A Longing
She reached out
and tenderly touched the doll
the childless woman
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She dressed her dog
in bright sweaters and bows
the childless woman
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She mourned again
as another month passed by
the childless woman
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Wendy ❀ 2015
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… a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12
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I’m enjoying the relationship I have with my three children.
Every once in a while I remember
being the woman in the poem,
and my soul sings thanksgiving.
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Some families start unexpectedly or predictably.
Some are made through adoption.
Some through marriage.
Some families, like ours, are formed after years of waiting
and hoping
and praying.
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Only those who have walked the path of infertility know how lonely it can be.
If a woman loses a baby
everyone comforts her.
But what do you say to someone who is losing the baby of her heart
month after month
year after year?
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The worst things anyone said to me were:
“Maybe you’re not praying right.”
“Maybe you need to learn a lesson about relinquishment.”
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The best thing anyone ever said to me was
nothing.
She was a kindred spirit I’d become friends with
while we both lived in the same tiny community.
She blessed me with her silence.
With her hugs.
With her prayers.
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And over a decade later she rejoiced with me.
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My teen daughter and I love to shop together.
We also love to laugh, talk, and walk.
We hug, cry, and pray together too.
Today’s pictures are from a visit to our local Filberg Park.
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I’m no longer waiting for children,
but my daughter insists I need to get a dog
to replace the little sweetheart of a teddy bear I lost last year.
Kara, my daughter, is a cat person (she has an adorable kitty),
so when she mentions dogs
it’s because she’s seeing through my eyes.
And that’s what real friends do too.
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But my heart is full,
full of family and full of creativity.
I’ll wait until the time is right.
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He settles the barren woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the LORD.
Psalm 113:9
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What special longing did you receive after an extended wait?
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Blessings of fulfillment ~ Wendy ❀
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And speaking of mother and daughters,
I want to thank Cynthia Reyes (author of A Good Home ) for hosting a contest
to win a free media consultation with her media savvy daughter,
My name was chosen along with one other person.
Thanks to Gallivanta I learned about Cynthia’s blog and book.
Then I listened to a CBC radio interview
featuring Cynthia (she’s an award winning Canadian journalist)
and I immediately bought and read her memoir.
You can read my review of this 5 star Canadian book
on my Goodreads link below.
Now I’m itching to write a memoir one day.
And I know I’ll be reading her next book.
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