Memorial for Grieving Families- November 3rd

A while back, I attended a friend's Memorial Service for the sweet daughter they lost due to fatal abnormalities.. To my amazement, my courageous friend approached me when I walked in and led me over to a memorial tree, where parents who have lost babies could tie a piece of yarn on one of the branches to honor the baby they lost. I was so amazed at the lovely gesture that she would step out of her own pain for a second to recognize my pain of losing a child. I was majorly impacted by that moment.

After the moving Service, I spoke with one of the Pastor's about how our church used to do Memorial Services annually for families who have lost babies in miscarriages, abortions, stillbirths and as infants. He said that he wanted to start doing the services again. My eyes lit up and I said "I want to help make that happen!" I explained that I had been working on a CD with songs to help families walk through the grieving process.. a kind of Soundtrack for healing that I wasn't sure what to do with and that I would love to give them away at the Memorial to the parents. He liked the idea and said he'd be in touch.

A few weeks later, we set a plan in motion to make the Memorial happen.

I am helping with some of the creative aspects of the service + the music and will be giving away CD's of the songs I wrote when me and my husband lost our 1st baby. I am SO honored to be able to provide a beautiful setting for other families to grieve, remember, honor and validate the loss of their sweet little ones. To be able to step out of my pain for a second like my friend did for me and stand beside other families who are in pain.

The Memorial Service will be held at Vineyard Sawmill Campus (6561 Dublin Center Drive, Dublin, OH) on Sunday, November 3rd at 3pm. 

The Memorial Service is for Families who have lost children due to miscarriages, abortions, still births, as infants and small children. All are welcome. Mom's, Dad's, Siblings, Grandparents, Friends.. It's going to be a lovely, well thought out service with readings, a short word from one of the pastors, moving music, a time worship & activities for remembrance & grieving.

Please invite anyone you know who has suffered a loss of a child.

The pic above is some inspirations for the decor for the service.

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No matter how many years pass after losing my 1st baby, I still feel an ache, a void. Especially with certain dates and when I see little girls that are the age of what my little girl would be. I never had a memorial for the loss of my baby and I ALWAYS think about that. But now, I get to provide one for other families who may not have had memorials for their babies either and I see the Lords Grace and care for me through planning it.. He has not forgotten my desire to have a memorial for our babe. What a thoughtful God I serve! I am always amazed by His kindness and His attention to detail. Even when I have long forgotten, He never forgets!