Our Gift

Back in December I mentioned a precious gift that my family gave me, but in all that was going on, I never had a chance to share it with you all.

Shortly after we lost our two beautiful embies in November, my parents wanted to give us something to remember them by. They talked to my brother, who runs the graphics department at his work.

My brother was able to create this precious, amazing, indescribable ornament for us:



He lasered our babies' picture onto the ornament and then talked to someone he works with about cutting out the detail of the snowflake. He would normally do it at work, but he couldn't get the sharp edges he wanted with the equipment he had. When he shared our story with this lady, she offered to cut the ornament for free.

I was touched beyond words that my family went to all this trouble to give us such a special memory of our babes.

And yet, there was more.

Inside the card that contained this ornament, my mama wrote the most amazing poem I have ever written. To this day it brings tears to my eyes.

Little babies,
Tiny and new
Embryos only,
How we wanted you!

Wanted to look into your eyes,
Wanted to touch your hair,
Wanted to hold you in our arms,
But God wanted you there.

Precious babies,
How could it be,
That lives so short,
Meant so much to me?

Little snowflakes,
An answer to prayer,
The beginning of life,
A special pair.

Your picture is precious,
A miraculous start,
No longer with us,
But forever in our heart.


Thank you, Bear. The ornament is beautiful. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for such thoughtfulness in thinking of something like this. And thank you Mama, for putting into words what I couldn't. I love you all so much.