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I am Shannon and my husband is Chris. This is a place to share and process struggles related to miscarriages, eating disorders, and Shannon's struggle with sexual abuse. We have found that joy, exempt of Christ, is often bittersweet in this life. We look forward to heaven where sweetness will abound and bitterness will be gone.







Thursday, October 14, 2010

How I Really Feel

How do I really feel? I'm sitting here and laughing, trying to be normal...but in the back of my mind, I am angry. I am sad. I am grieving.

I want to scream.
I want to shout.
I want to yell.

But I don't do any of that. Why? Because it won't bring Samantha back. She's gone from this earth forever. So I figure no sense in fighting it. But I am so weary.

I know this is normal. I know I'm not crazy. My hormones are fluctuating....
but it doesn't make it feel any better.

Today, I read on another blog that this woman had recently passed the three year anniversary of her baby. I can't even imagine being there. She said that when people told her that time heals (back right after she miscarried) she didn't believe it. I feel that way. But she said that today she does believe it. Time does heal...not all things but it makes it easier. It is my hope that I will believe that soon enough myself.

I am supposed to be heading to Tennessee for a convention with our church in November. Chris is going too. I have been to this event twice before and I always enjoy it but this time I am apprehensive. I agreed to go and I will go. Otherwise, I will pay our church back but I am taking a leap of faith and believing that I will be okay. Somehow, I keep getting overstimulated and that stresses me out. I am apprehensive about the general events with loud bands and speakers. I will be okay with the smaller sessions but the loudness I fear. I prefer to sit in silence or just to listen to a song and softly sing along. I pray that God takes away this overstimulation. I know part of it is an overstimulation from the stress I am still feeling.

Perhaps time will make it better. That's all I can hold onto.

~Shannon

4 comments:

  1. Shannon,
    That is a feeling I totally understand. Even though letting those feelings out won't bring back your precious Peep, you might find some relief from it. Or maybe not, I can only guess. But they are genuine feelings. Don't feel like you have to keep them all bottled up!!

    Love,
    Rachel

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  2. Stay strong, my friend. I am praying for you during this difficult time. I have been reading your blog for a while, but I don't really know what to say. Just know you are in my prayers and I miss you !<3<3<3

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  3. Love you Sis. You know that if you need to just call anyone to cry. It's me. I love hearing from you no matter what the circumstances and you know that I'll set anything aside to comfort you. I don't know what you're feeling, but I pray every night you don't have to feel it ever again...Time will tell.
    -Brittany.

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  4. Rachel,
    I may need to scream, wail, etc. I've cried a lot but my tears are drying up and my grief is still there. I think I need another outlet. Thanks for reminding me it's okay to express.

    Debbie,
    Thank you for caring. Sometimes just being there and not saying anything is the best thing a person can do. I love you.

    Britt,
    You are such an awesome sister. I am so glad our relationship has grown and flourished as you've gotten older (we've gotten older I should say)....I love you so much. I hope I never have to feel this again...but I trust all things to God.
    Love you with all my heart, sis. Thanks for reading and loving me as I am.
    S

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