Getting back to normal

Emotional trauma...pain, heartache, sadness...it's just that "trauma". Zack and I have been dealing with a miscarriage this last month and a half (7 weeks to be exact). My heart still hurts over the loss of our baby, but God's goodness shines in the midst of it all. And I would say that we are both beginning to feel "normal" again. Normal is relative, but in this case I think it means that we are ready to be around people again, ready to relate to others who have no clue what we experienced. At first we just needed a bubble of separation from the world in which to hurt and heal. I am sure many people didn't understand our withdrawal. I have often not understood when others needed time alone, so I am not faulting anyone. It is difficult to know what to do or say when we don't understand the pain of others. So to all our friends and family, please be patient with us, but know that we love you deeply.