The Joy of the Lord is My Strength: Tis the Season

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Tis the Season

The Season of Abigail has reached its pinnacle. Sunday before last we had a baby shower to celebrate Abigail's upcoming arrival. Then last Sunday we marked the last day she was alive. This Sunday marks the day we buried her in beneath the sod.

Our family is emotionally exhausted and so very sad. So much has happened to us in such a short time frame, and the support has been so dramatically lacking. We cling to the One Who Saves us. We celebrate Christmas because of what it is we receive with Heaven's King come to earth on our behalf. What on earth would we do without Him? How could we survive all this without Him?

Christmas is the hardest time for my heart to endure. Only my treasures in Heaven make it worth celebrating--they are the reason why I can still celebrate in spite of the desperate sorrow that crushes my spirt. I live because He lives, and He lives that He might come and make my joy more complete.

Truly the Joy of the Lord is my Strength.

About Me

Name: 2QTsInHeaven

Location: High Desert SW

I'm Vickie, 51, married since 1985. We have a grown son, born in 1986, and aside from two early miscarriages, were barren thereafter. That is until 2003, when we were miraculously expecting a baby girl. The pregnancy was wonderful & we were very excited to be so blessed. Sadly & preventably, Abigail died in utero the week of her due date thanks to a practice of outlandishly horrid medical providers masquerading as knowledgeable professionals. Consequently, I delivered her lifeless body on December 6, 2003 after 3 days of sorrowed labor. She may have been born still, but she was still born & is still loved. Long story short, we were blessed 16 months later with a 3rd miracle child. Anne came into the world on April 28, 2005 after yet another wonderful pregnancy. Sadly, it was discovered after her birth that she had a heart defect caused by trisomy 18. She died suddenly of congestive heart failure, just before midnight on June 28, 2005. Anne was 61derful days old when she left her mama's arms & went to rest in the Lord's. She was a wonderful sparkly child, who along with her siblings, are the subject of most of my writings, interests & hobbies.