Isaiah 61:3
"To all who mourn in Israel,
he will
give a crown of beauty for ashes,
a joyous blessing instead of mourning,
festive praise instead of despair.
In their righteousness,
they will be like
great oaks
that the Lord has planted for his own glory."
On April 9, 2012 we lost our two
precious babies
There are some events in our lives
that leave us without words
And when the words finally come it
feels as though they are unspeakable
Too fragile, too sacred, simply too
much
It has taken me months to put words
to what my heart has been feeling
Months for our world to stop
spinning and for my feet to be still
But words are important in times
like these
Because words have life and
life gives hopeLike so many that have gone before us
Miscarriage has now become a part of our family vocabulary
The ultrasound quickly confirmed our deepest fear
The place that once held so much life was now quiet
Their small hearts had stopped beating and in many ways so had ours
It has been family and dear friends that have carried us through
Shared tears have included the blessing of acknowledgement
That these lives, though small, were real and worth being remembered
Just as we celebrated their beginning we will grieve their end together
In times like these many may question how we can trust God
We trust a God who is close to the brokenhearted - Psalm 34:18
We trust a God who has wept tears of his own - John 11:35
We trust a God who has overcome death - John 16:33
We trust a God who is our everlasting hope - Micah 7:7
We find refuge that the same God that knit our children together
Now forevers holds them in His arms...
Every good story has a beginning, middle, and an end
Though this story seemingly ended much too soon
We are thankful that these words are forever written on our hearts
Now we look to a God of hope to continue weaving His narrative in our lives
We will always remember our precious little ones by name...
Charlotte Lydia Heiser
Gabriel Lee Heiser
"Let the little children come to me,
and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
Matthew 19:14
