Honest

"Bring your brokenness, and I'll bring mine
'Cause love can heal what hurt divides
And mercy's waiting on the other side
If we're honest
If we're honest" 

~Francesca Batistelli "If We're Honest"

This song has been pretty popular on the radio station I regularly listen to, and it touched a chord for me today.

Because, if I'm honest, this week has been a rough one.

Trigger after trigger as we are faced with tests that I know in the deepest recesses of my mind are just being done out of an abundance of caution.  And hold absolutely no risk of turning into a reality.

But yet, hold a huge amount of power over my mind.  And my heart.  Three little words I thought we'd never hear since we avoided them so easily in the beginning.  Three words that strike at the very core of a preemie mom's psyche.

Failure to thrive.

If we're honest....

You will never be the same after a premature birth.  

If we're honest....

It will change your life.

If we're honest...

You'll be watching a miracle grow.  Every day.

If we're honest...

You learn the value of a day.  An hour.  A minute.

If we're honest...

You learn not to take that time for granted.

If we're honest...

"I'm a mess and so are you
We've built walls nobody can get through
Yeah, it may be hard, but the best thing we could ever do, ever do

Bring your brokenness, and I'll bring mine
'Cause love can heal what hurt divides
And mercy's waiting on the other side
If we're honest
If we're honest" 

~Francesca Batistelli "If We're Honest"