Naming the Child

by: Charis (written on 9-7-10)

Duffy’s Aunt Veronica gave us a great book called “Naming the Child: Hope-filled Reflections on Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death,” written by Jenny Schroedel. It had some great insight and encouragement to offer. I definitely recommend it to anyone walking through the loss of a child. These were some of my favorite parts:

“Even though life is sometimes wounded, sometimes shorter than we’d like it to be - it is still bigger than death.” Pg 41

“You can ask why, but don’t be surprised if you never get an answer. Sometimes you don’t. Sometimes it’s just life on the wrong side of heaven, Sweetie. It’s tainted over here, and it can get really dark and cold sometimes. And don’t go looking for a lesson in all of this. God doesn’t need to take away your baby to teach you.” - Claudia Mair Burney, pg. 43

“…you can understand why effective words have such a profound impact, why careless ones can provoke rage or tears, and why pat clichés are so unwelcome.” Pg 57