Missing Benjamin
We still cry over Benjamin’s death . Our oldest kisses a picture of him every night. If you ever have a baby die and have to have a funeral, please have your other kids present, no matter their age. Don’t shield your children from death. They need to know that the baby you had was a real person and that you loved it and that God loved it. I know I made the right decision by including my children when we went to the funeral home the day before the funeral so they could see Benjamin for the first time, and also by having them at the funeral. Yes it was hard, but I won’t have any regrets and they don’t either. They realize he was a baby, not just a blob of flesh that becomes a baby when birthed. He was my son and they know that. Praise God that even a 5 year old can understand what life means and appreciate that Mommy and Daddy had a baby they cared very much for.
We thank you Lord for giving him to us for even a short time and pray for your blessing of more children.
Increasing in Him,
Paul
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