The Pieces of a Dream
I'm a fairly private person, as is my husband. We don't typically share intimate details with others, not even necessarily with our family. But when hopes are dashed and emotional and physical pain is so palpable that we NEED to tell people, we have been sharing, little by little. Slowly we've began to tell people that we had a miscarriage. It's with a little fear and trembling that I write this a couple days before Mother's Day. It is not my intent to make anyone feel like they cannot celebrate with joy and thankfulness the gift of motherhood they have been given. I want anyone to do that! I also want you to share the aggravations of motherhood and the sorrows of motherhood without any measure of guilt. God knows that you should be celebrated every single day of the year (thinking back to the many things I put my own mother through). Thank you, moms, for your selfless giving. I'm writing this because I know that I am not alone. There are others out there who ...