Eternal Perspective

Today I am grateful to be a member of the church. My friend has a friend who just lost both of her twins. She had them 15 weeks early, and they just didn't make it. For those of you who don't know I also lost a child. I was 37 weeks pregnant when he died. He was 21 1/5 inches long and 7lbs 12oz, his name is Oliver and he was beautiful. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to go through in my life. My friend emailed me asking me how she should respond to her friend. Should she try this, or that, etc. She sent me a quote and asked if it would be too soon to send this information to her friend.

Here's the quote: "The Lord takes many away, even in infancy, that they may escape the envy of man, and the sorrows and evils of this present world; they were too pure, too lovely, to live on Earth."

I remember there was a time after Oliver died where I would hate to hear something like this. I wanted my baby right then, I wanted to raise him right then, why would heavenly father do this to me?

Now I feel so much happiness when I read about my baby be spared this horrible world. I love having an eternal perspective. I'm so grateful that I will one day be reunited with Oliver, I'll get to meet him! What an amazing day that will be.