It's not about us

I had planned to write with updates on my weary physical state and the U of M trip. My heart isn't in it tonight. Maybe on another day, but today our family grieves. A close family to our family delivered, and said goodbye to their precious baby boy tonight. It's torn at our hearts, as this couple was there for us from day one when I had issues with my pregnancy with Mina. I wished that there was more for me to do. I just wanted to hug them when they knew early on that there was a problem with this pregnancy. We are grieving with them, praying for them and know that God is with them, holding them when I can't run out to provide another shoulder to lean on just yet. As they travel the difficult path they are on, please pray that they take each day as it comes, and let them know they are loved and cared for. I feel like it was my own nephew that passed. As a mother, I have some small idea of the grief they are experiencing, though their's are magnitudes greater than what I can fully understand. We will turn our grief into love, hug our children a little closer, appreciate them more than before. We love you, and please hold our friends close to your heart.
Missy, Mitch, Mina and Johanna