So I figured after reading other peoples blogs for a couple year I should start my own. I've been writing in my journal things that have been on my mind alot, but now I figured I'd share some of it. Sometimes I don't have a lot to say, and other times I'll have too much, but I'll try my best to put my thoughts into words.
It's crazy how someone who you've never met or even seen can impact your life so much. My cousin was born on Tuesday (March 4). Her name is Leora(pretty sweet name), but while she hasn't impacted my life too much yet, because she undoubtedly will, her birth brought someone else to mind.
Over the summer some friends of mine, Scott and Anna, had a baby. I may be wrong, but I believe their daughter was born on July 13 or 14. It was late at night close to the next day, but her birth is not what affected me so much. It was her death.
Months before Anna gave birth she went for a seemingly routine checkup for herself and the baby. On that visit it was discovered that their baby had a rare deformity/ disease which, if the baby would survive birth would only allow her to live a couple hours at most. I can't tell you what it feels like to hear something like that. I can not imagine it, nor do I want to. I could tell you story after story of what went on in those months leading up to Anna's due date, but I'm gonna skip that for now.
All Scott and Anna wanted was for their daughter to be born naturally and for at least sometime to hold her, but even the chance of either of those happening was slim. Anna had already given birth to two children each of whom were born through caesarean section. Beacause of the risks involved in giving birth naturally after one c-section only about 10% of women try it, but Anna has had two, dramatically increasing the risks.
On the day of their daughters birth Scott and Anna spent all day in the hospital, and after hours of preperation and labor it was finally time. The doctors gave the okay for Anna to try a natural birth, but the had equipment near by just in case. Amazingly the baby was born naturally, and Anna and Scott were able to hold their daughter. An hour later she died. The name of their daughter was Hannah Gloria. Hannah meaning God's grace, and Gloria meaning God's glory. They gave her that name because of the constant ways God revealed his grace and glory to them. I guess Hannah herself didn't have an impact on my life directly, but being with Scott and Anna throught the whole time and seeing what they have gone through has affected me so much. Despite all the difficulties in this Scott and Anna have shown to me what it really means to have peace. They have only grown stronger in thei walks with God in closer in their relationship with each other. It's crazy how God works.
For his grace and glory.
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