Psalm 23

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Our daughter, Margaret Elisabeth Schwartz was delivered on the evening of Monday, January 12th, but she woke up in Heaven in the days leading up to when we held her for the first and last time. 

I am so thankful we have a confident hope in Jesus, because without that we don’t know where we would be right now.

The grief and confusion of losing our baby girl at 16 weeks after a healthy appointment just a few days prior weighs on us heavily, yet we place our trust in God in our search for answers, knowing we may never find out “why.”

We know our Maggie is in Heaven and is held in the arms of Jesus and her grandpa. 

We have felt the love of God through the words of encouragement and the prayers of His people, but the tangible love we have felt through the acts of service and generosity of so many people has been what has brought us to tears. 

The care and compassion of the hospital staff throughout our whole experience and stay was a gift from God. We felt Him near through every hug, hand-hold, and shared tear with the staff there. They were excellent. 

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to those who have brought meals, care packages, blessed us financially, and prayed for us. We have felt nothing but support and understanding, and it changes the whole grieving process to feel the powerful love of our community holding us up when we can’t hold ourselves up. 

The intense grief of loss, the swelling of emotion holding our baby girl in our hands, crying out to God and singing to her, telling her how much we love her, along with the moments of beauty and love and the support of our community has been overwhelming.

We know grief is an unending journey. We are riding the waves, holding one another and our two other precious kids.

For Emma and Ethan to know and fully trust the hope of Heaven and to see their love of Jesus be so strongly rooted is one of our greatest joys as parents. 

We read Psalm 23 as a family on the day little Maggie most likely passed away, and we have felt these truths in our souls these past few days: 

“The Lord is my shepherd; I have what I need. ” -‭‭Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭1‬ 

We will see little Margaret again someday. Any peace I feel amidst the tears is knowing this is her reality this very moment:

“Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord as long as I live.” -Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭6‬