An Injection of Joy
It is not unusual for me to write and rewrite posts in my head for days, sometimes weeks, and sometimes – not always – I manage to actually capture my thoughts accurately and write them down. Most of the time, though, I find the perfect words and phrases in my head, and they never manage to transfer to the keyboard. I can guarantee this will be one such post.
I’m feeling the extreme need to justify myself and explain the decision I’m going to share with you in this post because I fear people won’t understand and, God-forbid, judge me. We’ve been judged by people we know and people we don’t know and I just need to let it go. No one walks in our shoes, no one is flawless, and the best laid-plans and decisions can turn tragic in a heartbeat. I just need to let it go.
Even writing all of that brings a certain amount of guilt because I know I shouldn’t have to justify or explain in this way.
You may know, you may not. You may have seen me recently and thought, wow, she’s gained some weight. Well, indeed, I have. (I’d like it to be on record, though, that it’s a small amount of weight!)
Joy has been brought once again to our house, and we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new baby in January. Mashallah – Whatever God wills!
Life has become an emotional journey of ups and downs with a dismal outlook on the future. We’ve been injected with a bit of joy and are holding tight.
You may know the moving story of John & Elizabeth Edwards and the loss of their teenage son in a car accident when he was 16. They went on to have two children after their indescribable loss. Explaining their decision, Elizabeth wrote simply ‘children make us happy,’
Children make us happy, too, and we are navigating our way through this injection of joy into our lives and into our home.
Thank you; carry on.
whew! i no longer have to keep it a secret! its been so hard to be quiet…all judgement aside; i’m so excited and happy for you all. babies are a joyous gift and should be treasured. i’m very proud of you and look forward to fulfilling my role as Khaalah to the little bebe!
Just being with you, Sheri, brings me joy, and this is absolutely the best news ever!! Lucky, lucky little new baby Khan, you will enjoy life, family, friends, and will have to go with the laffs and humor for sure. Wonderful!!!
any adventures and a so loving
Thank you Pat
Sorry, hubby came in and I goofed up my reply (all his fault, of course!) This is just very wonderful, Sheri!
I am so happy for all of you! Big Big Hugs.
Thanks Felicia!!
I already told all of my friends and family here in Cedar Grove, WI. We are so happy for you…and filled with joy that this new child will be born into such a wonderful family. <3 Congratulations and pamper yourself.
Thank you Helena!
That is such a great news! Congratulations!
Thank you!
I know how very busy you are dear, but you are really a gifted and personable writer, in all ways, hope to see some thoughts from you soon. I know you are always thinking and checking the scene! I have to share, I just turned the big 60 and Al will be 66 on 1/31, and I bought us skates from LL Bean. He is a good skater and I have done it, but hey, let’s go out there and have some fun this winter!!!
I hope you guys had fun skating! Better that week than this week; it’s colder this week. And how was Dave & Buster’s?
Not us you and me, but us Al and I. We have lots and lots of time to skate after new baby is born!