born 2 months premature - 1.4 kilos
tucked in with hot water bottles and a tiny striped hat
a perfect wrinkled face with old soul eyes
cocooned in our cardboard NICU -
all we have is a hope and a prayer and a desperate denial of harsh reality
but we are health care professionals
thats what we do
we try
we don't give up on life
and so Danae is boiling water
and making formula
and I put in a neonatal NGT
and Seraphim got an IV
and every time we check - she's still alive
i picked her up
just know, I said
to the baby in the box
that you are loved
To show love is the ultimate purpose in our lives. All the questions that come out of living in such a harsh environment, no ready-made answers: just this: to show God's love to all. You must get a book called "Kisses From Katie" by Katie Davis, about a young woman who walked out of high school and into Africa to help orphans. She also blogs, much like you do. I think you'd find it helpful...a kindred spirit! Enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteIn as much as you have done it unto one of the least as these, you have done it unto Me. Bless you. Bless this little one. Love, Aunt Susan
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