There are just some pictures I look at and can't help thinking about a little girl who's missing "in between" my A + A.
It's truly hard to believe that sweet Lucy would be 5 and starting kindergarten this year. There are just so many milestones we won't be able to celebrate with her, but this one surely stings. Many little ones I know are the same age as Lucy would be, and they carry this special place in my heart. I watch them celebrate milestones with happy and sad tears in my eyes.
I wonder, What would she look like? How would she act? What would make her laugh? It still feels like a nightmare I'll wake up from at times.
This blog served it's purpose years ago to relay information and updates to our family and friends. Now I rarely take to it, and can't even figure out how to update the blog layout. While it's quite outdated, I wanted to still use it to deliver this note. We've done a fundraiser each year in memory of Lucy, and while saddened our regular blankets are not available this year, my friend Kim with KJB Marketing and Promotions (along with the helpful hearts of MANY others who leapt to assist us!) is helping this project come to fruition again this year.
This post is a call to celebrate my daughter Lucy with us again this year by giving back to other families that are experiences the highs and lows of living with an infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Nurseries at Levine Children's Hospital. We know that not all lose their babies, thank God Almighty, but even just living in that world for a day or a month or a year ... well, it's scary and confusing.
We will be collecting money to support our cause - just $6 will purchase a brand new baby blanket with a simple and sweet heart embroidered on it. The heart is a symbol of the love that continues to live on far past death. You can help us in donations of ANY amount, or you can donate a bundles of blankets. Please feel free to donate in honor or memory of others you've lost and loved. This is about coming together to reflect, remember and share hope with others.
Please visit the LUCY LOVE PROJECT Donation Page to help us reach our goal.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
