7 Months

Seven months ago today we met the most perfect, beautiful, precious gift! So blessed to be your mama and daddy! We miss you with every ounce of our being. We miss the memories we will never have. We love you so much and feel blessed to carry you in our hearts for the rest of our lives.

Capture Your Grief: Day 16

Release

Capture Your Grief: Day 15

Wave of Light

I invited friends on Facebook to join us in lighting a candle in memory of Abigail on Monday night.  I asked them to post a picture with their candle on Facebook and to mention Abigail.  I asked them to tag me and/or Luke in their picture so we would be sure to see them all. There was an overwhelming response and it sang to my soul! So many people posted a picture of their candle and said sweet things about Abigail!  I sat at the computer for hours and watched live as everyone posted their picture, or wrote a sweet comment, and cried as I read each message.  It was so therapeutic for me, and it was one of the best days that I have had in almost seven months.  I hope that it brought friends and family joy to know they were doing something for our sweet Abigail, and for us! This is the picture we posted, and our caption.    

For our sweet Baby Abigail and for everyone else who has lost a child! We love you so much and look forward every day to seeing you again! So thankful that Jesus has conquered death for us and that you are safe in His arms!

Capture Your Grief: Day 14

Community

This banner was hanging at The Race to Remember that we were a part of at the end of July.  It was such a beautiful way to honor our babies and the grieving families!!!

Capture Your Grief: Day 13

Sign

Although I don't really believe in signs, the picture of this sculpture is really special to me.  I am always asking God to give me a glimpse of Abigail somehow, or asking Him to let me dream about her.  When I ran across this picture, it gave me such a good visual of how she would not want me to be sad, and also of how she is so happy! It was an answer to prayer and a blessing to me. The only thing that would make this sculpture better is if Jesus was holding us both!

Capture Your Grief: Day 12

Scents

Luke and I got to give Abigail a bath and we used this little bottle of Johnson and Johnson baby wash, and put this baby lotion on her.  It was such a special time to have with Abigail and these smells will always remind me of her, along with everything else that is baby! Man, we miss her!!!

Capture Your Grief: Day 11

Supportive Friends and Family

Team Abigail!

Our wonderful family and friends came out to help us remember Abigail in the Race to Remember at the end of July.  The race benefited Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, the volunteer photographers who took Abigail's pictures.  We are so thankful for our loved ones and the support they've been to us along the way!