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\nGrandma, Hannah, Grandpa, Benjamin<\/p>\n

I thought I might wait until Mother’s Day to write this post, but it seems like I ought to write it today instead.<\/p>\n

Today was supposed to be my due date, adding baby #3 to our family and partially justifying why I quit my job and I’m staying home now. Instead we have a little foster son and our two beautiful children. We are at peace, but a little bit of grieving is left to do, and maybe will always be there. I have a friend at church who should be having her baby any day now and I will likely live a little vicariously through her by getting to hold the little guy and smell that newborn baby smell.<\/p>\n

\"very Instead of spending too much time grieving, I’ll choose to remember instead. This is a photo of a very special necklace of a very special mom, my grandmother. My mom gave it to her many years ago and she wore it a lot. When Grandma passed away, this charm was the main thing she wanted to have as a keepsake. I was able to find many photos with Grandma wearing it and am specially moved by a photo of her and Grandpa with Hannah and Benjamin a few years ago (shown above).<\/p>\n

I don’t know if Mom wore it or not in the couple years she has had it, but she has now gifted it to me as a memorial to the grandbaby she never got to meet. I have worn it a couple times and each time I am reminded of the incredible legacy of motherhood that is behind me and the footsteps I have to follow in. I pray that I will have at least one more child, not as a replacement of the one we lost, but because we make cute kids! I pray for our foster son’s mother, that she will realize what she is missing and start making some better choices. I pray that I will be able to be a mother and grandmother like my grandmother and my mother have been. Its a tough job, following behind some great women. They have shown me the way, and all I have to do is have the courage to follow.<\/p>\n

Give your mom a hug and tell her thank you. Give your kids a hug and tell them you love them. And if you know anyone who has lost a baby or a child before they should have, give them a hug too, they need it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grandma, Hannah, Grandpa, Benjamin I thought I might wait until Mother’s Day to write this post, but it seems like I ought to write it today instead. Today was supposed to be my due date, adding baby #3 to our family and partially justifying why I quit my job and I’m staying home now. 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