Day 15 ~ Capture Your Grief

Wave Of Light: Today is October 15th Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Light a candle at 7pm to help create a continuous wave of light around the world for 24 hours. Photograph your light! Please remember to share your location for this day as well. Wishing you all a ton of love for this sacred day of remembrance.

♥ Remembering all the babies gone too soon from this earth. ♥

October Giveaways

I had thought of doing 3 separate posts but decided that it would be too time consuming and I need to save as much time as I can! I have several thing I’d like to give away for Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month and I want to get it in before October 15th so that way maybe the people who win can get their items before that day.

So here is what I am giving away:

A pair of gold plated awareness ribbon earrings.

A gold etched angel wing with gold plated chain that is approximately 20" in length. Also comes with genuine Czech fire polished beads in pink/rosaline and light sapphire blue.

Both of the above are from Christina’s Treasures.

I also have 9 handmade awareness ribbons from Avi’s Embrace. Other ribbons are also offered and can be purchased here. I even kept one for myself because I liked them so much (hence why I’m only giving 9 away instead of 10!)

To enter any of these giveaways just leave me a comment and tell me who you will be remembering this month. So there will be 11 different winners! I’ll leave these giveaways open until Thursday and announce the winners Friday.

October is here

For those who have lost a child we are keenly aware that October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness month and that October 15th is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. You can visit the site www.october15th.com for more information about this special day and the Wave of Light.

This month is a time to spread awareness about baby loss. It’s more common than people think and it’s up to those of us who have been there to educate others not only about loss itself but how losing a child affects us. Below is a video that does a really good job at sharing what this life is like.

 

I know I will be thinking of all of our babies even more this month as we remember their brief, yet very profound, lives.

Remembering today..... (and a giveaway)

Today is October 15th, a national day of remembrance for those who have lost their babies no matter what the reason. Please join the many families who are remembering today by lighting a candle at 7 pm.

♥ I am remembering my babies, Carleigh McKenna & Jordan Leigh. ♥

Last year I did quite a few giveaways for the whole month of October. I wish that I could do that again this year but with me being on maternity leave and only half of it being paid it just isn't possible. But I wanted to at least do one giveaway.

I am giving away a $15 gift certificate to The Vintage Pearl. They offer a variety of handstamped jewelry. All you have to do to enter is just leave a comment with who you are remembering today, whether it be your own child or someone else's. This giveaway will end at 11:59 pm EST and the winner will be announced tomorrow.

Wave of Light & Balloon Release

After work today, I stopped by a local florist to pick up some balloons to release to honor all the babies that have been lost and loved. I picked a pink balloon to remember all the baby girls, a blue balloon to remember all the baby boys, and a white balloon for babies whose gender was unknown.

Once Anthony got off of work we went outside in our back yard and released the balloons all tied together.







At 7 pm EST, I lit candles to remember our babies as part of the Wave of Light and let them burn for over a hour.

This candle holds a special place in my heart. It is the candle that was lit at Jordan's memorial last June. I lit this candle tonight to remember all of my mommy friends who have lost their babies.

I lit this candle in honor of my daughter, Carleigh McKenna.

I lit this candle in honor of my angel, Jordan Leigh.

Together, these candles burned in a beautiful display in our bedroom. The room held a warm glow and the soft scent of vanilla. It was peaceful.

Precious babies, we remember you now and always. You are close in our thoughts and always in our hearts. We will never forget you. We love you and wait for the day when we will meet again.

Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day 2009

Today is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. This day is a special day where we can all recognize the babies we have lost, no matter the cause. Tonight is the Wave of Light and I plan on light a candle for both Jordan and Carleigh. Read below to see how you can participate in this special event.

Another way you can help to remember your baby or babies is to add them to my Angel Friends. If you need help finding support or are looking for ways to remember your baby or more please check out my Helpful Links. If you know of a link that might be helpful please let me know and I will add it!

In honor of this day of remembering our babies I have a giveaway for you. Sue from My Forever Child has donated a Personalized Angel Wing Necklace for me to give to mommy who has lost one or many angels. My Forever Child offers a variety of child loss keepsakes, many of which you can personalize. You can learn more about My Forever Child by clicking here. Also, there are other blogs who are holding giveaways from My Forever Child.

To enter this giveaway all you have to do is leave a comment and tell me who you are remembering on this day. This giveaway is for today only and will run until 11:59 pm EST. The winner of the necklace will be announced the morning of October 16th. Please stay tuned for the rest of the month of October as I will be giving away more items from My Forever Child.

Jordan & Carleigh, today I will remember you in a special way by lighting a candle, but every day I remember you in my heart. I love you!

Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month

The month of October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month and October 15th is officially recognized as Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. (Click here to visit the official site.) This day is a day to honor those babies lost by miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, stillbirth, birth defects, SIDS, and other causes. On this day at 7 pm around the world, candles are lit to remember those babies who have been lost. I plan on participating and I hope you will too.

Kelly at The Beauty of Sufficient Grace wants to create a remembrance list to post on October 15th. To add your name to the list please visit this post and leave a comment. Feel free to also add your name to my Angel Friends list if you haven't done so already.

During the month of October, I am planning on having some giveaways for those mothers whose babies no longer reside here on earth. I am still unsure of how many I will be doing or when so keep your eyes open for those. I will tell you that I will be giving away at least one piece of jewelry from My Forever Child.

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A song was recently released by Sidewalk Prophets called "The Words I Would Say". I am posting this acoustic version of it. I am sending this song out to all of my friends who have also faced living a life without their baby or babies. This song inspires me and I hope it does the same for you. From my lips to your heart. Each and every word. I love you all.