The world can be a difficult place, that can test us in unexpected ways. But sometimes, hope and love can survive that pain.

Lauren Casper (who has her own blog here) just adopted a new daughter, but almost simultaneously? Her friend Sarah lost her newborn. Lauren shared…

“I prepared my nursery for the homecoming of my daughter and Sarah planned a funeral… we spent a lot of mornings together crying and talking and even laughing at times. She threw me a baby shower and gave me two blankets out of a packet of four… the other two would be wrapped around her daughter after she was born.” 

Sarah then went beyond – and gave Lauren all her unused breast milk.

“Each time I filled Arsema’s bottle and sat in the rocker to feed her I would think about Sarah and Evie… I would pray for Sarah’s broken heart and thank God for the gift Sarah had so selflessly given me and my daughter. When everything is broken and mixed up, we have to create our own beauty from the pieces. Sarah feeding my daughter when she couldn’t feed hers is a beautiful example of love and generosity and grace…”

Read the Full Article: http://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/bereaved-moms-gift-to-friends-baby-will-bring-you-to-tears