February 8, 2010 2:01 PM
Beautiful love story: a baby with Down syndrome
Thanks to Brenda, Marian, Jennifer and Margaret - and anyone else whose emails I haven't gotten to - for pointing us to this wonderful story: a mom tuned into aesthetic beauty gives birth to her second daughter and sees immediately that she has Down syndrome.
She shares her feelings nakedly, but the conclusion is fierce, emphatic love:
I cannot begin to tell you how much I love her. I wouldn't trade her for the world, and y'all can have that heart you let me borrow back. My broken heart has been healed...and if you held her, you'd know what I mean.
God has certainly been providing many windows for people to peek inside the lives we share with loved ones with Down syndrome. The more people understand this is not a tragedy but an amazing challenge with transformative power within your family and community, the more lives will be spared.
Thank you so much to Kelle for this beautiful piece of her heart:
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Comments
beautiful, tears-rolling-down-my-face-beautiful story. each child is a blessing from God. every one of them. thanks for sharing this article and this wonderful family.
Posted by: gardenia | February 8, 2010 3:58 PM
Absolutely beautiful. Her story is a blessing and a reminder that love is a verb.
Posted by: j dan | February 8, 2010 7:36 PM
wow... very very sweet... very very touching. What a gorgeous baby... and she is so fortunate to have photographer friends...nice pictures!
Posted by: Lisa | February 8, 2010 8:24 PM
An amazing story. I cried buckets reading it this afternoon. Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention. :)
Posted by: Alexandra | February 8, 2010 9:23 PM
Beautiful and sweet.
Posted by: Siobhan | February 8, 2010 10:36 PM
Kelle is such an amazing writer! I look so forward to reading about Nella's life, watching her grow up. As with you, Barbara, and Nate from "CF Husband", Kelle is so generous in sharing her story with the world, so that through the experiences of families blest by a different walk, we are brought to an understanding of a place that we would never have known.
Posted by: Jennifer | February 9, 2010 11:16 AM
Thanks Jennifer, but I'm not sure I'm in the same league with Kelle or Nate when it comes to depth. I guess because I cover so many different topics. Which is why I appreciate them so much.
Posted by: Barbara | February 9, 2010 11:31 AM
Thanks for sharing this! I cried and cried. What an honest, beautiful story.
Posted by: Becky Miller | February 9, 2010 3:53 PM
