Posts Tagged ‘holiday grief’
April 2020 Gifts: In Memory Of…
Each month, families and friends have the opportunity to donate to Share “In Memory Of” the baby or babies they have lost. This month we honor and remember the names listed below. In Memory Of: Emily Claire Bambenek I would like to donate each month in honor of my daughter born still on June 21,…
Read MoreA Bereaved Mom is a Real Mom
By: Paige Sanderson Breakfast in bed, a card signed “Love, Mike and Holden,” and a picture of flowers created by Holden’s perfect little handprints. That’s what I was hoping my first Mother’s Day would be like. After all, it’s what I’ve been waiting for my whole life. A mom’s first Mother’s Day is supposed to…
Read MoreMarch 2020 Gifts: In Memory Of…
Each month, families and friends have the opportunity to donate to Share “In Memory Of” the baby or babies they have lost. This month we honor and remember the names listed below. In Memory Of: Avery & Charlie By: Rachel Rojano Hunter Charles By: Betsy Webb Little Bean By: Megan Hill Owen Charles Bell By: …
Read MoreJanuary and February 2020 Gifts: In Memory Of…
Each month, families and friends have the opportunity to donate to Share “In Memory Of” the baby or babies they have lost. This month we honor and remember the names listed below. In Memory Of: Anna My daughter who died before I got to meet her – I love her and know she is resting…
Read MoreDecember 2019 Gifts: In Memory Of…
Each month, families and friends have the opportunity to donate to Share “In Memory Of” the baby or babies they have lost. This month we honor and remember the names listed below. In Memory Of: All the Little Ones By: Christine & Lee Rigg All who have suffered this loss By: Ronald and Ursula Hall…
Read MoreThe Gift of Simply You
By: Kristin Hendricks The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is upon us, and it is no new news that our culture and society tends to focus much attention on the gift-giving aspect of Christmas. The stress and pressure shopping for the perfect gifts accompanied by over-spending is, frankly, exhausting. There is an awkward…
Read MoreMy Christmas Baby
By: Amanda Glazebrook Our story starts the same way that so many do: my husband and I dreamed of having a baby. Technically, we had a baby at home, but she’d grown into a toddler, bright and clever and so beloved that it seemed impossible to resist the lure of having another, although we’d said…
Read MoreThe Most Wonderful (and Grief-Filled) Time of the Year
By: Amy Lied I think it’s safe to say that the Christmas season is a favorite among a large number of people. Christmas music is playing the day after Halloween. Social media is flooded with decorated trees only a few days after that. Songs proclaim that it’s the “most wonderful time of the year”. But…
Read MoreNovember 2019 Gifts: In Memory Of…
Each month, families and friends have the opportunity to donate to Share “In Memory Of” the baby or babies they have lost. This month we honor and remember the names listed below. In Memory Of: Joshua Ryan Bruenning By: Patt Zagotta By: James Jerden By: Jerry Jerden By: Bunny Winkler Travis Wesley Glennon By: Amanda…
Read MoreWhen You Don’t Feel Like Celebrating
By: Lindsey Wimmer It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Or so the songs tell us. The holiday season gives us opportunities to see friends and family, attend parties, exchange gifts of love, be thankful, celebrate our faith, or many other special activities. Unless you’re grieving the death of your baby. Then it can…
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