The Circle of Life
Today is a significant day in
my life in many ways..
It is the anniversary of my First Holy Communion.
It is the anniversary of my First Holy Communion.
It is also the day
that I said Hello and Goodbye to Michael Paul. He would be 20 years old
today.
I will never
forget that I held him for most of the four hours the Lord gave to us. What
consolation I have to know that the only thing he ever felt in this life was
LOVE. How much I wanted to hold him forever. And I do. Just within my
heart!
This morning I went with my Assistant,
Maria, to her ultrasound. What a wonderful gift to me.
I took her to her first ultrasound in
February. She was only 6 weeks along then. Her doctor was amazing. He took us
into his office, where he had the ultrasound on a big flat screen. He showed us
the tiny baby, it was the size of a bean. He told her that he was so excited
for her and the new life within. I was so impressed that he called this little
life a baby, not "tissue" or even
"fetus." He explained that the life had begun. He played the sound of the
baby's heartbeat. What a beautiful day!
This morning was no different
except that we played peek-a-boo. You could see the heart beating, you could
see the arms and the legs, the spine, and the most beautiful little face. After
some pushing on her tummy the tech paused the screen so we could see that she is
having a BOY! Maria will be 20 weeks on Friday. What a gift from ABOVE. 20
weeks... 20 years. It was exciting to see her as she saw her baby boy's face for
the first time! He weighs 12 ounces now. Only God could create such a miracle.
He says He knits us, in His own image, within our mother's womb. He allows some
women to co-create with Him. What an honor... to think that He would become
Creator and Creation. He wanted His Son to come into this world through the
body of a woman... "womb-man" Thank you, Lord for this little baby boy.
May
he always be a reflection of You.
