NOTHING CAN REPLACE THE LOST OF A CHILD

My heart is crying out for a fellow mother. I learned yesterday from Trisha of MomDot that Shellie of @Military_Mom lost her two old son due to an accidental drowning in a pool. Imagine having to find your child that way.

My heart, my soul, is aching for this mother.

So please take several minutes out of your day, several times today, to pray for Shellie. Pray that she finds strength to make it through the VERY hard days that are to come. Pray that her husband finds strength to make it through the hard times today. Pray that they lean on each other, that they support each other, and find some kind of solace within each other. Pray for their extended family and for everyone who lives her beautiful son touched.

Today I will be holding my sons a little bit closer; cherishing them and embracing them like never before.

As a mother I CANNOT even begin to imagine what she is going through. In a counselors panic one day last summer during camp they placed a phone call to me to let me know that my son Elijah had fallen and it was bad. My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach and the only thing I could imagine was a string of horrible things that had happened to him: he fell on something sharp, he suffered a concussion, he passed out and they couldn’t wake him. Needless to say he only broke his arm. I was so distraught that I couldn’t even drive to get him, I had to send my husband instead. Those thirty minutes were THE WORST thirty minutes of my life.

So today, take the extra minutes out of your day to hug your children. Let them know that you love them. Snuggle with them tonight and read them a book. Do something extra to show them that you have unconditional love for them.

Most of all, please pray for Shellie.

I grabbed this poem from Cat at 3 Kids & Us.

Don’t Tell Me

Please don’t tell me you know how I feel,
Unless you have lost your child too,
Please don’t tell me my broken heart will heal,
Because that is just not true,
Please don’t tell me my son is in a better place,
Though it is true, I want him here with me,
Don’t tell me someday I’ll hear his voice, see his face,
Beyond today I cannot see,
Don?t tell me it is time to move on,
Because I cannot,
Don?t tell me to face the fact he is gone,
Because denial is something I can’t stop,
Don’t tell me to be thankful for the time I had,
Because I wanted more,
Don’t tell me when I am my old self you will be glad,
I’ll never be as I was before,
What you can tell me is you will be here for me,
That you will listen when I talk of my child,
You can share with me my precious memories,
You can even cry with me for a while,
And please don’t hesitate to say his name,
Because it is something I long to hear everyday,
Friend please realize that I can never be the same,
But if you stand by me, you may like the new person I become someday.

Author – Judi Walker
(In Memory of Shane)
Copyright 1998