tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post5076865642393664314..comments2023-11-03T06:07:07.363-04:00Comments on Lori Does Maryland: The Procedure And Providence...Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01828552745708177768noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-70483282708321197182012-04-15T21:34:15.245-04:002012-04-15T21:34:15.245-04:00sending you a hug, Lori, and wanted to let you kno...sending you a hug, Lori, and wanted to let you know my thoughts and prayers are for youHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431384515813384025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-59389141470335785862012-04-13T12:32:33.412-04:002012-04-13T12:32:33.412-04:00Lori, you and your family are in my thoughts and p...Lori, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. {{Hugs}}Elainnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949798555794111658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-2447522959629642982012-04-12T19:06:25.862-04:002012-04-12T19:06:25.862-04:00I am so sorry. For you and for anyone else readin...I am so sorry. For you and for anyone else reading, I am attaching a link to a blog specifically written to help others with what NOT to say to someone grieving the loss of a child. If you want to read the whole series, select February from the Archives dropdown and scroll. There are 14 posts in this series.<br /><br />You and your family are in our prayers. Again, I am so sorry.<br /><br />http://preachermike.com/2012/02/08/when-a-child-dies-2Jeff Hatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05494803366901513273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-35262643947340392462012-04-12T17:56:01.927-04:002012-04-12T17:56:01.927-04:00Lori...I have prepped many a patient for the proce...Lori...I have prepped many a patient for the procedure as a nurse, and even remember recommending it to my sister who also had a heart beat-less ultrasound a few years ago. I hated it for all, but understood the necessity in those cases.<br /><br />But never I have heard it described the way you have and the pain...thank you for describing the pain they all went through. It brings me one step closer to all of those who have walked in the same footsteps. I always in my mind said maybe it would be better if my Jamie had just left us earlier...but now I understand that it would have been no less painful. I wish I could take all the pain away for all of us. And I wish I still lived in VA so I could march over the border to give you a hug!!!!Heidi Grohshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00037618884442987553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-52486834836145577892012-04-12T12:53:31.118-04:002012-04-12T12:53:31.118-04:00My thoughts and prayers are with you. It truly is ...My thoughts and prayers are with you. It truly is unfair for all you have gone through, it flat out sucks! <br />But through it all you remain an inspiration to so many of us. <br /><br />I had an D&E at 12 weeks years ago. My little angel Alixandra. It was mind and heart numbing and no one seemed to understand that this was my baby. <br />My heart breaks for what you are going through and I only hope you are able to find some peace soon.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040018230862388888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-70997144558616400312012-04-12T11:20:55.837-04:002012-04-12T11:20:55.837-04:00PLEASE know that you and your precious family are ...PLEASE know that you and your precious family are in my thoughts and prayers...<br /><br />MK HuckoMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612995181393381956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-33450501154343664432012-04-12T11:16:36.388-04:002012-04-12T11:16:36.388-04:00=**********((((((((
I love you...Matthew, Luke, ...=**********((((((((<br /><br /><br />I love you...Matthew, Luke, and this little miracle so much..my heart has been heavy since monday. I cant stop thinking of this child...this baby, that was to grow before our eyes....and now we all sit here with tears because we know that physically this baby will not grow, but instead will grow in our hearts. NOT a way to watch a child grow...this you alread know...but I hope you know that the baby IS loved...im so upset. I was pretty angry and someone said to me "but this didnt happen to you, so how can it hurt so much?" (refraining from punching them lol) I said "This happened to MY friend. I grieve with her not for her...this was a happy time and now its become a sad time. How can I NOT be angry?" <br /><br />Im here..holding your hand (again) virtually...xoxo<br /><br />Antoinette n the whole A-team send you prayers and love alwaysAntoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345208031210597597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-64574376638222069062012-04-12T11:11:59.550-04:002012-04-12T11:11:59.550-04:00Oh Lori, you have been so heavy on my heart lately...Oh Lori, you have been so heavy on my heart lately. I am so glad you have felt the prayers of others as I am sure there are hundreds of prayers being lifted for you and John. <br /><br />I always hated it when friends would tell me "God has a plan". Usually they were just trying to think of something to say...but you are right, God's plan are to give you a hope and a future and not to harm you. When bad things happen, it is not God's plan, it is the enemy doing what he does best, steal, kill and destroy. <br /><br />Praying for you constantly and also sending you huge hugs as you wait for answers. Love to you Lori.Mattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10399030135018040344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-87877316151182684202012-04-12T10:44:04.878-04:002012-04-12T10:44:04.878-04:00No words can be a salve for your broken heart. I ...No words can be a salve for your broken heart. I am praying fiercely for you and your family. Praying for answers and healing. HUGSLiathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03712036800388612656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-8193620522929447212012-04-12T10:16:02.657-04:002012-04-12T10:16:02.657-04:00xoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxobellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13338099802954577987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-51446115325435717982012-04-12T09:56:37.296-04:002012-04-12T09:56:37.296-04:00Just crocodile tears...with you always in spirit a...Just crocodile tears...with you always in spirit and holding your hand xoxoxoNan & Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04379229157112328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-79086587728661547102012-04-12T07:56:36.284-04:002012-04-12T07:56:36.284-04:00lori, i wept as i read this. be gentle on yourself...lori, i wept as i read this. be gentle on yourself. there was no good option. how could there be? thinking of you and hurting for you...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450929181331922606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-68078507352346007852012-04-12T06:07:16.981-04:002012-04-12T06:07:16.981-04:00Amen! Lori momma, you amaze me. You've got an ...Amen! Lori momma, you amaze me. You've got an amazing medical team who surely have earned jewels for their crowns with how they've cared for you over the years.<br /><br />I whole heartedly support you in finding out boy or girl so you can name your lil bubby Dash with a full proper special name. I couldn't handle that when we lost Julia (and I kick myself for not finding out).Ausmerican Housewife - Creating with Kara Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075297679140718497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-31549167172256660022012-04-12T03:02:39.659-04:002012-04-12T03:02:39.659-04:00No one can 100% understand unless they have been i...No one can 100% understand unless they have been in your shoes. Even then, it doesn't really help that someone understands. Your baby is still gone and people telling you God had a plan only makes you angrier because that plan sucks. I do understand to a large degree how you feel but not exactly. You comforted me during my worse d & c-the last one-the awake one and I wish I knew what to say to comfort you now. But I don't. I just imagine our babies playing together in heaven. Cousins. Waiting to be with their mommies again one day. Safe under Grandma Jane's watch until then...Heather J. Ali, SLP, CLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463484523289012231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-6080828590940656562012-04-12T02:46:57.302-04:002012-04-12T02:46:57.302-04:00You, John and all your kids are in my prayers Lori...You, John and all your kids are in my prayers Lori. I'm just so devastated to hear this sad news. It takes me back to our Bible Study - I understand the story of Job, but to be honest, I can't totally relate - our rainbow is now here, but I still miss our angel and being selfish, wish that I could have both. The only thing that offered me comfort was that poem/story of the weaver needing dark colours in His piece and that only He can see the patterns that He weaves - praying for you allJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823767091787001229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-79895472514576519582012-04-12T01:52:49.958-04:002012-04-12T01:52:49.958-04:00Lori, I know it may not sound like much, especiall...Lori, I know it may not sound like much, especially coming from a guy, but I am so sorry for your loss. After meeting you and hearing your story at the respite retreat, I was amazed at how God had sustained you and your faith in him. You were broken and hurting, but so hopeful. Thank God that we do not grieve like unbelievers that have no hope, but we certainly do still grieve deeply, don't we? After reading your last few posts over the last couple nights, I have been in tears and praying for you. I am supposed to be studying to finish seminary in a month (I am so far behind), but this time of reading your posts and praying for you with tears is more important. I know I need it. While I might be able to relate in some small way, and I can share a little bit in your sufferings and lift you up to the throne of grace, I don't pretend to understand what you are going through right now. I know from my own experience that nobody else can really understand, which is why people say such stupid things. Sometimes, when people ask about our sweet Magdalena Grace and I tell them that it was three years ago that she passed away in our arms, I can see them lose interest as if to say that it is now too long to still be grieving. Well, I grieve. And I still need to. They don't understand because they can't. And now I am reading about your journey and your immense pain, and I am so thankful to be able to cry and pray for you (it is probably helping my healing in some way too). I pray that you will find out the gender of your baby and find some peace in knowing. I pray that God will strengthen you and help you and show you that his mercies truly are new every morning. And I pray that you will know what it means to be sorrowful, yet always rejoicing with hope.Noah D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18373854367559449124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-47130342506216377452012-04-12T01:51:51.411-04:002012-04-12T01:51:51.411-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Noah D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18373854367559449124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-50451988699134993572012-04-12T01:08:59.027-04:002012-04-12T01:08:59.027-04:00Oh Lori - I am so sad for you, mad for the situati...Oh Lori - I am so sad for you, mad for the situation, and wish that we could somehow turn back time and make this not happen to you and John.. love prayers and many many thoughts are going out to your family at this really sad time....Amy, Jeff, LM, SC, & Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962653612895891184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-89846770134165162882012-04-12T00:55:50.865-04:002012-04-12T00:55:50.865-04:00I'm praying so very hard for all of you. I hav...I'm praying so very hard for all of you. I have no words but you are so close to my heart. Sending so much love to the Ennis family.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698815527301107339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-81341273703652693872012-04-11T23:53:27.380-04:002012-04-11T23:53:27.380-04:00Sweet Lori...I have no words. My heart is just ach...Sweet Lori...I have no words. My heart is just aching with you...<br /><br />Continuing to pray...Kelly @ Sufficient Grace Ministrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11182310611088290551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-37906224695564513502012-04-11T23:37:03.298-04:002012-04-11T23:37:03.298-04:00I know that nothing said to you in this time will ...I know that nothing said to you in this time will help the hurt, so Lori, Im just praying for overwhelming peace in that gaping hole in your heart that only God can fill.<br /><br />Hugs from Australia XXXAmeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10538613303906970435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-14421514608038669522012-04-11T23:10:42.792-04:002012-04-11T23:10:42.792-04:00Lori,
I don't understand your pain. The on...Lori,<br /> I don't understand your pain. The only thing I think of is that when our bodies betray us, and we can not do anything to stop it or change it, it seems so wrong. Our deepest longing desire is right there with us and we can't have it. No matter what we do right, or how we beg God to change it. I only think of ..."but that the son of God be glorified." Because otherwise. our pain and suffering just make no sense. You have truly overcome, He is our glory and the lifter of our head.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344508417207932996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-61832400384295637172012-04-11T23:08:00.371-04:002012-04-11T23:08:00.371-04:00I am trying so hard not to be mad about what I don...I am trying so hard not to be mad about what I don't understand ... I don't understand any of this for you. Maybe it's my own pride at thinking I understood more than God does. I thought, "yes, I feel it. I know this baby will be in her arms in just a few months." And now I'm mad. I feel cheated for you. I have cried as much over this sweet baby as I have with Jori. Sometimes people don't realize how hurtful their words are ... especially when they try to speak for God, instead of praying for Him to speak to us. I know I lost Jori so early. I never got to see all those amazing things you did ... those ultrasounds, beating heart and the pregnancy tests. I'm told often to not count it as a pregnancy ... but she was there. The Lord prepared me for her and then he cradled me and reassured me of her life when her life ended. <br />I dont think it's foolish to hope and to plan, like some think. I was already planning this babys blanket, like Matthew and Luke's ... I was SO anxious to find out this babys gender so I could order it special ... this baby is still so loved and now we all mourn. I am so broken hearted.<br />I know He never belittles our grief, our desires, or our dreams. He never misunderstands our joy during our mourning or second guesses where our hearts are during our pain. He knows. He is so pierced with your pain and I just pray that you can let Him take it all ... <br />This baby, boy or girl, was created for such glory and treasures we cannot fathom. Just as you were and I was. Your sweet baby knew, from that first second of conception, what it would look like, how tall s/he would be and what interests it would have. This baby was not made to be forgotten ... and s/he wont be. I am so sad that you are hurting ... but I am so, so, so thankful that you are hurting out loud and accepting all the love, prayers and hopes that we all can gather for you. I truly love and adore you. Always.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790744883084870605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-40390838863907289032012-04-11T23:02:30.341-04:002012-04-11T23:02:30.341-04:00Oh Lori... I have been holding you, you family, an...Oh Lori... I have been holding you, you family, and little Dash in my heart. There aren't words at times like this. Please, please know that I have been praying so much for you. I am so happy to hear that you will be finding out the gender. Please know that my family is praying for you and yours. Much love....Wyatt's Mommiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319404957016434879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273909430922264674.post-47584381393736253832012-04-11T22:59:18.952-04:002012-04-11T22:59:18.952-04:00Lori, I am so sorry. Yes, D&C's are awful ...Lori, I am so sorry. Yes, D&C's are awful and I cringe that people walk in with live babies and choose to do that to them. You had no choice at all. Luke needs you and the risk was too high for you to keep carrying your little baby. Always holding you in prayer.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09534585383824685777noreply@blogger.com