Can the Broken Find Love?
As I was standing in line at the gift shop at Motts Children's Hospital, I couldn't help but overhear the content of a phone call: the lady was a mere two steps behind me. In a firm, reassuring voice she expressed, "he's been confirmed trisomy 21 but we're just fine with that. We've talked about it and we are going to love him no matter what. He's ours and we just can't wait to meet him tomorrow." Her posture, her tone of voice--everything--spoke of joy. She was not the mom-to-be, but likely the grandma-to-be. And that grandma's heart is bottomless. As if that joy was catchy my heart was filled joy too. In the next moment a line from one of my all time favorite PBS shows, Call the Midwife , came to mind. In season 2, episode 4, Jenny a nurse and Jane an orderly visit St. Gideon's--a home for kids with various birth defects, and located next to a biscuit factory. One of Jenny's patients, Ruby, recently gave birth to a baby wit