For A Friend

A friend of mine, who has always been supportive in my loss, has lost her baby today. Please say a prayer or two for her. God knows who she is even if you don't. Oh the heartache! Dear friend, I am so so sorry you have joined this awful club. Just remember where your angel is and try to find some comfort in that thought. You are in my thoughts and prayers tonight.

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Remembrance

You can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray she'll come back or you can open your eyes and see all she left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her and only that she's gone or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back or you can do what she'd want - smile, open your eyes, love, and go on.

-Author Unknown

Lead, Kindly Light

Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom;
Lead thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home;
Lead thou me on!
Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene - one step enough for me.

I was not ever thus, nor pray'd that thou
Shouldst lead me on.
I loved to choose and see my path; but now
Lead thou me on!
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years.

So long thy pow'r hath blest me, sure it still
Will lead me on
O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till
The night is gone.
And with the morn those angel faces smile,
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile!

Hubby's Dad used this hymn in his talk at Livy's graveside service.

Angel Child

Dear angel child, we've lost you for a while.
Oh, how I long to hold you near my heart.
It hurts me to have to let you go.
How can it be that we should part?

I could not bear it if I did not know
That one day it will be just as before.
I'll cradle you again within my arms,
And feel the joy of holding you once more.

Yet than will be more beautiful than now-
In that sweet world all free from sin and sorrow.
Where only love and goodness you will know-
When you are mine in that bright tomorrow.

Oh angel child, Celestial child of mine,
I thank the Lord for sending you to me.
I pray that I may live to be found worthy
To be with you throughout eternity,
To be with you through out eternity.


This song was written by Dawn Hughes Ballentyne for the parents of Ashley May Draw, and angel child.

Thanks to Kim for sharing this with us.

Olivia "Livy" Marie

Olivia "Livy" Marie was born on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 3:05 PM. She weighed 9.1 ounces, and was 8 1/4 inches long. She was bald, but had blonde eyebrows. She had her daddy's toes, and her momma's cheekbones. She was beautiful and perfect.

Livy was not meant to belong to this world. We know there was a reason though we do not, and may never know that reason. We are grateful that the Lord sent the little angel to us, and she will always be our first born child.

There was a twisting in the umbilical cord that was done early on. As the cord grew it stayed thin in that spot. Livy was not able to get the nutrients she needed to grow. It was an accident that could not have been prevented or corrected.

Without sharing too much of our special and personal memories, I would like you all to know that we are thankful for the few hours we were able to spend with her. We treated her as if she were our living, breathing little Livy. Hubby sang, and I rocked.

I want you all to know that even though at times Hubby and I have our tearful moments, we have been blessed with strength through your prayers. We love her as if she were here with us for a while before we lost her. We talk about her, and will talk about her in that way.

We were able to get to know her for a while before the cord accident took her. She loved loud music, and Mommy singing. We believe she had a special spirit, and that we'll get to meet that spirit one day.

It's okay to be sad. It's okay to cry. It helps to heal us. Just know that we are doing well for what has happened. We will talk about her, and share things about her because she really was a beautiful and sweet little girl, and she belongs to our family.

This is a hardship that no one wants to have to go through. It has been dealt to our family though. The Lord has his reason's. Though we may not think it fair or right, at the same time we can grow closer to Him by letting him comfort us in our grief.

We hope you can find comfort in knowing that hubby and I are happy and so grateful for the times we've had with Livy, both before and after her birth. We think of those times, and smile. They were happy times, and they help to pull us through.

Thank you all so very much for all your prayers and thoughts of comfort. We truly have felt every single one of them.

Remember Olivia the way we do - as one of God's beautiful angels who will be watching over us all. It is sad that she is not here with us, but it is comforting to know that she is where she is meant to be.

-written by Olivia's momma two days after she was born and before what had happened really hit her