Thursday, September 30, 2010

Joy of my Heart


A few weeks ago, I got this charm for my birthday. In October 2006, 'joy' was not a part of my vocabulary. In October 2007, I had joy again, my beautiful son Ethan was born. He brings me joy everyday.

When I first started the charm bracelet right after Sara died, I said that I would only get charms that reminded me of her. At that point, I had no clue that I would have another child so soon after Sara's death. I was so overwhelmed with emotion, she was all I could think of. But I wouldn't have Ethan if Sara had lived, their stories are intertwined, so the charm bracelet became more about motherhood, my version of motherhood. I honor both of my children with it.

3 comments:

Ya Chun said...

They are so intertwined. And I am sure he brings he soooo much joy! It's amazing.

Monica H said...

He is such a joy. Is that Ethan?

Kristi said...

Yes, he is such a little man!