October 15th.

October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. In honor of babies that have died, people light a candle at 7pm in their respective time zones. Last night we lit Maelee's candle:

Because we don't have Maelee here to celebrate life and milestones with, we will do what we can to honor her and keep her memory alive. So this is the first of many photos Eli will have with her candle on October 15th:

This morning at church we sang Blessed Be Your Name. Now if you have read this blog, you know that song is special for a whole lot of reasons... sung at our wedding, after our ectopic, at Maelee's funeral, and at Eli's dedication. I love the lyrics. Of course when we had it sung at our wedding it was all plentiful land, sun's shining and the world was as it should be, with us doing happy dance... and then years later we walked through the wilderness and suffering and desert places full of pain. But the lyrics that get me each time...

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

Amen.

-Heather