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James Van Der Beekis reflecting on how his family healed after he and his wife Kimberly endured two pregnancy losses.
On Friday, theDawson’s Creekalum, 45, posted family photos from two separate road trips to the same place. The first photo was taken shortly after his wife Kimberly’sfirst miscarriage, which occurred in November 2019, and the second was snapped earlier this month.
At the time, he said their family decided to take a road trip.
“So, last minute, we rented an#RV, and headed north,” Van Der Beek said, noting that they had no “real plan, just day-to-day.”
“And thus began the process - not necessarily of healing - but of being present. Present to the pain. Present to the beauty around us. And present to the acceptance of being in a process I did not understand,” he wrote.
Van Der Beek and Kimberly, who suffered theirsecond pregnancy lossin June 2020 at 17½ weeks, later welcomedtheir sixth child together, sonJeremiah, last October. The couple also share Olivia, 11, Joshua, 10,Annabel, 8, Emilia, 6, andGwendolyn, 4.
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He continued with an encouraging note for his followers, writing, “Whatever you’re going through… if you can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel, or even know where to look for it… I invite you to not underestimate the power of a little change of environment… and of taking the time to sit exactly where you’re at.”
Van Der Beek concluded: “Healing comes at its own pace. Presence might just be a pre-requisite.”
source: people.com
