On the flip-side of our misfortunate year, I have to admit that I have insert: gasp! learned an important lesson from the loss of our little girl.
I mean, I could have done without the lesson, and much rather be holding her, but hey, that's not the way things went..so, whatever.
What did we Zentils learn?
Good Question.
We learned many things, but most importantly, I learned that we, as a couple, have what it takes to survive a personal tragedy. We learned that life goes on ( although differently), and that we are, and always will be okay.
We're resiliant.
We're strong.
We're living.
The road of a babyloss parent is not an easy one. As I have blogged many times before, there's not always a rhyme or reason for why one day is one of acceptance, and the next, grief...Situations which we wouldn't expect to affect us, might..or might not...depending on the day. I've read and heard so many times about marriages crumbling under the stresses produced by the loss of a child, or loved one, and although I never put any stock into it before, I do realize that NZ and I have really worked together to understand and accept one another during the tough days.
I'm thankful for all the typical things we should be thankful for..food, shelter, family, employment....but most importantly, I am thankful for the lesson that we have learned fairly early-on in our marriage...We are a couple that can survive and trudge through the stress of life changes and still come out loving each other more than before.
I'm thankful that something heartwarming came from something heartbreaking.
Sorry such a late comment.
ReplyDeleteLearning how strong you are as a couple is such a great thing. You can now have more confidence and faith in your marriage than you even knew possible before.
Of curse, it's a lesson that you could have done without learning so painfully - but it's a great lesson to know you two can make it through the hard times.