Gone too soon.

One out of every four women has lost a child. Did you know that? I didn't and I am that one in four. In fact, my husband and I have lost four children in the womb. Four little ones that we will have to wait to hold. Four little ones whose faces we desperately want to kiss, and whose hands we want to hold. Four little ones that we will know in heaven. Four little ones that we will love perfectly there. 

October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. A month set aside to remember those parents who grieve their children lost in the womb, still born, or lost early in life. A month to remember those parents whose little ones were gone too soon. 

Let us also remember this month all those little ones lost in the womb, not by chance, but by choice. I yearn for a day when the children killed through abortion are mourned, valued, and loved as much as the children lost in the womb whose mothers desperately wanted them. 

You know someone who has lost a child in the womb or in infancy. You probably also know someone who has lost a child because of abortion. These women are your friends, your relatives, your pastor's wife, your waitress, your child's teacher, and many many others. 

Say a prayer for these women. All of these women. 

Pray for the women whose children have been lost. Pray that they would find healing and comfort. Pray that they would know that Christ has suffered all things for them and that His grace is sufficient. 

Pray for the women who made a choice to end their child's life. Pray that they would seek forgiveness and be healed. Pray that they too would know that Christ died for all their sins. All their mistakes.  

And while you are at it, pray for all mothers, especially those of us with little kids. Pray that we would serve in our vocations joyfully, teach our children the faith, and get more sleep. Because let's face it...what mom couldn't use more sleep?