Remembering....

Though you probably don't know it, today is the official day for pregnancy and infant loss awareness. This is a topic it seems no one knows how to address and so many parents end up grieving in silence and isolation. Please take a moment today to pray for all the parents who have lost a little one through miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death within the first year. Chances are, this group includes at least one person you know, though you may not be aware of their loss (approximately one out of every five women has suffered at least one miscarriage).

In December of 2007 Luke and I lost our first baby to what is known as a "missed miscarriage." I carried our little one for three weeks after the ultrasound revealing there was no heartbeat until I finally miscarried the baby on January 8, 2008. Our precious babe would have been 2 1/2 this Christmastime.

In the midst of our grief, God brought me this song by Michael Card, from his CD of lullabies, "Sleep Sound in Jesus." It is meant to be sung at a baby dedication, but to me it spoke of a peace I yearned for, and have mostly found, knowing my child is held safely in the love and Promise of Christ.

Wordless Ones

In your loving arms we lay
This wordless one so new
The incarnation of our love
We dedicate to you

Hopeless, yet so full of hope

We make a solemn vow
Not knowing when the time will come
Not even knowing how
And though it seems we try to make
A promise that is true
We really only claim for them
The Promise that is you

In your loving arms we lay
This wordless one so new
The incarnation of our love
We dedicate to you

The holy sleep which falls so deep
A blessing from above
Will now embrace our little one
In simple trusting love
We offer you this child
Who's only ours for just awhile
How could we keep it back from you
When you gave your only child?

In your loving arms we lay
This wordless one so new
The incarnation of our love
We dedicate to you

Though I am thankful for the peace God has given us both, I will always miss you sweet babe. I can't wait to meet you in Heaven someday!