there's a picture i can't get out of my head. we were driving home from Albuquerque on saturday and we passed an accident on the freeway. debris was scattered all over the the road going the other direction and the little mangled truck had come to a rest facing oncoming traffic. i could see EMT's working on a man, helping him breathe, as they scrambled to get him on a board and loaded in an ambulance. we had almost passed the scene of the accident when something caught my eye. without any details (so you ALSO don't have it stuck in your heads), we saw someone who had been killed in the accident.
it was a shocking realization to me, that i had never seen the body of someone who has passed away. before the week of the crash, i had only ever attended one funeral. ours was obviously closed casket.
i couldn't stop thinking about what we had seen. i was overwhelmed by sadness and grief as i thought of that poor person's family. the loss of a loved one is almost unbearable.
life is fragile- i have learned that the hard way.
but as we continued to drive home, i looked down at grace and caught her smiling in her sleep. once again i was humbled and my perspective was changed.
what a blessing it is that we chose to come to this earth and receive our physical bodies! the phrase 'miracle of life' is so true. it is an amazing process to be able to bring children into this world, and so many things have to happen perfectly for it to be physically possible. our bodies are incredible and i know that we were created in the image of our Father in Heaven.
i am grateful for my body. there are things i would change, and things i need to work on- but i am grateful to be healthy. i am grateful for my two little girls and their adorable little bodies. i don't take it for granted that i am able to be pregnant and carry babies to full term. it has been the most rewarding experience to have children and watch them grow and develop. they truly are miracles to me.
life is a miracle. but it will end, it's inevitable.
in the meantime, i hope to live every day to the fullest.
it was a shocking realization to me, that i had never seen the body of someone who has passed away. before the week of the crash, i had only ever attended one funeral. ours was obviously closed casket.
i couldn't stop thinking about what we had seen. i was overwhelmed by sadness and grief as i thought of that poor person's family. the loss of a loved one is almost unbearable.
life is fragile- i have learned that the hard way.
but as we continued to drive home, i looked down at grace and caught her smiling in her sleep. once again i was humbled and my perspective was changed.
what a blessing it is that we chose to come to this earth and receive our physical bodies! the phrase 'miracle of life' is so true. it is an amazing process to be able to bring children into this world, and so many things have to happen perfectly for it to be physically possible. our bodies are incredible and i know that we were created in the image of our Father in Heaven.
i am grateful for my body. there are things i would change, and things i need to work on- but i am grateful to be healthy. i am grateful for my two little girls and their adorable little bodies. i don't take it for granted that i am able to be pregnant and carry babies to full term. it has been the most rewarding experience to have children and watch them grow and develop. they truly are miracles to me.
life is a miracle. but it will end, it's inevitable.
in the meantime, i hope to live every day to the fullest.
2 comments:
Marie! You are amazing! Thanks for sharing this insite. You have amazing faith and grace and are such an example to me!!
Marie, I have really enjoyed your blog posts lately. You have made me think a little bit more about the important things in life and to stop and count my many, many blessings. Thank you. You've been through a huge trial but it's clear that your faith has not waivered. Thanks for being such a good example to me.
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