We are so very grateful for everyone out there praying for us and our baby Joseph! We know there are so many people. Some of you have asked if we have specific prayer requests, and we do have several.
1. Praying for a Miracle? Well, we certainly aren't opposed to a miracle, and we aren't opposed to praying for one, but we're also not expecting a miracle. That being said, we figured it would at least be worth a try... collectively asking a "most-likely-to-be-saint" for his intercession, just in case God wants to reveal His glory in this way. The suggestion is that we all pray for the intercession of Blessed Fulton Sheen. (Apparently, there is one miracle attributed to him already under investigation, involving a stillborn baby who was revived after an hour, and who seems to have no brain damage, etc.) So, Fulton Sheen seems a good fit for miracles with babies!
2. Not stillborn...=( Secondly, we would like to ask your prayers for smaller details as well. We are extremely eager to meet this baby, to be able to hug and hold him while he's alive in this world, even though we know it will be for just a short time. Apparently, there is a strong chance of having the baby stillborn in our case; so, we ask you to pray, if it's God's will, that we can at least meet him in this world for a short time.
3. Safe Delivery. Thirdly, we ask your prayers for a safe and healthy delivery. I'm feeling plenty of anxiety about labor and delivery with this baby, thinking about all the stress and emotions that will be part of it, (not to mention the physical difficulty), and not to mention thinking about everything that could possibly go wrong! So, we ask for your prayers for a safe and healthy delivery for everyone involved.
4. Parental Sanity? Fourthly, we ask you to pray for us, baby Joseph's parents, that we have the courage and fortitude to face the events ahead. We feel that baby Joseph is in God's hands, and we're the ones who are going to be needing most of the prayers!
Well hello! Welcome to the playgroup that you never wanted to belong too- the parents of a sick baby playgroup.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Abigail. My daughter Tess almost died at day 6 from an invisible birth defect 2 years ago. She is NICU buddies with JAMES--the miracle baby that is the case study for Fulton Sheen's canonization. The Mommy's name is Bonnie and here is her blog learningtobeanewlywed.blogspot.com
mine is abigails-alcove.blogspot.com
Let me give you a hug and introduce you around the online support group. There are many, many sweet Catholic Moms with sick babies. Don't make a distinction between the ones that had babies that got better and the ones that had babies that went straight home to God--while we were pregnant and in the NICU, everyone faced very similar trials. No one knew in advance who was going to get better or who wasn't.
Our Mom, Mommy Mary, loves you so very, very much. There is so much grace waiting to uphold you, and your family, and you precious little child. Thank you for taking this walk in trust. "Love never fails!"
abigail.b.benjamin(at)gmail(d0t)com
Abigail, Wow, thank you so much for sharing this! I feel immensely blessed to read about little James' story firsthand. Thank you for reaching out to our family, and for your story as well- I just read your "How I became prolife" entry and it was very moving. God bless you!
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