{"id":9422,"date":"2012-03-12T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/12\/to-take-the-bag-home"},"modified":"2026-06-20T10:39:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:39:58","slug":"to-take-the-bag-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todayslegacy.net\/index.php\/2012\/03\/12\/to-take-the-bag-home\/","title":{"rendered":"To Take the Bag Home&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;d like to take the bag home. I saw a woman leaving with the bag. Her  smile was big, &#8220;the scary window&#8221; had passed. Life alive inside.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to take the bag home, the one filled with hope, life, and joy. Bustling to the brim with &#8220;new pregnancy&#8221; freebies. And the Dr.&#8217;s water bottle. Even the little urine sample cup.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been praying to take the bag home, this time. I know You hear my prayers. The bag matters to You. It matters to me. It even mattered before.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to take the bag home, God, if it could please be in Your will.  Last time it was left on the chair. She was gone. The bag was  unneeded&#8230; nonfunctional without her heartbeat.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d really like to take the bag home, the first trimester accomplished. And tell of the good news to more than just a handful. Celebrating life as You create and prefect. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m praying to take the bag home, this time, Lord. Thank You for hearing my prayers. Thank You for the peace You bring, the comfort within, that in Your arms I can securely ask<\/p>\n<p>to take the bag home.<\/p>\n<p>* written February 8, 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;d like to take the bag home. I saw a woman leaving with the bag. 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