I am excited to open my blessing jar from 2013 after coming off the year we had in 2012. Most of the things I put in it and that were on my prayer list had to do with friends having healthy, living babies, or getting pregnant. My radar and world of fertility and babies has been opened since loosing Liam and I am more and more aware of the struggles that so many couples go through in trying to conceive, miscarrying, having stillbirths, or loosing a child.
I think any of theses are equally heartbreaking in their own way, but it does cause me to be thankful that Brad and I are able to conceive easily and that I can carry a baby to term.
Life is all about perspective.
After Liam was born I felt like non of my prayers were being answered and as I look back on 2013 I see all that God has done in our lives and the lives of those around us.
I think it's naturally hard to see those things when the storm clouds are raging in your life and they are blocking any view you have. I am glad I started this blessing jar to look back and reflect. As well as looking back through my prayer list and seeing all the answered prayers!
New years last year I was really hoping 2013 would bring us another baby, Lord knows it's been a long wait but we are only 4 weeks out now and will be starting off 2014 with adding Liam's sister to our family.
Our journey of grief continues to morph and change as we look forward to her arrival and constantly thing about and miss Liam.
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