Today... the sun is shining brightly and finally with power of warmth.
The birds are singing and dancing about the sky with new found freedom. The world around me is so vibrant, so alive.. so I close my eyes, take a deep breath and let my soul drink it all into my heavy heart. Today... twenty-one years ago about this time, our darling little Isabel faith gave three little cries (against all odds) after an emergency c-section. She could fit in my hand yet she felt larger than life! I don’t know how the housing of our soul works, but I recall thinking it couldn’t possibly be limited to our physical stature. She filled the room. We didn’t yet know how filled with love she was... but that kind of love, the kind that is stronger than the grave, would infuse every single one of us who’d get to know her.
Today... there is a wound in my chest, a weeping in my soul... but today, my joy to have known her and the privilege of having been her mother is greater than the pain. Today... I embrace love knowing in some way, I am embracing my darling Isabel Faith. Rest in sweet shalom, my darling girl.
