- Saturday, September 12, 2015
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This Saturday's share is a little
different than my normal shares. It's a child-loss organization, but this
organization focused on a different type of bereavement.
I am at a loss for words when trying to
describe the beautiful work done by those at He Knows Your Name.
(And if I forget to say this explicitly, make sure you go visit their site when you are finished reading this. You will be learning about one of the most beautiful love stories ever told. No one else does anything like this and I am so grateful I found them.)
Going forward, please forgive me for
any choppy language. This one is a hard one -- my tender heart has a difficult
time with such a heavy subject, especially after the emotional upheaval of the
last few weeks.... I've had a difficult time writing about anything lately.
But.
Sometimes
we can pull something exquisite out of the heavy stuff, and this is what He
Knows Your Name does.
This
next paragraph will be a difficult read for loss moms. Just a warning to guard
your heart.
Occasionally
the story of a dead child who has been abandoned will make the evening news. We
read of an innocent child who was dumped in the garbage, like so much trash. I
know my own heart breaks every time I hear one of these stories. It seems so unfair that what I would give anything to hold, someone tosses away so lightly.
For
example, this earlier this summer, a toddler girl was found abandoned on a beach in
Boston... She looked so much like my own M. I looked at the "alive"
image which was being circulated, and felt my entire body ache for this lost
girl. She is so beautiful. So much promise in such a tiny being. Gone.
He
Knows Your Name works to give dignity to these children who are anonymously
abandoned. After learning of an abandoned baby they will posthumously,
legally adopt them if necessary, or will petition for the right to claim their
bodies. They provide a name and burial place for them. They give them beautiful
memorial services.
They
affirm the dignity of each individual, no matter how "unwanted" they
are.
In
the big {worldly} scheme of things it may not seem as if what they do makes
much difference, but what they caring for the least of these is never a futile
endeavor.
No
one can change the circumstances of the lives and deaths of these children, but
no one deserves as their epitaph “found abandoned". Names are so powerful,
so important. Every child deserves a name.
He
Knows Your Name recognizes this and honors children with an identity beyond
that of "found abandoned". They honor them with names which imply:
"beloved"
"cherished"
"wanted"
"hoped
for"
"remembered"
They
give these babies the names which they deserve.
He Knows Your Name is a promise which speaks to all of us. That in our most desolate moments He will remember us.
I cannot think of a more beautiful expression of God's love towards the "least of these", than this claiming and re-naming.
"…to them I will give within my
temple and its walls a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters; I
will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.”
Isaiah
56:5
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- Saturday, August 29, 2015
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Today I'd like to share the Olivia Raine Foundation.
Olivia Raine helps families pay for funeral expenses when their infant children pass away.
In honor of their daughter, Olivia Raine, who was born with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and who lived from August 31 to September 19, 2002, Olivia Raine Foundation seeks to help other parents through a difficult time. Often expenses incurred during a child loss are an added source of suffering for many families. Helping others by lifting this burden is especially meaningful.
Please stop by and donate today, so that such important work continues in the future.
Olivia Raine helps families pay for funeral expenses when their infant children pass away.
In honor of their daughter, Olivia Raine, who was born with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and who lived from August 31 to September 19, 2002, Olivia Raine Foundation seeks to help other parents through a difficult time. Often expenses incurred during a child loss are an added source of suffering for many families. Helping others by lifting this burden is especially meaningful.
Please stop by and donate today, so that such important work continues in the future.
- Saturday, June 27, 2015
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The MISS Foundation is an organization which is familiar to most loss families, but those outside of the spectrum probably don't even know they exist.
Started by Dr Joanne Cacciatore after the loss of her daughter Cheyenne in 1994, The MISS Foundation promotes healing through "green" psychotherapy. Eschewing the idea that grief is a disease, the MISS Foundation supports families heal using holistic practices.
Every year The MISS Foundation hosts an international Kindness Project on July 27 in honor of Dr. Cacciatore's daughter Cheyenne. This is a pay-it-forward activity in honor of all children gone too soon.
Their own statement explains the motivations for this project more eloquently than I ever could:
"The Kindness Project blossomed out of the extraordinary experiences Dr. Jo had while doing things for others. She discovered that truly miraculous things happen to our spirits when we reach out to help others, and so she sought a way to share that movement with others.
Started by Dr Joanne Cacciatore after the loss of her daughter Cheyenne in 1994, The MISS Foundation promotes healing through "green" psychotherapy. Eschewing the idea that grief is a disease, the MISS Foundation supports families heal using holistic practices.
Every year The MISS Foundation hosts an international Kindness Project on July 27 in honor of Dr. Cacciatore's daughter Cheyenne. This is a pay-it-forward activity in honor of all children gone too soon.
Their own statement explains the motivations for this project more eloquently than I ever could:
"The Kindness Project blossomed out of the extraordinary experiences Dr. Jo had while doing things for others. She discovered that truly miraculous things happen to our spirits when we reach out to help others, and so she sought a way to share that movement with others.
It is our hope that through the
Kindness Project, we can make incredible transformations within our
communities, in our families, and in ourselves. Just imagine if every person
touched by death would participate in helping to transform the world into a
gentler and more altruistic world! What an impact this would have on so many levels!"
Please consider donating to their cause-- the services they provide help hundreds of families every year, in working through their healing holistically
The Kindness Project
blossomed out of the extraordinary experiences Dr. Jo had while doing
things for others. She discovered that truly miraculous things happen to
our spirits when we reach out to help others, and so she sought a way
to share that movement with others.
It is our hope that through the Kindness Project, we can make incredible transformations within our communities, in our families, and in ourselves. Just imagine if every person touched by death would participate in helping to transform the world into a gentler and more altruistic world! What an impact this would have on so many levels!
- See more at: http://www.missfoundation.org/support/kindness#sthash.pxcw9LAK.dpuf
It is our hope that through the Kindness Project, we can make incredible transformations within our communities, in our families, and in ourselves. Just imagine if every person touched by death would participate in helping to transform the world into a gentler and more altruistic world! What an impact this would have on so many levels!
- See more at: http://www.missfoundation.org/support/kindness#sthash.pxcw9LAK.dpuf
The Kindness Project
blossomed out of the extraordinary experiences Dr. Jo had while doing
things for others. She discovered that truly miraculous things happen to
our spirits when we reach out to help others, and so she sought a way
to share that movement with others.
It is our hope that through the Kindness Project, we can make incredible transformations within our communities, in our families, and in ourselves. Just imagine if every person touched by death would participate in helping to transform the world into a gentler and more altruistic world! What an impact this would have on so many levels!
- See more at: http://www.missfoundation.org/support/kindness#sthash.pxcw9LAK.dpuf
It is our hope that through the Kindness Project, we can make incredible transformations within our communities, in our families, and in ourselves. Just imagine if every person touched by death would participate in helping to transform the world into a gentler and more altruistic world! What an impact this would have on so many levels!
- See more at: http://www.missfoundation.org/support/kindness#sthash.pxcw9LAK.dpuf
The Kindness Project
blossomed out of the extraordinary experiences Dr. Jo had while doing
things for others. She discovered that truly miraculous things happen to
our spirits when we reach out to help others, and so she sought a way
to share that movement with others.
It is our hope that through the Kindness Project, we can make incredible transformations within our communities, in our families, and in ourselves. Just imagine if every person touched by death would participate in helping to transform the world into a gentler and more altruistic world! What an impact this would have on so many levels!
- See more at: http://www.missfoundation.org/support/kindness#sthash.pxcw9LAK.dpuf
It is our hope that through the Kindness Project, we can make incredible transformations within our communities, in our families, and in ourselves. Just imagine if every person touched by death would participate in helping to transform the world into a gentler and more altruistic world! What an impact this would have on so many levels!
- See more at: http://www.missfoundation.org/support/kindness#sthash.pxcw9LAK.dpuf
The Kindness Project
blossomed out of the extraordinary experiences Dr. Jo had while doing
things for others. She discovered that truly miraculous things happen to
our spirits when we reach out to help others, and so she sought a way
to share that movement with others.
It is our hope that through the Kindness Project, we can make incredible transformations within our communities, in our families, and in ourselves. Just imagine if every person touched by death would participate in helping to transform the world into a gentler and more altruistic world! What an impact this would have on so many levels!
- See more at: http://www.missfoundation.org/support/kindness#sthash.pxcw9LAK.dpuf
It is our hope that through the Kindness Project, we can make incredible transformations within our communities, in our families, and in ourselves. Just imagine if every person touched by death would participate in helping to transform the world into a gentler and more altruistic world! What an impact this would have on so many levels!
- See more at: http://www.missfoundation.org/support/kindness#sthash.pxcw9LAK.dpuf
The Kindness Project
blossomed out of the extraordinary experiences Dr. Jo had while doing
things for others. She discovered that truly miraculous things happen to
our spirits when we reach out to help others, and so she sought a way
to share that movement with others.
It is our hope that through the Kindness Project, we can make incredible transformations within our communities, in our families, and in ourselves. Just imagine if every person touched by death would participate in helping to transform the world into a gentler and more altruistic world! What an impact this would have on so many levels!
- See more at: http://www.missfoundation.org/support/kindness#sthash.pxcw9LAK.dpuf
It is our hope that through the Kindness Project, we can make incredible transformations within our communities, in our families, and in ourselves. Just imagine if every person touched by death would participate in helping to transform the world into a gentler and more altruistic world! What an impact this would have on so many levels!
- See more at: http://www.missfoundation.org/support/kindness#sthash.pxcw9LAK.dpuf
The Kindness Project
blossomed out of the extraordinary experiences Dr. Jo had while doing
things for others. She discovered that truly miraculous things happen to
our spirits when we reach out to help others, and so she sought a way
to share that movement with others.
It is our hope that through the Kindness Project, we can make incredible transformations within our communities, in our families, and in ourselves. Just imagine if every person touched by death would participate in helping to transform the world into a gentler and more altruistic world! What an impact this would have on so many levels!
- See more at: http://www.missfoundation.org/support/kindness#sthash.pxcw9LAK.dpuf
It is our hope that through the Kindness Project, we can make incredible transformations within our communities, in our families, and in ourselves. Just imagine if every person touched by death would participate in helping to transform the world into a gentler and more altruistic world! What an impact this would have on so many levels!
- See more at: http://www.missfoundation.org/support/kindness#sthash.pxcw9LAK.dpuf
- Saturday, June 06, 2015
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For those who live in Oregon, you may be interested in helping out in this beautiful baby loss tribute.
Hayden's Helping Hands gives financial assistance to families facing stillbirth in the state of Oregon.
Hayden's Family hopes to keep their daughter's memory alive in supporting other families.
They tell the story of their beautiful baby HERE.
There is nothing we could do which is greater than holding up another after we have fallen down.
I am constantly in awe of the generosity of baby loss parents who turn their own pain into healing for others.
Hayden's Helping Hands gives financial assistance to families facing stillbirth in the state of Oregon.
Hayden's Family hopes to keep their daughter's memory alive in supporting other families.
They tell the story of their beautiful baby HERE.
There is nothing we could do which is greater than holding up another after we have fallen down.
I am constantly in awe of the generosity of baby loss parents who turn their own pain into healing for others.
- Saturday, May 23, 2015
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