Gone, But Never Forgotten
| Name | Born into Heaven | EDD | Baby's Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yvette | September 2, 2004 | March 23, 2005 | |
| Katherine | March 22, 2004 | November 16, 2004 | |
| Jules | February 19, 2004 | September 30, 2004 | Gem |
| Kristi | February 2004 | November 2004 | |
| Yvette | December 21, 2003 | May 17, 2004 | William Clement Abbott |
| Carla | October 2003 | June 7, 2004 | |
| Sara | September 25, 2003 | ||
| Kristi | September 2003 | June 2004 | |
| Kristi | June 2003 | March 2004 | |
| Gail | March 2004 | ||
| Katherine | May 27, 2003 | January 2, 2004 | |
| Annie | March 12, 2003 | November 7, 2003 | Baby Boo |
| Mary | May 2003 | Girl | |
| Kate | February 28, 2003 | September 2003 | |
| Diana | January 2003 | September 2003 | Baby E |
| Annie | November 26, 2002 | July 7, 2003 | Baby DF |
| Arica | November 7, 2002 | ||
| Yvette | November 6, 2002 | June 18, 2003 | |
| Kate | October 5, 2002 | May 31, 2003 | |
| Cindy (Pond) | January 3, 2003 | ||
| Gail | May 2003 | ||
| Arica | September 28, 2002 | ||
| Roxie | September 9, 2002 | ||
| Jenny | July 3, 2002 | Alejandro | |
| Arica | June 30, 2002 | ||
| Jules | May 16, 2002 | ||
| Mary | May 2002 | ||
| Roxie | February 23, 2002 | ||
| Maureen | February 17, 2002 | September 7, 2002 | |
| Diana | January 2002 | September 2002 | Baby E |
| Trisha | January 2002 | ||
| Tammy | December 20, 2001 | July 19, 2002 | Jaime Noel |
| Kate | February 28, 2002 | August 30, 2002 | |
| Carey | November 22, 2002 | May 27, 2002 | Caleigh Anne |
| Meghan | October 8, 2001 | April 23, 2002 | |
| Jenn | April 1, 2002 | ||
| Sara | December 11, 2001 | ||
| Becky | November 16, 2001 | ||
| Mary | November 2001 | Lydia | |
| Trisha | November 2001 | ||
| Caroline | September 2001 | ||
| Sarah | January 1, 2001 | ||
| Yvette | June 7, 2001 | December 20, 2001 | |
| Sarah | April 15, 2001 | ||
| Debbie | August 26, 2001 | Little One | |
| Yvette | August 24, 2000 | April 20, 2001 | |
| Sarah | December 9, 2001 | ||
| Becky | April 22, 2001 | ||
| Carla | April 21, 2001 | December 8, 2001 | |
| Jenn | November 19, 2001 | ||
| Gail | November 2001 | ||
| Diana | March 12, 2001 | October 15, 2001 | Baby E |
| Caroline | March 2001 | ||
| Trisha | March 2001 | ||
| Lauren | December 19, 2000 | April 2000 | |
| Roxie | DEcember 19, 2000 | ||
| Diana | August 12, 1999 | March 27, 2000 | Baby E |
| Cindy (Pond) | August 8, 1989 |
Baby Angel
That something stopped my heart,
I felt each tender squeeze you gave,
I've loved you from the start.
Although my body you can't hold,
It doesn't mean I'm gone,
This world was worthy, not, of me,
God chose that I move on.
I know the pain that drowns your soul,
What you are forced to face,
You have my word, I'll fill your arms,
Someday we will embrace.
You'll hear that it was "meant to be
God doesn't make mistakes",
But that won't soften your worst blow,
Or make your hearts not ache.
I'm watching over all you do,
Another child you'll bear,
Believe me when I say to you,
That I am always there.
There'll come a time, I promise you,
When you will hold my hand,
Stroke my face and kiss my lips,
And then you'll understand.
Although I've never breathed your air,
Or gazed into your eyes,
That doesn't mean I never "was"
An angel never dies...
by Karen O'Connor
A Million Times
You never said I'm leavingYou never said good-bye
You were gone before I knew it
And only God knew why
A million times we've needed you,
A million times we've cried.
If love alone could've saved you,
You never would have died.
In life we loved you dearly,
In death we love you still.
In our hearts you hold a place,
No one else will ever fill.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you didn't go alone.
Part of us went with you,
The day God took you home.
Heaven's Playground
Precious angel sent to earth,Did they tell you of your worth?
More than diamonds, rubies or gold,
Only you do I want to hold.
So perfect your beauty as I look into your eyes
That gentle reflection of angels in the skies.
Each day you grew inside me, so big and so strong,
But your time here with me was not to be long.
Oh how my heart aches as I have to say goodbye,
As I let you go back to play in the sky.
June 5 1998
by Suzanne McClendon
A Mother's Prayer/ Affirmation After Miscarriage
In this time of loss I call upon my spirit within to guide me to my strength so that I may find peace and completion.I will use this strength to demand of myself and others my need to grieve completely, for this will be my first step to healing.
During my time of grief I will seek guidance not only from my inner spirit but from loving persons who may offer wisdom and comfort.
I need to understand that the soul as well as the physical body needs healing and to pay attention to this.
I will learn to accept that the soul may never heal completely.
I will learn to live not in fear and once again see beauty in my world,and purpose in my existence.
In spite of my new knowledge that things happen that cannot be controlled,I must call upon the places within me that tell me I do have control over much of my life and use this control to aid my healing.
Let me recognize the gift in my ability to conceive and carry life however briefly.
Let me take joy in my ability to love so deeply and desire to nurture a soul unbeknownst to me.
Let me find healing in the belief that this soul knew my love for it and that that love helped it to pass to another place.
Let me honor this short life not only with my love but in finding meaning in its existence.
Let me recognize this meaning in not only my ability to survive,but in my fullest appreciation of all the moments motherhood will bring me,along with my deeper compassion and sisterhood to other women who've experienced loss.
Let a part of this soul be reflected in the spirit of my future children, born or adopted, so that I may know it through them.
I will listen to and trust the place in my deepest heart that tells me I will once again be reunited with this soul and will fulfill the need to hold it in my arms.
I will help myself to feel comfort in the knowledge that there is a star in heaven that belongs to me.
by Stacey Dinner-Levin
September 19, 2004
