Touching beyond words
posted by Crystal Paine at 8:41 AM
Thursday, May 17, 2007
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32 Comments:
Oh Crystal. I'm wiping away a lot of tears. Thank you for sharing this beautiful reminder of the Father's love.
Aw, this made me bawl. It surely helps put things in perspective and makes me cherish every day with my little boy.
aww crystal this made me cry at work! good thing no one is around :)
anna
25w4d w/baby #1
I am bawling. Thankyou for sharing this...I guess.
A little off the subject. Thanks to our newly controlled Democratic house in NH, they are going to try to pass a law that would ban releasing balloons. The reason? We need to protect the ducks or fish who, by chance, might eat a popped balloon. Give me a break!
Of course, there would never be this fuss if it was to save a Trisomy 18 baby from being aborted.
-Zan
My. "...beyond words..." is the most accurate description. I'm in tears and my 4 yr old asked why. I have an 8 yr old son who, by any other measurement, shouldn't have made it...but, guess what? God had other plans. If everyone could only see the beauty in God's plan...
...Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done...
My goodnesss... how incredibly beautiful and touching that was, it made me cry! Thank you for posting Crystal. I love the phrase at the end - 'God gives. God takes. God's name ever be blessed.' Amen :)
WOW...what a great reminder of the love that parents have for a child regardless of the circumstances that God places them in.Thanks for sharing this.
This... is incredible. This little boy's life hasn't been in vain. His little soul had a purpose, and he touched so many lives.
Crystal, I am signing this anonymous but I've posted here before. You posting this video today was no accident but straight from God. My sister's best friend just found out her unborn son *may have a form of trisomy *maybe incompatible with life and the drs *probably recommend ending the pregnancy. She goes for more in depth testing this week and next. She is not a believer to the best of my knowledge but hearing of this second hand from my sister has broken my heart. I've seen this video in the past but hadnt had it brought to mind since this has all occured. THANK YOU Crystal THANK YOU FOR BEING OBEDIENT to God's nudging you to post this TODAY. You just never know how little things will be used of God in big things. You are as always an encouragement and I will do my BEST to see to it that this poor mother sees this video. Please all who reads this pray pray pray for the life of this child and salvation of his parents. Thanks.
That sweet little boy! 9 minutes...99 days...99 years. All life is so precious. I know this family wouldn't trade one second of their time with that dear little angel.
Thank you for sharing that video. It was one of the most moving things I have ever seen. I have a newborn just a little less than 3 months old and this video just resonated with me.
I hope Eliot's parents realize how much their tiny son has been used of God to touch so many people.
I thought I'd share given the topic of this - I am a "miracle baby" - I was conceived or born (I can't remember which and either way it is really rare) less than a year after my mom had her kidney removed. Despite living in a country where abortion is not allowed her doctor said she should consider seriously not having me - even though that would have involved travelling to get the abortion done! But I was born - and all the med students came and looked at me with awe! And 18 and a half years later... I'm great!
Such a wonderful tribute. I'm done crying now, and I have to go hug and kiss, then take a picture of my baby daughter, who is today 99 days old. Even though she is healthy, this reminds me not to take for granted the days we are given with our children. Thank you.
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves teasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treausure is, there your heart wiwill be also." Matthew 6:19 - 21
What a testimony to our God!
Oh goodness where are my tissues! Even my husband got sad after watching that muttering how it's just not fair....
Thank you for sharing!
I don't know if I've EVER cried over something I've seen online before...but make this the first. What a great reminder that EVERY life is sacred and should be cherished.
Thanks for sharing-very touching.
Wow...they are courageous parents and a wonderful presentation they made!! Thanks for sharing!
My sister is pregnant with her first baby and has found out that her sweet boy may have Trisomy 18. Her ultrasound is a few weeks away, where they will look for certain markers (like clenched fists) common with this condition. The disease is fatal, but extremely rare. So, we are believing that he is perfect in every way!
She discovered this video right after she found out there was such a disease. It has touched her deeply and we have found their story to be so encouraging and moving. What maturity and wisdom those young parents have!
Anonymous: I think one of the reasons this was so touching to me was that some close friends of ours had a baby who died from Trisomy 18. And then, though I haven't shared this publicly yet, our baby's sonogram (which we had only because I'd had some bleeding and we were not sure on dates) also revealed possible symptoms of Edward's syndrome. There were four cysts in the baby's brain which is one marker of Edward's. However, from what we could tell, everything else looked normal. We are pretty sure everything is okay, though we have not gone in for further testing as we've heard that many babies have these cysts and they disappear by 28 weeks. The whole experience has caused me to be so much more thankful to be carrying this life and to not take my pregnancy for granted. It's easy to just want to get the pregnancy over with, but this has helped me to not be as anxious about that and to just enjoy today that this precious life is inside of me.
No words... wow.. thank you for sharing Crystal.
That was beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.
Oh my gosh, that is so touching! I can't even imagine what those parents went through; going to be each night thankful that their son lived another day, and terrified that it was the last. My heart goes out to them and Eliot.
I also hope that your child is well and does not have this devastating disease.
So precious...love4uThank you for sharing this. I got my children crying.
I thank you for sharing and reminding of the beauty, grace,and sacredness of life.
God's timing is perfect. I had taken a break from my chores to read your blog yesterday. I was in the midst of dealing with sick children and had just gotten done cleaning up the umpteenth vomit mess of the day. Seeing this quickly brought me down to earth again and helped me realize how small a bout of the stomach flu is compared to what these brave, faithful parents had to deal with. I was reminded of what a powerful gift children are, and how quickly they can be taken away. I'm going to keep treasuring every moment I have with my children. Thank you for sharing this...very touching.
In tears but absolutely touching. Thank you, Chrystal.
Crystal,
... I want to post this on my blog today, but I am such a UTube novice- would you mind listing the link to the video? I have no idea how this works, and I want to learn!
MM, here's the link to the video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th6Njr-qkq0
If you copy and paste the Embed HTML in the little box next to the video into your blog post HTML, it should work. I tried to post the HTML below but it wouldn't let me.
Email me if you have problems. :)
Crystal, thank you!
(from "anonymous" whose nephew could have T18)
My son's teacher's unborn baby also had the cysts in the brain - found during an ultrasound. When they went back for the next ultrasound at 28 weeks, the cysts were still there, but there were no markers. She had a perfect baby girl 3 weeks ago.
My sister's baby boy's hands looked normal in the ultrasound, so we are believing there will be no other markers during that next ultrasound. In fact, they were told it's common to have cysts in the brain and function normally your whole life. I kid that I must have a few!!!
We keep reminding ourselves that this condition is extremely rare. But if my nephew should have Trisomy 18, our prayer is that everyone handles it with the grace and wisdom shown by Eliot's parents!
One of my favorite songs, Blessed Be Your Name: "When the sun is shining down on me and the world is all that it should be, blessed by Your name. When the road is marked with suffering and there's pain in the offering, blessed be Your name."
We're hoping to welcome a new little baby into our home this week, and watching the video of that beautiful, most precious little life just touched me so deeply. Children are such a gift and blessing from the Lord, and how beautiful it was to see those parents cherishing every second with their sweet boy. This ought to make us so much more aware of the blessings that our children are, each day that we are priveleged to care for them on earth. I feel renewed in my love and appreciation for these two darlings that God has given me. Thanks so much for sharing, and blessings on Eliot's parents for sharing their son's sweet life with the rest of us and encouraging the world to see what a gift ALL life is!
Stephanie
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