Trigger Warning Childbirth Related: The first funeral I ever officiated was for my older sister& #39;s baby. Jessica died in her mother& #39;s womb. A few years later my sister lost another baby late-term in her womb. Countless tears and sorrow. 1/

Sadly, we often don& #39;t have spaces to talk about such trauma. I& #39;ve found as a pastor many people, especially women, live with the wounds of traumatic childbearing experiences. Many older women had no one to talk with about losing a child or experiencing a traumatic miscarriage. 2/

I& #39;ve had elderly women openly tear up when talking with me about a miscarriage event that happened many years ago. Often they remark that they really didn& #39;t talk about it with anyone. Even so, the wound remains. 3/

Chrissy Teigen & John Legend lost their precious baby. They are trying to mourn in a way that is fitting to them. I honor their willingness to speak and am reminded their voice will bring comfort to others who felt they could not speak when their hearts were breaking. 4/4