Evening Candle.

Tulips from amazing neighbors.

Candle light to warm our hearts.

~ Chy

 

Glowing Candle.

We're still on Zoom for many of our

grief programming almost 2 years

since Covid started. And I light this

candle for every session, faithfully. 

~ Chy

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

Spicy Chai.

One of my favorite candle the last few

weeks is this one that is warm and spicy.

Baby Loss Month.

The month of October in many countries around

the world is recognized as a time to remember

babies who die during pregnancy or anytime after

birth. And the 15th of October is a special day for

families to gather, at 7 p.m., to light candles in

every time zone. This event creates awareness of

the impact that baby loss has on local communities,

and the impact on individual grieving families.

This year, we coordinated an event in the

big city ~ the lighting of the bridge that

spans the river. There was lots of press

and I was on tv 4 times in one day! But

it was worth the time and energy to help

families have a place to be to remember.

After we got home, we lit this candle,

gifted to us from another bereaved

parent, in memory of our tiny babies:

B, C, B, C, C, B, C, B. Loved forever.

Light on a cold Winter's Night.

We recently had our Annual Candlelight

Memorial Service for Grieving Parents.

It's an honor each year to welcome these

special families in from the cold, to

remember their children, light a candle,

say their name out loud and be comforted.

A safe place, when the world is dark.

Candles to warm the night and the

broken hearts of those who attend. We

feel so loved each year to be welcomed.