Remember when I wrote this in a previous post:
But it breaks my heart to see/talk to women that complain about their crying babies or their lack of sleep. Do you know what I would give to rock your crying baby or lose sleep?
Another Facebook status that broke my heart today said:
I don't even remember what it's like to sleep for 8 hours undisturbed..darn kids!
That made me angry.
Thank you so much for the reminder Sarah. I sometimes find myself complaining or stressed, and have to remind myself what a wonderful blessing it is to have a healthy child...and I often have to think back during stressful times of the even more emotional turmoil it was during our loss of Samuel...and I remember thinking those exact statements that you posted. People around me would make comments in front of me about how difficult it was with their kids after I had lost mine--and I remember the pain that those comments (although unintentional) made. If anything I hope that b/c I had that experience maybe I can be more sensitive to others and be more appreciative of my kids and learn to have more patience with them. I hope that I have not made any hurting comments...and if I did I am sorry. I pray that when God's timeing is right He will give you a child to love--you will have a different perspective of appreciating him/her that others could never understand...not that others don't love their kids just as much...but they have not been where you have been, and have not walked the road of having 'empty hands'.
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