Sharing With The World

On August 5, 2015, many of us watched as the video of Sam and Nia Rader took the internet by storm. Sam "stole" his wife's urine, performed a pregnancy test, and told her that she was pregnant. How often does the husband know beforehand? It was awesome, really, that he was brave and willing to do that.

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Three days later they posted another video of their heartbreaking miscarriage announcement. Nia said that she had had no idea that women felt that way after a miscarriage. She said, "I just feel empty." I know because I've been there. And yet, there are many things I haven't experienced. I know several women who have adopted, women who have only a few children but wanted more and weren't able to, and women whose health was at risk who weren't able to try or even qualify for adoption.

Almost looks like a real person, doesn't it?

Thanks to the eruption of social media over the past decade, we can share in personal moments with people we've never met and connect with them in ways we never thought possible. It's the reason art is so important. It's one of the things that connects us. We're all people. We all know women, whether we are one or not. We understand that it's important to respect each other, whether we do or not. And we have all lost love and have experienced grief and despair.

But we've also experienced hope and joy. We counter our bad experiences with good. Hope in the creation of new life. Joy in the expansion of a family. Good in the people around us that we love, our family and friends. When we are grieving we need the understanding of others, and when we know someone who is grieving it is our job to be the understanding one. When we are happy we want others to be happy with us, and when others are happy we can join with them in celebrating.

Immortality Monument, by Michael Aaron Hall

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