I am so sorry to hear about this heartache. I know exactly what you are going through. We just had the same experience a month ago ... we found out we were pregnant and a week later lost the baby ... this was our 5th pregnancy but was going to be our 3rd child. Our first pregnancy miscarried at abotu 5 weeks. 5 months later we were nervously excited to find out we were pregnant again only to miscarry at the same stage. However, just a month later I fell pregnant with our first child. I wanted to share this with you for the reason my husband always reminds me of ... while we were terribly grieved for the loss of our first two children, the miracle is that our beautiful little boy would never have existed if either of those pregnancies had gone to term. It's bitter sweet but what a blessing in our son! I hope this is an encouragement to you! Thanks for sharing your story!
Im sorry for you and your husbands lost. Thank you for being so strong and bold to speak out and encourage others that may have gone through. I pray that God bless you and your husband one day. God works in mysterious ways. Always remember that there is nothing to hard for God. God bless you.
Hi Connie,
This layout is just beautiful, and it's truly a keepsake. I'm so very sorry for your loss. Please, if you feel up to it, come visit us on the Miscarriage thread. We would be happy to have you anytime.
http://www.scrapbook.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/1363165/tp/1/
Carrie
I'm so sorry Connie. I understand how you felt and admire you for being able to do this layout and share it. I didn't even consider doing a layout, it just wasn't an option at the time. I love you!
Way back before I had the boys, I had a terrible miscarriage. When I look back on it now, even though I am still sad and think about it all the time, I think that it did happen for a reason. As much as those words hurt, I fully believe that you will have a beautiful family. Take care.
Leah
Beautiful LO but time does heal all things. Your journaling brought back memories of my miscarriage of 35 years ago. I can still remember the feeling loss and emptiness of not being able to hold and enjoy this precious life. However, God blessed my husband and I wilth 3 more cildren. May God be with you and your husband during this time. Thank you for sharing...Love Ginger
You & the layout are beautiful. Your layout has made me rethink & hopefully be stronger for those I love. Unfortunately one person sadness is another person strength. I have been where you are & I can tell you at almost 50 (yikes) everything in life does truly happen for a reason. Love the photo...just beautiful.
I too am sorry about your loss. 19 years ago, I had my first child (daughter). The little person I always wanted. I had a very healthy, full-term pregnancy, the nurses had me expecting a boy the whole time so at delivery when I found out that it was a girl, I was so delighted and could not wait to take her home. She had complications at the time of delivery, she lived for 6 hours and God took her home. For a long time I faulted myself because I thought it may have been something I did, said or even the way I acted and God was punishing me for it. It hurt a lot because I didn't think something like this could happen to ME - I was wrong and I learned to never doubt the power of God Almighty because he is in control. As years went by I realized that I was right out of high school, I wasn't ready to be a single parent and this may have been God's plan for me not to become a mother at that particular time in my life. I don't mean to say these things to upset you but things really do happen for a reason and at the moment we may not understand why. I do now. After that I asked God for 2 boys and he's blessed me with 2 loving, wonderful hard-headed little boys turning into young men. Every year as her birthday nears, I can remember when labor started clean up until the time I went into emergency surgery. It's just like yesterday - the one thing I hate was not getting to see the color of her eyes. I dream about that a lot and every now and then I can feel her near me. It's strange but I know she's watching and sometimes she visits me. I love her more and more everyday and wonder how my life with her would have been. I have no regrets, it is what it is and your blessing will come when you least expect it. God Bless and stay strong, it'll happen.
Great job! God places us in these positions to share certain things that may be overbearing to one because as you thought it helps another! I am sure it helped you and many others and you will be blessed in return. Keep your head up and take care! Mika
This is beautiful !! I know that this is a very difficult event in your life. Mine happened 28 years ago but I remember it as though it were yesterday. Since then, God blessed me with two beautiful daughters and I now have two gorgeous grandchildren that I am crazy in love with. May God bless you and your husband ~ {{ Big Hugs }}
Just wanted to say I am sorry for your loss, luckily I haven't had to edure the pain you have described but know that my heart goes out to you. You are right, you will concieve again when the time is right and all though you are frightened it will be meant to be. xx
I should have had 4, but fate decided I was to have 2 daughters - I feel for your loss, and commend you for the courage and honesty it takes to scrap this. I am a believer that everything needs to be scrapped, not just the pretty and happy moments. Bless you.
This was very brave of you. I too had a miscarriage in 2000,after trying real hard. I too was broken and scared,but after 2 more years we were blessed witha wonderful boy.Thank you for sharing,don't give into the fear. God bless you.
Wow. No layout has ever touched me the way that yours did.I pray that god will bless you and your dear husband with comfort. Remember gods blessings dont always come when we want them but they are always on time.Take care.
Bless your sweet heart. I am so impressed by the strength and maturity you've shown even in the midst of this deep grief. I'm so sorry for your loss, and today I am praying for you and your husband. I sat with my niece just two weeks ago when she went through this very thing. I bought her Natalie Grant's CD with the song "Held" on it. She has practically worn it out! Thank you for your courage in reaching out to offer comfort and support to others who are walking this bumpy path with you. The blessing will return to you one hundredfold!!
I can understand you so well.....I had 3 miscarriages and now I have 3 children, I know how sad you may feel......my thoughts are with you. You have done a beautiful job here, TFS!!!!!
My DIL & son just went though this very thing this week. It was devastating for the whole family. Thanks for sharing this LO. It is beautifully done, by the way.
I wasn't sure if I wanted to share a layout like this, but I kept thinking that maybe there is a women out there that has experienced or is experiencing this right now and can somehow relate. If you are one of those women and need to talk I would be more than happy to be a shoulder to cry on, I needed many and still do. Journaling reads: On the morning of February 24th 2009 Jeff and I found out I was finally pregnant. We had long been anticipating this and were overjoyed to be bringing a new life into the world. However, our whole world came crashing down only a few short days later when I miscarried. To tell you the truth when I found out I was pregnant I didn’t even give that possibility any thought because I was adamant that everything would be fine, I was active and healthy. There were lots of people who found out they were pregnant and gave birth to a healthy baby and surely I would be one of them. Unfortunately miscarriages are more common than I had thought and I was just one of many who had to go thru this excruciating ordeal. My heart goes out to any woman who has experienced this; it’s an indescribable feeling of loss and hopelessness. It makes you terrified that it’ll happen again, it takes away that excitement you had and replaces it with fear. You constantly fear that the rug could be pulled out from under you at any second. Despite the pain I know that it was meant to be and that more than likely I will conceive again. Throughout this process I have been blessed to have such a loving a supportive husband, mother-in-law and family who have allowed me to grieve, but also gives me the courage to try again.
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