Episode 57: The blessing of Baby Benji and working through grief with Jacqui Christianson Part 2

We are back this week with Part 2 of Jacqui Christianson's story! Last week Jacqui was incredibly vulnerable in sharing the loss of her precious son Teddy when he was only 79 days old. Jacqui and her husband Matt took time to recover from the shock, grieve and continue on with life though they knew they would never be the same. They clung to God and to each other and slowly began to process the thought of having another child. Jacqui got a job, they took a trip to London and let the Lord bring about some healing. In the summer of 2016, they found out they were pregnant again. Because of Teddy's HLHS diagnosis they did early testing for their baby and found that he was healthy and developing normally. As we've said many times, God works in ways we don't always understand and though their baby was healthy Jacqui experienced some pregnancy complications that completely changed their plan for birth. Jacqui and Matt were once again in a situation where they had to totally and completely rely on the Lord for healing and strength. You will hear about how Baby Benji came into this world and what life has looked like since both Teddy and Benji's births. Jacqui is open with us about how she feels the Lord has spoken to her about her future as a mother and gives great wisdom into how to support those that are grieving. One keynote Jacqui gives is this - when someone loses a child, we are quick to reach out to the mother; don't forget about the dads. 

Would you please subscribe and leave us a review? This will help our podcast reach more people! We’d love it if you’d share this podcast with your friends on social media and beyond. Join us next Wednesday to hear another story of God’s faithfulness!