Crazy Grief..... Quiet Joy

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God."

On August 7th, 2020 my daughter, Clara Joy, was born into this world. She was 13 weeks old and saw the face of Jesus before she could see mine. My life has been changed because of her, but for the better. I have experienced the most insane crazy grief, and yet under it lies a current of quiet joy. This blog is for anyone who wishes to follow me in this journey while I navigate the rivers of a life without the baby we prayed for. It will be bitter and sweet at times. Isn’t that what life is really about?

This is also a space place. Meaning that I want to provide an opportunity for other moms and dads to share about their own children that have gone ahead. Miscarriage and infant loss is something we don’t talk about much. In fact, it’s almost a taboo subject. Millions of mothers and fathers live every day with an invisible weight that most of us know nothing about. That is wrong. We need to bare one another’s burdens. Because of Clara’s life and death I feel a calling to reach out to those of you who experience something similar. I want to weep and pray and laugh with you becuase not many others will. I want to celebrate the anniversaries that no one knows about. Let me live life with you.

This blog is also for those who have never experienced child loss but have friends or family members who have. Read these stories and experience the raw reality of grief so that you know better how to be a support, and if, God forbid, you one day find yourself in my shoes, come here and let us support you.

Thank you.