Beauty for Ashes...

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 hope


Like 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