Empty Arms...

Why? 

Why is she posing like this... what are your thoughts? 

My thoughts: when you lose a child... Oh how your arms ache.. your heart, body, and soul ache but your arms feel so empty... 

Those arms should be full! For me... my body, mind, and soul were ready for my baby so when she left this earth, my body wasn't ready for her to leave either...

Empty arms is a big thing for grieving parents... ❤❤ what are your thoughts?

Lily's Headstone...

Lily's Headstone.. ❤

We waited about 5 months for Lily's headstone to arrive and it felt wonderful to finally have her headstone at her burial spot..

A few things weren't done to the headstone as we ordered it so they had to ship it back.. It was gone again for about 2 weeks.. through her 7 month angelversary, 1 year from her heart diagnosis, on Easter, my birthday and finally arrived again onher Dads birthday.. April 2nd.

The top and back are now polished. It's beautiful as ever and I'm glad it's back.. I just wanted it to be perfect.. It's one thing that we could do for our daughter..

Her headstone is bittersweet.. so final.. Hope you like it as much as we do ❤ it's back Lily ❤

 

A Mother's Job..

Written on Lily's Facebook Page: Never Forget Lily Grace on Wednesday, 4/3/13

Are you grieving? 

Do you know someone who is grieving? 

Any thoughts about grief...
what you're going through...
how people treat you when you're grieving...
or misunderstandings about your grief or grief in general...?

I look forward to hearing your thoughts...

Grief is not a disease.. or an illness...

So true... there is no timeline for grief...

people say there are stages to grief but I don't believe there is a timeline or textbook stages of grief like people say... some truth to it but not full truth (at least not time lines)...

each journey is personal and each person is effected differently...

Justifying your grief to others just adds stress...

It is all about love... it truly is..

Lastly.. if you see a grieving parent during a moment of their grief or hear/ read about their grief... just know that usually that moment passes...

We need to experience that moment to move on to the next moment in our life.. or at least that is how it is for me..

Yes.. some days are harder than others.. some moments are harder than others but that is my journey called life now..

I hope that none of you ever know what I am going through.. because if you do know what I am going through then that means that you have lost a child and I don't want ANY of you to experience that loss...

Just wanted to share ♥

Family Fun.. photo booth :)

Photo booth alert ❤ ha ha..

My kids & I went to see The Oz movie this weekend (it was GREAT!!) and the movie theater has a photo booth..

My daughter Makayla has wanted us to do the photo booth at the mall for a long time so I surprised her & we all did the photo booth.. ❤ It was so much fun ❤ 

Beautiful hairbow models...

Beautiful Aubrey wearing a Lily Grace Project hairbow! She was also at Kosair Children's Hospital.. like my Lily! ❤

She was discharged from the hospital a day or two before our 3rd hairbow donation trip to Kosair during February 2013. I've been wanting to give her a Lily Grace bow... so glad she has one now!! ❤ Happy Easter beautiful Aubrey! — (Mommy is Kate Carter Hensley).

Hairbow model.. Lily's cousin Lyla. She is being held by her honorary Aunt Kathy. 

Kathy saw my Easter hairbow post and bought one of our Easter hairbows for Lyla to support The Lily Grace Project.. I thought that was so sweet! ❤ 

I just know Lily is always with her cousins and siblings.. no matter what but seeing this picture of Lyla wearing a Lily Grace Project Hairbow... ❤.. seeing pictures of babies and girls wearing Lily Grace Project hairbows on Easter...

That's special & warms my heart during such a hard time... so many firsts that should have been with Lily but instead.. without Lily.. ❤ Thank you to everyone who is sharing pictures.. it means more than you'll know.. more pictures to share later too..

Beautiful baby Fenley.... another Lily Grace Project hairbow model!! ❤

I hold a special place in my heart for all of our models but this sweet baby is my best friends niece... isn't she beautiful!!

She is modeling an Easter hairbow that her Mommy specially picked out & bought from the Easter hairbows that I posted on Lily's page.. Thank you Erin, Joel, and Fenley! ❤

Beautiful hairbow model alert.. Amaira

You've seen this sweet face before.. Her Aunt Kylie McGee loves to buy Lily Grace Project hairbows in memory of our angel Lily... 

Amaira makes a beautiful hairbow model.. Thanks for sharing Kylie! ❤

Ribbon.. and more ribbon.. thank you

Thank you Jessica Peters! She saw ladybug ribbon & thought of my Lily Grace... thank you! It's beautiful and we didn't have the yellow ladybug ribbon.. all of the ribbon is beautiful! ❤

I know that your angel said "Look at what my Mommy did for your Mommy" and then they gave each other a big hug!❤

Thank you Jen DeBouver for donating this robbon in memory of your angel Asher! To learn more about her angel, please     

            visit: www.asherjamesfoundation.org