure, our family knew but we had decided to mourn our loss in that way...I guess that is just where we were...maybe it didn't make sense, but a lot didn't at the time. Today, with some time to heal, I feel like it is something very small but something very significant to give prescence and honor to both of our children who we have never held. They have changed us and made an impact on us as a family and we celebrate them today...and often.
My heart also goes out to the many, many familes who have walked down similar paths and know the pain firsthand. I pray for peace, for comfort, and for healing as they remember their little ones. In our families alone - I think of my Mom and the loss of one of my siblings, my sister and the loss of one of my nieces/nephews, my sister-in-law and the loss of two nieces/nephews. I know that these precious lives are remembered many times along the journey of life.......
