tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2219480138498759917.post4289435575907291144..comments2023-03-25T10:15:45.000-04:00Comments on Journey of Life and Love: Baptism and the Gift of the Holy SpiritRadiant Readheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467915589102902588noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2219480138498759917.post-53375810080381956012010-12-01T20:13:43.987-05:002010-12-01T20:13:43.987-05:00This made me cry! I lost my daughter Claire Sandra...This made me cry! I lost my daughter Claire Sandra at 23 weeks when she was born prematurely. My husband brought some very special holy water to the hospital because he wanted to make sure that Claire was baptized. We did not know if she would be born living, but we knew if she was, we wanted to give her the sacrament during those precious moments. Our little miracle was born with a heartbeat and watching my husband baptize her while I held her was one of the most amazing experiences in my life. I definitely felt the presence of our Lord. Due to my experience with Claire, we took a special trip to my husband's home town in Massachusetts and I received my first Holy Communion and made my Affirmation of Faith over the weekend. I am now officially a Catholic, yay! Your blog is beautiful and I enjoy reading how another fellow Catholic's faith has been a source of strength through difficult times likes these. I blog over at www.letterstoclaire.com - I'll be following your blog (and much thanks for you and your families military service!!)LetterstoClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269032531826056076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2219480138498759917.post-81239383242196613972010-05-31T08:43:41.627-04:002010-05-31T08:43:41.627-04:00Erin, God has given you a gift and you are using i...Erin, God has given you a gift and you are using it so well. I was reading this morning in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort: who comforts us in all our affliction so that we may be able to comfort those who are in affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. That is lots of comfort...You, sharing from your heart what the Lord is showing you, are doing exactly that for your heavenly Father. He wants you to share and you are doing it so well. Keep up the good work. Know that He never leaves you or forsakes you. He loves you so much and so do i.auntchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15812882643047036284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2219480138498759917.post-8005045118447449002010-05-28T13:39:08.599-04:002010-05-28T13:39:08.599-04:00Beautiful! God is so good to us, and I'm so g...Beautiful! God is so good to us, and I'm so glad that you could feel His presence in the midst of such pain and grief and suffering.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818294566354703006noreply@blogger.com