Oh, that hurts me to hear, Gayl. 🙁 What loss. And I’m guessing fear too. But yes, these kinds of losses do help us understand a little more what other people experience, even though we’d rather not know.

I do know what you mean about being more aware of others experiencing loss. I had three miscarriages, two at 12 weeks. Those were so hard, but they gave me an awareness of how others experiencing the same thing felt and needed love and encouragement and time to grieve. Blessings to you!

I appreciate your care, Gayl. It was the hardest loss in my life, but it made me more aware of others who experience loss over and over in ways that I still haven’t experienced.

Thank you, Karen. I’m sorry you lost a little one, too. Regardless of our baby’s age at death–inside or outside of our bodies–we mourn the loss of all the years we could have had with them.

I appreciate you, Laurie. I do think it is a fear that we all carry, some of us more in the front of our minds and some of us at least in the back of our minds. I’d love to do away with the fear altogether; on the other side of this life I know God will remove it completely.

Six miscarriages is a lot of grief that you carried, Betty. 🙁 I’m so sorry, friend. I’m sure God understood your fears when your baby girl was born alive and healthy. After Kali died, my fear grew. Thankfully God held us up to have another baby. I still have to fight down that fear by remembering that God is always with me, no matter what.

I pray for your friend who recently lost a child. 🙁 And thank God for your tenderness toward her by wanting to help. God bless you, Theresa!

You say it well, Joanne: “It’s so hard wearing our hearts outside our bodies.” That describes motherhood. It’s both joyful and painful, but always worth it.

We never want others to experience the sufferings we do, but when they do and we find each other, it makes us feel less alone. Thank you for being such a compassionate listener, Floyd.

Thank you, Linda. I know you know the pain the grandmother feels for both the lost grandchild and the pain of your child. 🙁