I walk into the grocery store, glancing around to see if anyone notices my wounds. They see my skin, my flesh — the outside. But they don’t see me limping…
{Read the rest over at (In)Courage today, won’t you?}
My Victorious Limp
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Dear Arianne
My heart broke for you as I read your story; but I thank you for sharing it. After losing 3 babies to early miscarriages, we had a baby boy on February 4th, 2010. I cannot fathom your grief – but I know that God holds you tight both in and through it.
Thank you for your selfless act of sharing your Mabel with all of us.
I am praying for you – you are so incredibly brave and precious.
Sue x
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I’m a new follower and love your blog already. Just wanted to say hello.
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This was a fabulous post…
From a fellow God-wrestler…
elizabeth´s last blog ..Rest and realignment…
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what a beautiful post. your words were so powerful and transparent. july 9 we’ll remeber what would have been our 4th child’s due date. it’s tough. thanks for reminding me this evening that it’s not all about me – maybe my story is meant to help someone else too.
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Arianne Reply:
June 30th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
@Amanda, Oh Amanda. {{hug}} It is, your story WILL help someone.
I don’t know if you clicked over to read my daughter’s birth story, I wrote it on her due date that just passed (May 30th). If you’d like to read, it was a very beautiful day: http://www.tothinkistocreate.com/2010/05/30/her-birthday/
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Thank you so much for writing about your loss, I wish I could express my self as well as you do. I had two daughters that were born at 19 and 21 weeks, I have since had another daughter who is three and a son who is one, in my heart I will always be a mamma to 4 (or more if we are so blessed) even if the world can only see two.
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Beautiful, dear daughter, just beautiful and wonderful.
Love you.
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I stumbled across incourage through a friend and read your writing for the first time. How unexpectedly blessed I was! Emotion began to swell as I read your post and encouragement and peace poured over me. The past few weeks have been one of the most difficult with various unexpected battles. Without realizing it, until you voiced it, I needed to hear that it is okay to be limping. Thank you for your transparency.
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