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One Way God Fills
a Heart Hole
Peg Ehrlinger
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My 10-year-old daughter and I were in the
middle of one of those outrageously fun and loud tickle/wrestling
matches filled with the giggles, screams, and squeals.
Suddenly Luci's expression changed... the
smile faded, her eyes filled with tears, and little sobs
began. "What's
wrong, Lu? Are you ok?"
She looked up at me with those
sad eyes that just moments before were sparkling with laughter,
and said, "Mommy,
sometimes I look at your face, and I see how much you love
me, and I know how much I love you, and I get sad because
I've never seen my birth mom's face."
"Oh dear
God, how do I reply to this?" In an instant, memories
of the last eight years spent with Luci flashed before
my mind's eye. You see, Luci was taken from the hospital
where she was born, directly to the orphanage where she
spent the first two years of her life.
As I reflected on
my own life during these years the thought came to me. "Honey," I
said, "you were not
able to be raised by your birth mom which is very sad.
That has left a hole in your heart. I was not able to get
pregnant which is very sad, and that has left a hole in
my heart. God has put us together to fill each others'
heart holes, and I am so thankful he did. You fill my heart
hole, Luci."
Luci thought for a
moment and then said, "Thank you
Mommy for filling my heart hole." We shared that heart
moment together.
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