This too, is a child of God

Through the gift of each of our children God has taught us something of value.  He has given us a theme, a thought or a promise with each one of our eight wonderful children.  This week marks two years since He chose to take  a child home before we were to even meet them.  It was our second child we lost.  Yet, God still taught us so much through that life.  He taught us that He is good, through every dark moment.
He knows every intimate hope and fear
He hears every cry and plead
He knows every heartbeat
He hears every break of silence
God is so good, even in the midst of chaos and heartache
God is good....all the time
Through the loss of a child God has reminded me of the gift of life, and when it actually begins.  Sometimes we are fooled into thinking that a miscarriage is less painful because we have not met that baby.  But, this too is a child of God.  From the moment of conception, that sweet babe has a name.  The pain of such loss is deep.  It is perfectly acceptable to grieve the loss of this dearly loved one.
God has also reminded me that He is the one whom we should seek for peace.  Peace that overwhelms you when the world tells you to seek it, to seek it's standard and it's quota.  We were blessed to have one more child after our loss.  Her name is Anderson.  I cannot help but think, what if we had listened to the world? What a blessing we would have missed.  For she too, is a child of God.