Showing posts with label motherhood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motherhood. Show all posts
Thursday, March 15, 2012
What Do You Say When There Aren't Enough Words?
"We ought to celebrate the positive glorious gifts of God, but the worth of God shines in a powerful way to the world when in the midst of suffering we still don't curse God but say
'the Lord gave and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord.'"
~John Piper~
In July the Lord gave us our sweet Daphne.
18 Days ago the Lord took her away from us before we ever got to meet.
My heart is broken.
My heart is angry.
My heart HURTS.
But I know that His plans are far {GREATER}
than anything I can fathom.
And so in my
brokeness
anger
HURT
I will bless His name. I will praise Him. I will SING.
I was blessed by the words of a friend recently.
They said:
"Just think, 8 months in your belly was all she needed. Now she's in Heaven with our God. She never had to experience the pain and ugliness that this world has to offer."
My first reaction was:
I DON'T CARE! I WANT HER NOW!
But then I have to think...
My deepest desire in life -as a mother- is to protect my children from the pain and ugliness in this world.
That they would seek Christ and know a deeper joy.
Daphne has that!
She knows that joy better than I.
She not only seeks Christ,
She {SEES} Christ.
In all His Glory.
She praises Him now as I write this.
She knows Him and knows what prize is awaiting us.
I'm intrigued by this quote.
"As soon as a baby enters the world, the baby is immediately introduced to pain. It is somewhat symbolic that life begins with a cry."
~R.C. Sproul~
I never had the joy of hearing my sweet Daphne cry.
But knowing that she never has to cry and never has to experience pain in any form is an incredible comfort to
my mommy heart.
I miss her so deeply.
Each night as I write her little notes I can smell her sweet scent.
{She smelled like cinnamon. The sweetest cinnamon.}
I lay awake thinking about all the things I wanted to
do with her
show her
teach her.
All the kisses I would have given her.
I think about the moments that I longed for just watching Eden play with her and love her.
I think about how much Evan loves her and all the things he would have done with her.
Then I think about the
Unfailing Love
that Christ is pouring over her.
How can I compete with that?!
This song that I attached has given me a lot of peace.
It was shared with me by a dear friend.
It's a simple reminder that while I
{instinctively}
think nobody can love my baby the way can,
we serve a God who loves us far beyond our imagining.
And His love for Daphne isn't anything less.
do with her
show her
teach her.
All the kisses I would have given her.
I think about the moments that I longed for just watching Eden play with her and love her.
I think about how much Evan loves her and all the things he would have done with her.
Then I think about the
Unfailing Love
that Christ is pouring over her.
How can I compete with that?!
This song that I attached has given me a lot of peace.
It was shared with me by a dear friend.
It's a simple reminder that while I
{instinctively}
think nobody can love my baby the way can,
we serve a God who loves us far beyond our imagining.
And His love for Daphne isn't anything less.
While I long for my sweet girl to be in my arms
and I wish I could wake up to a reality where
{NONE}
of this were real,
I must own this pain.
I must accept this horrible nightmare as my reality.
I must have
{HOPE}
that through my brokenness and hurt
my God has a great purpose for my sweet girl with Him.
And I can't wait for the moment that I get
to see what amazing things He has for her.
I LONG for the day I hold her again.
For the moment I see her sweet, beautiful face.
My heart cries
~COME QUICK, LORD! I WANT MY BABY!~
because I'm impatient
But I'm also anxious to see what path the Lord has for us here. What children He blesses us with.
What amazing things he will do through our loss of our sweet
Daphne Grace.
I already see mountains moved. I already see hearts touched.
Hearts that I never thought I would see changed.
God has absolutely
{DESTROYED}
our picture of what we wanted in life.
But ALL for His Glory and our good.
Praise Him for these miracles.
Praise Him for our miracle in Daphne.
She has ROCKED this world
and never even had to
experience it.
Take those perfect little toes and
Dance with Jesus, Sweet Daphne.
You. Are. Healed.
"Joy in affliction is rooted in the hope of resurrection, but our experience of suffering also deepens the root of that hope."
~John Piper~
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Out of the mouth of babes and infants...
Boy, oh boy... this babe of mine is becoming quite the talker.
She's beginning the "parrot" stage. Not quite to the point of repeating our words but she's definitely mimicking our syllables. It's an exciting stage because it means she's this much closer to communicating with us with words. But at the same time it scares me. Soon she'll begin to understand the ugliness that this world has to offer. She'll begin to be hurt with words and have the ability to hurt others. I know it's all a part of life but I worry.
I guess for now I'll enjoy the mimicking.
She thinks that she's a Bald Eagle right now.
The lady Eagle at Wildlife Images that taught Eden how to Squawk...
E with Daddy at Wildlife Images...
Whenever the lady Eagle made her screech sound, E chirped in with her mimic.
She hasn't stopped since. :)
It's the childish innocence that I see in her that I love.
Don't get me wrong, she definitely has her sinful nature but she hasn't quite learned to manipulate it to it's full potential. She gives the best hugs and loves I've ever had. And she brings our family such joy.
I mean really... how can you not smile at this???
She's beginning the "parrot" stage. Not quite to the point of repeating our words but she's definitely mimicking our syllables. It's an exciting stage because it means she's this much closer to communicating with us with words. But at the same time it scares me. Soon she'll begin to understand the ugliness that this world has to offer. She'll begin to be hurt with words and have the ability to hurt others. I know it's all a part of life but I worry.
I guess for now I'll enjoy the mimicking.
She thinks that she's a Bald Eagle right now.
E with Daddy at Wildlife Images...
Whenever the lady Eagle made her screech sound, E chirped in with her mimic.
She hasn't stopped since. :)
It's the childish innocence that I see in her that I love.
Don't get me wrong, she definitely has her sinful nature but she hasn't quite learned to manipulate it to it's full potential. She gives the best hugs and loves I've ever had. And she brings our family such joy.
I mean really... how can you not smile at this???
My lovely little lady. Such a blessing to us.
"Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward." Psalm 127:3
For His Glory and Our Good.
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