Catrina Welch, author, speaker

Tag: trisomy 18

  • Is there an Elephant in the Room?

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    I was really enjoying our budding friendship when suddenly it came to a holt. We were spending hours together waiting for our boys’ baseball practice while we pushed our little girls on the swings. Then the elephant appeared. “Did you know this playground was named after a little girl who died? I can’t imagine losing a…

  • Helplessly Helpful

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    With so much neglect, abuse and addiction running ramped in our society, what do you do when you want to help someone you really care about but you just don’t know how to help? Undoubtedly, every one of us has faced an emotional, spiritual or physical difficulties that we can be confident that others will…

  • Mourning Turned to Eternal Joy

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    This weekend marks the anniversary of our daughter’s death. Rebecca was a Trisomy 18 baby who’s three weeks of life far exceeded the doctor’s expectations. If you have ever lost a child, you know there are many questions that torment you throughout the grieving process. For me, one of the hardest ones was, “would she…

  • Acceptance with Joy

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    …for He makes His sun rise on the evil and good, and sends rain on the just and unjust. Matthew 5:45b I could reason with this scripture before the downpour in my own life. After losing my baby girl I had a choice to make: could I still trust the goodness of the One who…

  • Let Them Stare!

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    And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 I was pregnant with Rebecca when the doctors were trying to count her fingers and thought maybe she didn’t have them all because she held them so tight and…

  • When Others Stare

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    One of my favorite topics to speak to women about is the Image Issues and Confidence Conflicts that come with exceptional beauty and unusual beauty. No one really wants to look like the average girl, yet we can become so uncomfortable when our image is outstanding-be that good or bad- it is simply an “issue”…

  • God’s Comfort to our Friends and Family

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     What an honor it was to be interviewed by talk show host Kellie Peterson of  Everyday Wisdom for Families this morning. Whether you got to hear it or not, I’d love to share with you the poem I read to her listeners. This is a word God gave to me one night after laying Rebecca down…

  • Straight Paths

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    Proverbs 3:5, 6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in al your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight. One day a farmer asked his two sons to walk a straight line across his field of freshly fallen snow. The first son…

  • Don’t Waist Your Pain

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    Today would have been my baby’s 13th birthday had God granted her the time. He didn’t; He gave her only three quick weeks of life. Shattered dreams leave deep wounds in our hearts, and the healing is a slow process. It takes time to work through all the pain and confusion; but when we do,…