February 1, 2006

I make fun of my kids quite a bit here. I also com…

I make fun of my kids quite a bit here. I also complain about them, and lament when they are sick or irritating or autistic. I always love them, but I don’t always consciously appreciate just how fortunate I am to have them. Sometimes, though, the universe finds a way to remind me that these happy, healthy children are a marvellous gift.

Misfit Hausfrau e-mailed me last night to tell me that her blog friend Jenette was having a terrible week. Jenette is pregnant with her second baby, a son who has been diagnosed with Potter’s syndrome. This means that his kidneys have failed to develop, which has resulted in Jenette having no amniotic fluid in her uterus. The baby will not survive. I read Jenette’s last few posts and wept.

I swing by Jenette’s site every so often, but I know her mostly from her funny and insightful comments here and at some of your blogs. Technically, Jenette is a stranger, but she is also a mommy and my heart aches for her today. I have said before that I am not a prayerful person, but I have moments when I wish I were; this is one of them. I also wish that the world were as small as the Internet and I could drop by her house with a casserole and a bottle of wine and a few new toys for her son. And a big hug.

Keep Jenette and her family in your thoughts and please include them in whatever prayers you say at your house. And if you have a moment, go to her site and give her some love. I can only imagine how hard this is for her and for her family.

And now I need to go hug my sons.

Posted by Susan @ 4:16 pm • Uncategorized