As many of you know our family suffered two miscarriages almost a year apart. Breck “Love” was born into heaven on August 6, 2011. Lani “Grace” was born into heaven on August 18, 2012. I consider them alive and well, just in a different place than me.
I think as parents we all have hopes and dreams for our children. And when they are taken “too soon” everything we have looked forward to is shattered! From that point on it’s hard to imagine anything good or hopeful. As Mom’s we are missing out on this precious life, and what does this place called Heaven really offer anyway to a young life not even given a chance on earth?
It wasn’t supposed to be this way!
I was looking forward to being a Mom to this child!
Why? Why did this happen?!?!?!
We may never know or understand the ways of God or loss of life on earth, but I hope there will be some comfort, hope or consideration to what God shared with me about my babies and this place called Heaven.
My heart had already done some healing at this time, concerning the bundles of joy whom I never got to hold or see grow up. I never knew or could have imagined what God was about to reveal to me.
I was casually talking on the phone one day when the Holy Spirit jumped up inside me; like a thought in my head that I knew was not my own and here’s what He said:
(This person) who never got to be a Mom on earth is getting to be a Mom to your babies in heaven right now. They are getting to have a Mom, while you’re not there, and she’s getting to be a Mom.
Holy Spirit
Wow!!! I felt… comforted to know that my babies were being cared for. I felt surprised and thankful for the daughters on earth who missed Motherhood for one reason or another to have the blessing of getting to be a Mama!!! So many feelings! I had never considered anything like this before! Instead of feeling sad for missing out, I felt happy for this woman who was blessed by my babies, and being a blessing to my babies, at the same time! And somehow I felt united in this thing called Motherhood with this woman! She and I are forever connected.
When the true message, the Good News, first came to you, you heard about the hope it offers. So your faith and love are based on what you hope for, which is kept safe for you in heaven.
Colossians 1:5 GNT
When God reveals pieces of heaven that never occurred to us before, and the knowledge is so wonderful it brings us so much hope! I believe it’s true. I believe if we have Moms and babies on earth – why wouldn’t we have the same and even greater in this place called heaven? But sometimes the pain of loss and grief that we feel here and now can steal our hope and take our dreams.
If this is what our babies are doing, or sisters, daughters, or friends – what other great things are happening in heaven? What wonderful future in heaven is happening for our loved ones who have passed on before us? What if they’re are not missing out but their dreams are being realized?
What other blessings await you and me?
Breck “Love” Kenlee Krawchuk and Lani “Grace” Paige Krawchuk were born into heaven and are being cared for by a Heavenly Mama! And someday when I meet them for the first time, face to face, I would like to thank this Heavenly Mama for caring for my babies… our babies – while I wasn’t there.
