compassion abounds when i least expect it. i can look at half a dozen people and be upset that they don't "feel" what we are going through and then one sweet soul graces our doorstep and wipes all that sadness away and one genuine heartfelt gesture weighs far more important to me right now than "worrying" about the collective others, right?.....
a sweet friend, with her gentle compassion, on going support for us and continual involvement in our lives....and we barely know her.
we have only known her as our sweet, sweet nurse paula from our perinatal specialist's office who knew sydney since she was a wee little pea....paula was there for all her ultrasounds and check-ups and helped me through the heparin mess and red-tape....she was up all night the evening sydney died and was delivered and she has been in contact with us since the hospital...cards, calls and she even came to sydney's service...she has called to invite me and liam to a movie with her girls and to play at the park...she has not forgotten. she has kept us in her mind and our sweet sydney grace in her heart since november...
today she called and said she had something for me....she drove to my house after work and dropped in to say hi and left me with a beautiful necklace from La Belle Dame, the baby tears drop necklace with syd's birthstone in it....it is beautiful.
my best friend got me a sydney charm necklace before i even left the hospital, my wonderful mom got me a beautiful bracelet with sydney's name on it with a pink stone and my sister-in-law heather even sent a precious angel necklace to me for mother's day...all these have become such important pieces to me and i wear them with pride....and now, a "barely" friend who is new in our lives gives me this gift to me to carry a part of sydney around with me forever....it was such a blessing, a much needed sweet end to a hard day....an angel visit, a divine appointment...whatever you want to call it. it touched me and reminded me that compassion IS alive and even just for an afternoon, i felt like our sydney was not forgotten, that we were not forgotten about...and for someone especially in the medical field to stay connected like that, well...that is a true blessing...a rare gift. one we are very grateful for.
Friday, May 23, 2008
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I am glad that you have someone who can do those random acts of kindness and love for you. I wish I was closer so I could...but know I am thinking of you constantly and praying for you. I love you!!
I so love reading your blog. I can identify with so many of the things you write. I totally identify with all you said in this post. Small gestures mean SO much, just letting us know our babies are NOT forgotten. Eventhough we know that we will never forget we NEED other people to remember. I am so thankful to have all of my new internet friends who "get it". Thank you so much for sharing your heart. It ministers to me in a way that you could not imagine.
Much Love,
Kristy
Alyssa-
I came across this, and thought of you.
To Honor You
To honor you, I get up every day
And take a breath
And start another day
Without you in it.
To honor you, I laugh and love
With those who knew your smile,
And the way your eyes sparkled with joy,
Full of life.
To honor you, I take the time
To appreciate everyone I love.
I know now there is no guarantee
Of days or hours spent in their presence.
You are the light of my life,
My gift of love
From our Heavenly Father.
So every day, I vow to make a difference,
Share a smile, live, laugh, and love.
Now I live for us both.
So all I do, I do to honor you,
My precious, beautiful child.
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