Living Room

So sorry I have been an absent blogger lately. It just seems that life has been getting in the way and the blog is what I have neglected. I have also recently been struggling with what I should write on here. I know that I have a variety of readers including out of town family that loves Grant updates and pictures, bloggy friends that have had their rainbow babies and love to do baby comparisons, friends who are pregnant with their rainbow babies and friends that are struggling with infertility with their first baby or their rainbow baby. I never want to be that person who brags about her baby to those dealing with infertility, but I also know that my family wants updates on baby Grant so instead of figuring out what to write, I just haven't written! This blog has done amazing things for me over the last two years, so I decided it is time that I get back to it!

This week I have decided to take you all on a tour of my home. This is not going to be your typical house tour showing wall colors and cute decorations. This tour will give you a glimpse of everything in our home that reminds us of our journey over the past 4 years. Just because our lives are so full of happiness today, we will never forget what we went through and the two beautiful girls that we lost on our way to find this happiness. There are lots of little reminders all over our house of that journey and now, I will share them with you!

Today I am going to start in the living room....

This picture sits on a shelf in our living room/dining room area. It is a framed copy of the program that was handed out at Brooke and Alexcyn's funeral. On left side of it sits a little boy holding a balloon that says HOPE and in front of it lies three petite roses that came from the arrangement from the funeral.

After we lost the girls, we received many beautiful Willow Tree figurines from friends and family. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of places to display them all, so I change them out every so often to give them all a chance to shine!

I purchased this sign when we were struggling with infertility. To some, it might seem like a funny sign to have in a living room. But, to me it was such an important reminder that I am not in control. There were many times that I was angry and praying was the last thing I wanted to do. But, every time I would glance over and see this sign, I would hear this verse and it would calm my fears and help me give up that control. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6

The last stop on the tour of our living room is a photo album of our dear Alexcyn which was given to us by the hospital where the girls were delivered. I can't say enough good things about the amazing nurses in the NICU that not only took the amazing pictures in the book, but took the time to put it together for us.

Stay tuned to see what other little reminders our house contains...

Home is a place not only of strong affections, but of entire unreserve; it is life's undress rehearsal, its backroom, its dressing room. ~Harriet Beecher Stowe