This is Jason's new, first (despite 4.5 years in the Navy) tattoo skillfully created by Erica at Mason Dixon Tattoo & Art Gallery. Cool, eh? Mason would be proud. I think he would have been well inked if he had gotten the chance. He insisted that he wasn't going to join the Navy though. He wanted to join the Army. Little did I know it was God's Army.
There is a lot of symbolism on Jason's arm. The hawk is for Mason, the bird is for Jenny and the butterfly is for Mikaela, our stillborn daughter and their first initials are worked in. The sun is an adaptation of a henna tattoo that Mason got at the beach last summer and the compass points are for direction from The Son, Jesus Christ. Even cooler now, eh?
So Jason has a piece of art on his arm now and we have a scar on our hearts. It's not our first, or our only but it's huge and it hurts and we certainly didn't want it. I don't think this scar will heal this side of heaven but I have peace in the great hope that is on the other side, because of the pain and the suffering and the scars that Jesus endured, willingly, completely, for us.
Amen and Amen! I love you all so much, what a wonderful tribute to your children! I can't imagine the heartache you are experiencing right now, but pray for peace everyday. OH, Julie had a baby girl last Monday; Mary Quinn, but they are calling her Quinn. Thought you wuold like to know!
ReplyDeleteThat tat is great :) but what else is new?! Right?! It's hopefully not going to be his last. Now Jason has to full-fill Mason's tattoo wishes :) I'm getting my next one when I'm done being a chicken (the last one on my ankle hurt a lot). Well, I'm going to see the Vagina Monologues this evening with some of my friends. I wish you were here, too!
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