Remembering Briana

Six weeks ago today we made a new friend, an eternal friend. Her name is Briana. We met her about eight hours after she helped bring our little Asha so lovingly into this world. Although only a few years into her practice, Briana was a gifted midwife. She possessed such love, strength, wisdom, and sensitivity. She was to be one of the brilliant women we hoped to surround Asha with as she grew into womanhood. But things do not always happen as we expect them to: Briana tragically died in a car accident this past Saturday. We heard the news Easter morning. Our hope in the resurrection was of great comfort, but we grieve in knowing that we will no longer have the privilege of walking this mortal path with her. She lives on in those of us who knew her, and, in a special way, in those to whom she gave safe passage into this world. Twenty-eight years seem so few for one such as her, but we are grateful nonetheless for the time we shared.

For an absolutely beautiful tribute to Briana, read this poem by her dear friend Missy.

Here's the four of us at Fern Midwifery for Asha's one-week checkup.

Beautiful Briana weighing Asha at her two-week checkup