3 December 2012 - To My Friends Who Don't Know What to Say

After talking with several friends I've seen and heard something: people aren't sure how to talk with me after everything with Judah, as they want to be sensitive to where I'm at. Wow. I so appreciate knowing and hearing that. I want you to please continue to be sensitive to the time, place, and way you say things, but also PLEASE know that I WANT to talk about Judah. I WANT to share his life and his story. I WANT to be asked questions, even hard ones, because not only does it validate his life (however short), it also lets me know that God is using him to reach others. I WANT to encourage others, especially moms who have gone through this or are going through this, that they are not alone, and that God is faithful. HE IS FAITHFUL. And for my friends who are expecting or who find out they are expecting. Please share with me. Don't hold back because you're afraid of hurting me. I want to share in your joy. To pray for you. To celebrate with you the life of the little one you are holding! I will have my ups and downs. I will cry. I will hurt. But I will also rejoice in how much my Father has blessed me, and how much He is doing in me, and how He is using my Judah, even now.