Candles of Love.

Today, we gathered with other families

in our community who experienced loss.

All of us have lost a precious baby during

pregnancy or anytime after birth OR a

sweet child, at any age, for any reason.

Each year, we gather with love to remember.

We meet on the 2nd Sunday in December. I am

one of the facilitators of our groups and with others,

put together our service in our community. We

are fortunate to have a funeral home provide space.

There are candles and cookies, beautiful words and

sweet music. Hugs and tears. Children and laughter.

Memories and pictures. A safe place. A needed

program. Healing in a month that is full of life and

pressure to "forget" this difficult and unimaginable 

experience. We survive and continue to grow. But

we never, ever forget. Tonight in every time zone

around the World, for 24 hours, families are lighting

candles in memory of their babies and children. If

our sweet little ones could look down, from where

ever they are, they would see a ball of light, just for

them, full of love, just for them from all of us ....

My family is honoring our precious babies:

Bretton, Ciara, Birkley, Cabriola, Cambria,

Beau, Cree and Bentley. Our candles are lit, our

hearts are full, our tears are many. We remember.

~ Chy