Day #3: After Loss Self Portrait

Today was a hard one. I can give you a picture of me after Clara’s death but I don’t think it really shows the truth. It is so easy to hide behind a smile.

I decided to be as honest as I could today and show you my heart after Clara’s death. I was given the SIDS book by Lach’s Legacy…it was amazing at helping me understand how “normal” I was in how I felt.

This book helped me to understand how our favorite daycare provider may be feeling and how to talk to her, how to talk to my husband, and how to help our 2 boys. “Do You Know who I am?” turned into a great bible study that helped me focus on God and know that Clara’s death wasn’t a punishment for anything I had done in the past. “Unglued” is a wonderful book to really help me with my raw emotions. This book was just released and I would recommend reading it. Finally, the most important, my favorite verse from the book the helped me through it all!

Praise to the God of All Comfort
Praise be to the God and Father who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. ~2 Corinthians 1:3-4

We have this verse on the wall in our family room as a reminder that we are here to help each other and show the comfort we found through God.