A very moving piece



Please take a second to watch this video from CBS this past weekend.  It really puts things in perspective.  Considering where Brooke and I are at right now, I ask that you take a moment to say a prayer to your God for Brooke and for Hadley.  Most would think that its all smooth sailing at this point for us but this video is testament that it isn't always that way.  The strength I pull from this video will help me find peace these last few weeks. 

Yesterday was a great day- full of sunshine- full of family.  We spent a lot of time outdoors working in the yard, the dog, the girls, and me. We got a new lawmower that came in a good sized box.  The laughter that Brooke and I had over the girls infatuation with that box.  They literally just sit in the box and play with the top closed for hours on end. Brooke and I even had a chance for the two of us to sit and talk about life, about the future, etc. We talked of love, where we are going, new life, and the ending of another.  Last night (all day really) Brooke cooked an amazing meal and "Aunt" Brooke and "Uncle" Austin came over to eat with us.  We threw some baseball, some football, Brooke X2 gave the girls their shower and the didnt leave till the girls went to bed.  Reagan and Carolina kept asking "can you stay longer, can you stay longer?"  It was a great day.  

I don't know Hadley yet but I already love her so much and to think we thought we had lost her very early on.  The wonder of what she will look like, who she will act like, is all consuming. The anticipation is palpable.  I just beg the good Lord that she comes soon and that everything is fine for her and her Mommy so that someday down the road, those sunny Sundays will have one more set of happy eyes to play with the other three.  Strength in family, strength in friends, strength in love, strength in God.   

Saint Gerard Majella is a Roman Catholic Saint whose intercession is requested for children, childbirth, expectant mothers, motherhood, falsely accused people and so on. All Pregnant ladies can seek the intercession of St. Gerard for a safe delivery.

This life you have given us
is so tiny, fragile, and vulnerable,
safe in the womb of flesh and hope,
yet subject to danger and death.
O God of love, creator of life,
hear our prayer.
We want this baby so much.
Please grant this child of ours
a full term of nurture,
the joy and mystery of life,
and the blessing of your love.
Grant us the fulfillment of our dreams,
a baby to cherish and protect,
a child to teach and guide,
a blessing to our family.
Amen.