Maggie, ever-forgiving
I was working full time as a cashier and stocker at a liquor store. It was the first time in four years that I had
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October 7, 2020
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Magdalene Thérèse Ramirez
May 19th, 2007 - May 6th, 2018
Having only lived 10 years, 11 months, 2 weeks, and 3 days, Maggie has left a lasting witness to the joy of the Gospel and God’s determined love for a world that disappoints.
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The very moment everything around me calms my mind is filled with you.![]()
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Remembering you growing inside of my body.![]()
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Remembering how I fed you.![]()
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Remembering your chubby leg rolls. ![]()
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Remembering the light shining out from your eyes. ![]()
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Remembering how you called me mama. ![]()
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Remembering that sweet baby voice as you told me about your day at pre-k. ![]()
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Remembering as you drew picture after picture. ![]()
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Remembering when you learned how to diagram sentences. ![]()
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Remembering our mommy daughter dates.![]()
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Remembering your kind heart and joyful spirit. ![]()
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Remembering your last word. ![]()
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Remembering. Always remembering. And reminding. Reminding myself that you aren't just on a visit somewhere. Reminding myself that you are never coming back. If I could only do it all over again I'd cover your baby face with kisses. I'd hold you so, so close. But I can't do those things. All I can do is remember. And move forward. ![]()
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I miss you now and until the end. Pray for me, Maggie. I need strength to fulfill your mission here on earth.![]()
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(Picture of Maggie at around 3 months old)![]()
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Written just 16 days after Maggie died.![]()
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Journal Entry 5/22/18 ![]()
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"You are Holy. You are Worthy. I praise Your name. When I stumble in the darkness You are there to rescue me. How I love You. When blessings shower down I will glorify You. When my heart is broken into pieces yet will I praise You. I lift my hands in honor of Your great Name. ![]()
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I don’t feel strong enough for this journey. I am so weak. So broken. My heart will never be the same again. I have no idea how I am supposed to get through life without my Mags. She is such a big part of my day."![]()
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Yes!A friend stirred up a Facebook discussion on one of my other posts, asking what actions are concretely helpful to take when someone is in deep emotional suffering, so deep that they are in danger of losing their faith entirely. And I answered that question in the context of the article I referred to in my last post: the only thing that is required is love (my answer was longer and more meandering, but that's what it boils down to). Love, in such cases, means climbing down into the trenches to accompany that person. Dr. Brescia says it means just a few, very concrete things: "Be present, give information, touch them, hold them, and tell them that they are a gift to you."
My 10 year old handed me this picture a few weeks ago.![]()
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"It's Maggie and Regina waiting at the finish line."![]()
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Regina is saying, “Mama!” And Maggie is saying, “Come on you guys! You got it!”![]()
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Yes. It's ok. We got this. We will cross that line one day. Until then we have the best "crowd of witnesses" pushing us forward and cheering us on.
There is something that has been made abundantly clear to me recently in my grief and I believe that this is applicable to life regardless of what your suffering is. When Maggie died I immediately began to grieve her future. The children that would never come from her. The prom she would never attend. The wedding of her big sister she would never stand in. The school grades she would never enter. The halls she would never walk. The list just goes on and on and on. And no matter how much time has passed since she has died I continue to grieve each day, each week, each month, each year. I have always said that I do not move on instead I move forward. I do not let go, I embrace. But there is a way in which I must let go. I must somehow reconcile that all of these things I grieve were never going to happen. There were no grandchildren ever meant to be born from her, no prom to attend. She was never going to live past 10 years old. It is in these things that I must somehow let go. I must let go of what was never going to happen so that I can continue to heal. How to do that? I’m still in the process of figuring it out. ![]()
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Have you had to let go of what you thought life was going to be like? How are you managing? Any tips or advice for me?
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