Halfway through Keri Young’s pregnancy, she and her husband, Royce, were blindsided with devastating news: their baby girl didn’t have a brain. In the blink of a moment, joy-filled expectation turned excruciatingly terminal.

What happened in the following months was tragic, heart-wrenching, and shockingly beautiful. To be honest, it feels ridiculously insufficient to try and conjure up adequate words—you’ll just have to join us at The Messy Table.

“The reunification is coming and this pain will be worth it.”  —Keri Young

Can we still have hope in a world full of grief? In today’s episode, Keri is sharing about her precious girl, Eva Grace, as well as her journey of finding grace between heaven and earth.

CONVERSATION NOTES

“We spent months bracing and preparing for the death of our daughter. But guess what? We weren’t ready.” :: Written by Royce Young—Eva’s dad.

The One Year Book of Hope by Nancie Guthie | Waiting with Gabriel by Amy Kuebelbeck

I Will Carry You by Angie Smith | The Moon is Always Round by Jonathon Gibson

Interested in learning more about organ donation and transplantation? You can find that HERE.

“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”  Galatians 6:2

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For more on infant loss: Episode 42 with Rachel Leslie [Embracing Goodbye]. 

For more on the loss of a child: Episode 49 with Jennie Lusko + Episode 52 with Kate Merrick.