Well...go figure... The weather man had it right when he said it was supposed to rain. I was a little nervous. And I can't lie... I wasn't sure anyone would come because it was raining to hard.
But they came!!! It's so hard to be excited about an event like this because we are all there for such hard reasons. But what wonderful blessing it is to be able to share in this with people who have felt the same feelings and  have had the same thoughts. 
I started praying (Eden too) this afternoon when the rain started. I know that we need the rain,  but I just wanted a 10 minute window to get the balloons up and on their way.
And the Lord was faithful :)
By 5:30 when we released the balloons, there was hardly a drizzle.


Within about 10 minutes of the release the rain picked up again. 
It was perfect. 
Thank you, Lord for your timing and provision.  Thank you for the faces that we saw today. Please comfort the hearts that are aching today for their angle babies.  Thank you, Lord, that you truly know the pain of our loss. 

I have a feeling, that today is just the first of many... I am blessed. I am thankful.
I couldn't get this song out of my head after I left the park. Thought I'd share :)
Blessings, sweet friends. Thank you for loving us. 

Today is the day.
The day that nobody knows about. 
That is, unless you do know. 
And if you do know, I'm sorry. 
Today is October 15th.
The day that families who have lost precious life long before it was time get to be a voice for those little lives.
If you're part of one of those families, I'm so sorry.
Today, millions of families all over the world stop and take time to remember these lives lost.
To remember These beating hearts that stopped too soon.
Will you remember with me today?
Every life is beautiful. Every life changes those around it. 
Remember the beautiful, amazing, blessings, that God has given to us. 
Remember the sweet, sweet beauty of new life. 
Today... October 15th... Remembering Our Babies.

Did you know that more lives are lost every year to miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal loss than  all forms of cancer combined?
Over 500,000 families each year in the United States
suffer the loss of a child before the age of 1. 
{Is This Important, Yet?}
Billions of dollars are spent on research every year to find a cure for cancer.
There still isn't even a sure known cause for the astronomical rates of death in infants. 
{Is This Important, Yet?}
If we continue to ignore the loss of babies and continue to turn a blind eye to the growing number of  pregnancy and infant losses because it makes us uncomfortable, we will have no population to save. 
We all agree that a cure MUST be found to treat those we love that are battling cancer. 
We all agree that thousands of lives are shattered every day by news of a loved one with a new diagnosis. 
Cancer is a terrible thing that is taking this country by storm!
Can we all agree that we MUST find the cause behind the loss of our children?
Can we all agree that thousands of lives are shattered EVERY DAY by a pregnancy loss or infant death?
Pregnancy and Infant Loss is a terrible thing that is taking this country by storm!
The difference between the two?
Cancer brings people together and people fight for an answer. 
Pregnancy Loss and Infant Mortality makes people uncomfortable because nobody knows what to do. 
There are many organizations that are building up resources to inform our nation about the fight for our babies. 
Still Project is a documentary film campaign that is working to break the silence surrounding Pregnancy and Infant Loss.
Face of Loss, Faces of Hope is an amazing community of families and mothers who have suffered the loss of a child from many different causes.
The March of Dimes
is a wonderful educational and research organization that reaches out to families
with premature and severely ill babies.

This month of awareness for Pregnancy and Infant Loss is not to make noise or  to have people feel sorry for those that are journeying this path.
This month of awareness for Pregnancy and Infant Loss is to break the silence. Mother's and Familiesneed to know that it is okay to speak about their babies without shame or guilt. Mother's and Families need to know that people are fighting for answers along side them. Mother's and Families need to know that  {THEY ARE NOT ALONE}

October is
(along with other "awareness'")
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

To start off the month I want to share this poem.

I really don't have anything else to say tonight
{shocking, I'm sure}
so I'll just leave you with this.
I will share more this month,
but tonight, 
just this.

A simple reminder that
these shoes are on far too many feet not to be talked about.



THESE SHOES

I wear a pair of shoes

They are ugly shoes

Uncomfortable shoes

I hate my shoes

Each day I wear them and each day I wish I had another pair

Some days my shoes hurt so bad that I do not think I can take another step

Yet, I continue to wear them

I get funny looks wearing these shoes

They are looks of sympathy

I can tell in others eyes that they are glad they are my shoes and not theirs

They never talk about my shoes

To learn how awful my shoes are might make them uncomfortable

To truly understand these shoes you must walk in them

But, once you put them on, you can never take them off

I now realize I am not the only one who wears these shoes

There are many pairs in this world

Some women are like me and ache daily as they try and walk in them

Some have learned how to walk in them so they don't hurt quite as much

Some have worn the shoes so long that days will go by before they think about how much they hurt

No woman deserves to wear these shoes

They have made me who I am

I will forever walk in the shoes of a woman who has lost a child

-Author Unknown