What did you dream for your unborn children?
Most people think about gender, hair/eye color, the nursery...
They may pray the baby they carry is healthy.
What did you do of when your child safely entered the world?
Most get a beautiful healthy child on delivery
Marvel at the perfection of the gift before them.
They cry tears of joy
And share their wonderful news.
Then they move on dreaming typical dreams
Play dates, dance lessons, t-ball practice, schools...
Their children grow and develop as typical children do.
What if...
...your child is born with a severe heart defect?
...your child is born with Trisomy 18?
...your child is born anacephaly?
Grief envelops your heart
Dreams evaporate
Prayers change
A new reality forms
You learn to live in the moment
Because the next might not come
Every moment is the dream
Making it last as long as it can
Imprinting precious memories
Of fleeting life and love
On your heart
To carry with you to eternity
Where hope lives
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