keepsakes

each of our littles has a box of “treasures”…special little things of theirs that i’ve set aside for them…

we call them their “keepsake” boxes…

although, at some point along the way, one of the littles mispronounced it “keep-safe”…and it stuckbecause it seemed even more appropriate that way!

there’s blankies…and locks of hair…and (even) a lost tooth housed safely inside each…

and my intention is to send them along with each of them someday…but for now…they’re just (mostly) for me…

for when they creep up on a milestone birthday…or come home with keys to a car…for me to sneak down to the basement and open and remember…to hold in my hands the little dresses or little shoes that they somehow…once upon a time…used to fit into…

and when i went to tidy the top drawer of my desk last night…i came across that test i’d placed there to “keep safe” for a time…until a box could be started for our wee little one…

and i realized

they won’t need one

that that test i held in my hand was the only treasure i have…

the only hold-in-my-hand reminder…that even though for ever-so briefly…our wee little one…was

that they were meant to be

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2 Responses to keepsakes

  1. Katie August 27, 2013 at 12:31 pm #

    I have a few keepsakes for my babies in heaven….find something that represents your joy in this little life, and wear it proudly, or tuck it away in secret.
    Mine are:
    a Precious moments “First Christmas” ornament, given to Mike and I for our first Christmas as a married couple, the wide eyed boy and girl holding a little lamb. That first Christmas, our lamb had just left us for heaven.
    The next keepsake is a locket necklace, with little Ellie’s photo, and a pearl, and a little sparrow. What comfort to remember the Lord’s words about little birds, and know that my daughter was more safe in his care than my own.

    For Benjamin, little Benny, I bought a anchor necklace. I am not a huge jewelry person, and this are inexpensive (less than $20) off of etsy. I wanted something boyish, and this time, I needed a reminder more than ever of my true anchor, my true rock, and the security I have in Him.

    Blessings, dear sister. May He comfort you today.

    • darcie October 26, 2013 at 10:34 am #

      kate, your words were such an encouragement to me! you inspired me to think on it a bit…and i think i’ve come up with a little idea! i’ll keep you posted…

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