A Bitter-Sweet Day

Today is December 8 - a date that will forever remain one of the most bitter-sweet in my life.  On this date in 1985, my husband Darren and I gave birth to our precious identical twin boys, Nicholas & Benjamin.  They told me that natural twins are 1 in 100 births, and that identical twins were 1 in 1,000 births, but that sadly, our twins being identical and developing in the same sac occurs 1 in 10,000 births.   But what is worst, is that what happened to them occurred 1 in 1,000,000 births - since they were in the same sac, as they grew and got bigger, they tied themselves into a knot, and around Benjamin's neck.  They were stillborn.  That is why it is bitter-sweet.  While we got to see them, and hold them, and love them, we had to say good-bye far too quickly.  They had brown hair and brown eyes, they weighed 2 lbs. and 2 lbs. 3 oz.  They were perfect and beautiful, and loved.  We miss them SO much.  Our comfort came in knowing that they are in Heaven with the Lord.  In 2 Samuel 12, we read the story of when David's infant child died.  In verse 23, David reminds us that the child cannot come back to us, but we can go to be with the child (in Heaven).  This is our assurance that we will be together again - all because of what Jesus Christ, God in human flesh, did for us when He died on the cross to pay the price for our sins.  I am SO looking forward to seeing them again.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

http://mymindseye.typepad.com/blog/2011/12/blog-challenge-30-card.html - #30 - Card
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/simon-says-christmas-photomontage.html - Christmas Photomontage Inspiration
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-194-anything-goes.html - #194 Anything Goes
http://mimchallegeblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/mmm-week-27.html - Seasonal with Glitter

Thanks for stopping by today.  I sure didn't mean to bum anyone out with my story, it's just a part of who I am - and I wanted to share our story.  The twins were not the only babies we lost.  I've found, over the years, that it's fairly common for women to lose children, and I believe we go through these trials so that we can help one another and encourage one another when we do have suffering.  If you've lost a little one, my heart goes out to you today as well.  Remember them with a smile - they are in the arms of Jesus.

My Cup Runneth Over,

Karen