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when God dies, all over again

by Emily Wierenga | Feb 26, 2012 | baby, death, funeral, God, heaven, love, mother

i forget, for a moment, how angry i am at God, when i hold my new nephew, whose brown feet conduct an invisible orchestra.babies give God a face, and when you look at them, it’s so easy to believe. but when they die, at 18 months, it’s so easy to stop...
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