tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668050648919046122.post8366924022233298088..comments2023-10-20T07:13:22.206-04:00Comments on Waiting for Happy: Just as a Reminderboltefamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09178547489939649432noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668050648919046122.post-73609775548573336662010-06-24T00:17:27.576-04:002010-06-24T00:17:27.576-04:00Blessings to you!Blessings to you!Hannah Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789383446266473340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668050648919046122.post-70168517131298951662010-06-17T22:41:39.904-04:002010-06-17T22:41:39.904-04:00yesterday should have been my due date. I'm st...yesterday should have been my due date. I'm still learning to live with the waves of grief that catch me completely offguard sometimes. We're just finally at the point where we're talking about starting to try again. How do you take that chance again? We've had a healthy baby boy and an angel baby girl. I don't know if I'm strong enough to go through a loss again, or the fear of a loss. Any advice? I started reading your blog before Hope was born, long before my pregnancy. I think God was preparing me- letting me already know there's others out there that have gone through what we did.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215333852901790679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668050648919046122.post-88387837639599694142010-06-14T11:44:37.789-04:002010-06-14T11:44:37.789-04:00I was hit by grief last night, out of the blue and...I was hit by grief last night, out of the blue and so suddenly! My whole family was over for dinner and my brother was acting so goofy and making me laugh so hard...until the laughing turned into tears of grief! I was missing our girls sooo much at that moment.. wishing that they were there too, with my family and laughing at their goofy uncle. I choked back the tears, but was shocked at how much I wanted to just sob and sob! I would have if it weren't for all the people there!! It's so strange how you can be doing perfectly fine and even having fun and then...wham!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902621165920708841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668050648919046122.post-58806331021931379632010-06-11T16:25:06.163-04:002010-06-11T16:25:06.163-04:00Angie Smith describes it well in the subtitle of h...Angie Smith describes it well in the subtitle of her book, I Will Carry You ~ The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy. We do the best we can. We embrace the joy when it comes and we ride the waves of grief when they come and we marvel at how intertwined they both are in every moment of our lives.<br /><br />Love and Prayers for you...Kelly @ Sufficient Grace Ministrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11182310611088290551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668050648919046122.post-90521015146472468252010-06-10T16:22:31.281-04:002010-06-10T16:22:31.281-04:00Praying for the days ahead of you.
Balancing grief...Praying for the days ahead of you.<br />Balancing grief can certainly be tricky and I'm not really sure if there is a 'right' way to do it. Like you, I don't reside in my grief but there are times when I visit it, whether wanted or not.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431384515813384025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668050648919046122.post-80994811019533772212010-06-10T08:08:57.195-04:002010-06-10T08:08:57.195-04:00You are in my prayers. God will give you the peace...You are in my prayers. God will give you the peace that you need, and you deserve. He hates to see you greive like this.. but knows that your hearts hurt. He will help you get through it. Hold tightly to him for he is your Lord, and he will not waver.:) Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083622159552875052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668050648919046122.post-27423839378351416342010-06-10T07:18:36.362-04:002010-06-10T07:18:36.362-04:00This post really touched my heart. Our sweet litt...This post really touched my heart. Our sweet little Chelsea would be 17 now, the sadness and grief are still there. Someone once told me that it will always be there but we learn to live with it and that's true. I have a neice who was born a few months after we lost her, it has been so hard but also good to watch her grow up. At each milestone...graduation, dance recital, prom, first date....I see a missing spot. Thank you for your honesty when you write about missing your sweet boys, not too many people "get it" and even less will talk about it.lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15639562770218243900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668050648919046122.post-28882887531716633842010-06-09T23:25:02.721-04:002010-06-09T23:25:02.721-04:00I am walking the same tightrope. I lean on God, f...I am walking the same tightrope. I lean on God, focus on the blessings that I have and I blog. It feels good to get my feelings out and to relate to others that are on the same path. <br /><br />Hugs,<br />TrishaTrisha Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02426915708825675793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668050648919046122.post-40599937891952886092010-06-09T22:52:46.777-04:002010-06-09T22:52:46.777-04:00"I went to bed that night teary, Howard asked..."I went to bed that night teary, Howard asked what was up. I told him I was sad. He gets it. He just held me and let me cry."<br /><br />I am so, so glad that you have a hubby that 'gets it' and that knows you so well to know that that was exactly what you needed--just someone to hear you cry, you know? He reminds me so much of Shane...such a gift from God during my dark times. That man can talk me down from a ledge like no other. I'm so thankful for him, and so thankful you have Howard.<br /><br />It sucks to be robbed of your 'dream' of life with Isaac. I think, deep down, sometimes I have the hardest time with that aspect--I had dreams of life with my child, and I was robbed of all of that. Every birthday, every Christmas, the list goes on and on.<br /><br />I am praying for your heart Kristy. And I can't agree with you more--grief is definitely a place that can be visited, but not a place to dwell in. It is so good that you recognize that...getting to that point can be really hard. I wanted to dwell there for way, way too long. So glad for friends/family that helped pull me out--I will be praying for you (even more than usual) in the coming days. Love you friend.Devinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536576059551978920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668050648919046122.post-33854290950768419692010-06-09T22:45:43.858-04:002010-06-09T22:45:43.858-04:00I just wanted to let you know that I had a baby bo...I just wanted to let you know that I had a baby boy at 23 1/2 weeks. Enough to feel him kick and grow inside of me. I had 1 ultrasound and found out he was a boy. On the next he was gone. He had all of the features of a normal baby and in fact some babies are even born at this stage and live. I had him on December 17, 2004. We just celebrated his 5 year birthday. Last night I felt grief for him and cried. There are some days it still hits me too. I don't know why. It helps me to know other mothers are out there and feel the same things. I think these blogs are a great idea to be able to connect with others. Thank you for sharing your feelings and being able to type them out. It really does help us other babyloss mothers.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090129098020693260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668050648919046122.post-75485620294414232392010-06-09T22:32:00.124-04:002010-06-09T22:32:00.124-04:00wow, kristy, i'm struggling with this too........wow, kristy, i'm struggling with this too.....i think i'm just beginning to realize when i get in those "pits" and then allow myself to grieve hard and slowly come back out....but more than that, i am learning grief and joy just dance together....with one another each and every day.....for me, anyways. every happy moment has a bit of sadness to it....and every sad, a bit of happy.<br /><br />thank you for being real with us and sharing your heart.....Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741058376833464074noreply@blogger.com