Capture Your Grief

I participated in Capture Your Grief, by CarlyMarie and her Project Heal. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. To help raise awareness and honor Aurora, I instagramed my pictures and shared them on facebook. I waited until today, to share all of my photos at once here.

Each day had a different theme, and for some of them I wrote a little story in the comments section.

Thank you Carly, and to all of those who I shared my photos with. It really did help me heal, I said some words I have never said before... and shared some pictures I have never shared before. It has helped me, even 2 and a half years later, heal a little more.

Penny #102

I found this penny over a week ago, and I don't know why I haven't gotten around to posting it. I am sorry about that.

Thank you for the penny in the parking lot. I found it just before running into a co-worker. We were buying gifts for our students and just happened to be stopping at the same store. Thank you so much hun! I love you.

Penny #101

Thank you for the penny today that I got while we were out shopping. It was laying in a puddle of water, and I made your big brother grab it so I didn't have to stick my hands in the water. :) I cannot believe I've found over 100 pennies from you so far. It's amazing.

Angel Of Hope

Every since we learned about the Angel Of Hope, we knew we had to get a brick in there for Aurora. We ordered it almost a year ago, and it was finally placed in and dedicated today!




My parents also got a brick for Aurora, so there are two of them, right next to each other!





Despite it being chilly and damp, it was a beautiful ceremony honoring all of the children gone too soon.

Penny #100!!

Wow! I found penny #100 today at work! It was on the floor of the teachers lounge, sort of out of the way. What a nice way to start pregnancy and infant loss awareness month!

Thank you so much for the penny Hun. I cannot believe I've found 100 pennies from you already. Love you!

Penny #98 & #99

Thank you for both of the pennies today! The one I was not expecting one single bit. We were walking through the campground, where nobody has been for a couple of weeks, and it was just laying in the middle of the grass.

The second was at the restaurant where grandma, poppy, daddy and I stopped on our way home from the river.

It's always so nice to know you are with us when we go up there. You would have loved every moment of the river! Or at least I would have hoped you would have loved it.

Penny #97

Thank you for the penny today at Boldt Castle. We would have loved to take you here and show you a castle that I have visited since I was very young. Thank you! Especially after that penny yesterday that I couldn't pick up! Love you babe!

Photo #421

Pennies can be in strange places!

When I visited a connivence store today, I noticed this penny stuck in the crack by the main door. I did try to get it out, but it was in there pretty good! Even though I didn't pick it up, it still made me smile.

Penny #96

Thank you so much for the penny today! Your cousin Parker had dropped a penny by my car, wanting me to find it. So I did, then dropped it when he wasn't looking. But when I got into my car I glanced at a spot, and saw a brand new penny! One your cousin didn't drop! Thank you so much for that!