In October 1988, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.  "When a child loses his or her parent, they are called an orphan.  When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or widower.  When parents lose their child, there isn't a word to describe […]

Robyn Bear, envisioned a day when all grieving parents could come together and be surrounded by love and support from their friends and families.  A day where the community could better understand their pain and learn how to reach out those grieving.  While our babies' lives were so brief, they were also very meaningful.  Yet, […]

Each fall, North Kansas City Hospital's Maternity Care Infant Loss and Bereavement team invites families and friends who have experienced the loss of an infant or child to attend the Walk to Remember.  This October 15th, our family will walk for our daughter, Emilia, and for the other babies who gained their wings far too […]

Join us as we dedicate two sculpture pieces that have been donated to Autumn's Garden of Hope in memory of Emilia Madeleine Rose Clough.

Everyone is invited to light a candle on October 15th at 7:00 pm in ALL Time Zones, ALL Over The World.   If everyone lights a candle at 7:00 pm and keeps it burning for at least one hour, there will be a continuous WAVE OF LIGHT over the entire world on October 15th, Pregnancy […]

Happy Thanksgiving!    “Dear God, we are here to express our gratitude for all your blessings. You have given us so much, not only providing what we need to live, but in giving us yourself. We are richly blessed, and it is right to acknowledge that you are the source of all good things. Yet […]

Merry Christmas Eve!   Remember, Lord, those who have died and gone before us marked with the sign of faith, especially those for whom we now pray.  May these and all who sleep in Christ, find in Your Presence light, happiness, and peace.  Through Christ our Lord. Amen

Merry Christmas!   There's a little place within my heart that is with me every day. A place where all my memories are softly tucked away. It is the perfect place in my grief for me to go, for words could not explain how very much I miss you so. And now that once again […]

Happy New Years Eve!     As the sound of the tolling midnight bell, a brace new year will begin. Let's raise our hopes in a confidant toast, to the promise it ushers in. May your battles be few, your pleasures many, your wishes and dreams fulfilled. May your confidence stand in the face of […]

Happy New Years!   "We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." - Edith Lovejoy Pierce