Feeling our feelings
Not many people know this but earlier on this year we had baby #2 be born straight to heaven, little Maria Jose, it was a very sad and difficult time for me as a mother. Yes, I know miscarriages happen frequently and are "normal" but the pain as a mother emotionally still stings. I the hardest part has been when people just don't understand it and little things trigger you like for example the month of October is when the due date would have been, so naturally it is a sensitive time for me and us. What I was not expecting was the mixture of emotions I felt when my friend announced she was expecting baby #2, I was of course super happy for her but at the same time sent me in a abyss of sadness reminding me of what month it is. I believe God is in control and has a way of turning our pain and our sadness to something beautiful, so naturally I offer the pain up to God for the health of their little one but what I keep reminding myself is to "feel my feelings",