Two years ago today, while at The Weekend to Remember conference in Portland, Maine, I found out I was pregnant with our 5th baby.....my sweet Rachel Alice.
And tonight, we were out putting down some grass seed at dusk because that's the only time we can do anything with this many kids :o) - and 'somehow', I noticed this under my hosta plant leaves:
I know it's really just a weed.... but then again, some say Rachel was just a baby with anencephaly.
Yet still, I can't help but see the beauty hidden beneath what lies on the surface. And I know that not everybody would look so deep. But if you're paying close enough attention, there is beauty in 'weeds' everywhere.
Somehow I know that I'm not the one missing out.
God is so so good to me. But oh, how I miss her.
On August 4, 2010 our hearts broke as we heard the Dr. say "she has anencephaly...these babies don't live" at our 19 wk ultrasound. The Dr. is wrong. Our precious daughter's time on earth may be short, but she will live for eternity with our Lord in heaven. During the few months we have her here with us, we intend to make the most of every second of it. Our hope is that she will leave behind more than a few short memories, but that she will leave a legacy of what it means to hope in Jesus.
It's beautiful! Like Rachel, like Des, like their mama!
ReplyDeleteThat weed looks an aweful lot like a strawberry plant! <3
ReplyDeleteI didn't know what a hosta is, but I know what a strawberry plant looks like and this is one. You'll have fruits in your garden :-) Just as Rachel produced fruits in your lifes.
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