tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537420320725314260.post1757193018471718956..comments2024-03-16T16:31:16.652-07:00Comments on Finding Sunday: A Post About Babies and My Lack of ThemMindy Swenson Kinnierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11511083744644878700noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537420320725314260.post-48227935047579801132012-04-17T13:31:16.385-07:002012-04-17T13:31:16.385-07:00Hey Mindy - the words you speak rang so true for m...Hey Mindy - the words you speak rang so true for me on a different/but similar level (my sister's 15-month old just suddenly died for no apparent reason) a month ago and even though my kids are healthy, I still walk through the same emotions of losing a nephew so cruely and watching my best friend suffer through the unexplanable. I love the title of your blog: we have often said the phrase to each other recently "thank God for SUNDAY...we lived through the "Friday" but have faith Sunday is coming. And finding that Sunday, waiting on that Sunday, waiting on God's redemption can be an exrutiating process.<br />Someone shared this passage from a book with me recently (haven't read the whole thing) that I LOVED, regarding loss and the feelings you've described:<br /><br />I Will Carry You (Angie Smith)<br />"as christians, we often want <br /> to tie it up neatly with a bow and be standing ready with our church smiles <br /> when someone asks us how we are dealing with loss...and i honestly grow weary of hearing people <br /> try to explain it all away because they couldn't stand to say those three words.<br /> "I don't know." God is perfectly capable of revealing Himself. you don't have <br /> to feel like you need to fill in the gaps. He has put the gaps there so that you <br /> will press into Him despite them... I wholly believe that He is real and He <br /> is in control. I believe He is working everything in my life, and yours, for good"Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679747907991515859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537420320725314260.post-36859268486020983682012-04-16T13:31:57.821-07:002012-04-16T13:31:57.821-07:00What a beautifully written post! Reading your wor...What a beautifully written post! Reading your words, I am taken right back to that time in my life. It is hard. It sucks. And nothing that anyone says makes you feel any better, so I won't attempt that. <br /><br />Except to say this: God knows His plan for your family, which FAR EXCEEDS any plan that you could ever have. I trust that at some point you will understand His timing. I trust this because He did it for me. He made me wait seven years, and in that time I learned how to love and trust Him even when it is painful. "Blessed be Your Name" has been my anthem for a long time, and it still brings tears to my eyes every time I hear the words.<br /><br />Look at that... I guess I said more than I planned. I am praying for you!Emmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696905543266301114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537420320725314260.post-6717064283039030502012-04-16T08:01:26.738-07:002012-04-16T08:01:26.738-07:00Thanks for sharing this. I am sure that you could...Thanks for sharing this. I am sure that you could write more about this. Still as I read, you communicate more peace than anything. It'll be fun to keep reading your journal and see what God does. <br /><br />Thanks for writing. Great pics.Identity Specialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034554119142236749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537420320725314260.post-74147647630146193442012-04-15T12:00:58.719-07:002012-04-15T12:00:58.719-07:00Hugs to you as you wait and trust.Hugs to you as you wait and trust.Annette Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537420320725314260.post-21038871651692629152012-04-14T17:28:11.587-07:002012-04-14T17:28:11.587-07:00My heart hurts for you when I read this. I wouldn...My heart hurts for you when I read this. I wouldn't dare attempt any words of wisdom. I have lived parallel to this for the past 2 1/2 years with my sister Lisa. <br /><br />Her happy ending came in these past few weeks as she has tested positive and is due in November.<br /><br />She kept a very honest and detailed account of part of her experience on her blog "Make me Fertile, Myrtle" <br /><br />Here is the link from her very first post:<br />http://lisavleach.blogspot.com/2011/08/and-so-it-begins.html<br /><br />Unlike me, she is a very good writer. I hope if nothing else, maybe it will bring you encouragement and a laugh or two...<br /><br />{hugs} to you.Sara Ancichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750268825314336080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537420320725314260.post-3117593159343764492012-04-14T10:28:19.406-07:002012-04-14T10:28:19.406-07:00I can only imagine what you're going through. ...I can only imagine what you're going through. I never wanted children. Then at 26 I found out that I couldn't have children. It was hard. I mourned the loss of something I didn't even want to start with. My thoughts and prayers are with you right now.Al@PolkaDotsandPaisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122452943922065673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537420320725314260.post-27611095354929725782012-04-14T08:47:31.041-07:002012-04-14T08:47:31.041-07:00Thank you for sharing so honestly. Our stories are...Thank you for sharing so honestly. Our stories are different, but I've been there, too. Being childless really is isolating, especially in our Christian/church culture. I don't think a lot of people understand that. I pray that God will minister to your heart, right where you need him most.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369797485888360612noreply@blogger.com