Category Archives: We Remember

The 5th Belongs to Calvin: In My Heart Giveaways

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Crystal Theresa| 3 Comments

Calvin's In My Heart picture card Dear Calvin,

It’s your 35th month in heaven, and I can’t believe your 3rd heavenly birthday is just around the corner. I wanted to do something creative and design-y for today. So, I decided to create a Valentine’s-inspired e-tag with the message Always, I will carry you in my heart, because that’s how I feel about you and your sisters and brother. To celebrate your special day, I made this one with your picture.

And to say thank you to those who have been walking this journey with our family, I made a free version of the tag and am also giving a couple customizable versions. All inspired by you and your siblings.

You, Rainbow, Gaelen, and Charlie are our light, and we love you so much.

Hugs and Kisses,
Mommy

To my readers I have three versions of the In My Heart e-tag to share with you: a freebie mini -ecard and two custom/personalized giveaways.

Update: I’ve decided to extend the drawing date to Saturday!

Remembering the Little Ones we Miss

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Crystal Theresa| 4 Comments

In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, Calvin’s Cupcakes is offering this free PAIL Cupcake for you to use for your baby/babies. Just click on the image to go to Calvin’s Cupcakes, where you can get the the high resolution version.

In addition to my Calvin, Rainbow, and Gaelen, there are so many babies that have been in my thoughts and in my heart since I joined this club. Here are just some of the sweet little ones whose families I’ve been blessed to meet (this doesn’t even come close to all of their names, and I fit all as much as I could):

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day 2011

I apologize if I didn’t fit your little one’s this time around. Being sick made less prepared for today than I wanted to me, but do know I’m thinking of you and your babies.

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Looking for Brown

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Crystal Theresa| Leave a comment

Have you heard of Beryl Young’s Illuminate photographic healing class? It’s a 5-week course that combines creative photography and journaling for bereaved parents. She’s currently offering a free lesson called “Color Your World.” Over at Dandiewinks, I’m sharing the results of my photo walk as I looked for the color brown:

Brown represents the things I long for, the things I’m working towards: comfort, endurance, stability, trust, simplicity, home. I want all of these because I want to show my heaven babies that I am worthy of being their mother, that I am worthy of being their father’s wife, and that I can create good out of the heartache and grief of losing them in this life.

Three flowers

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Crystal Theresa| 2 Comments

I attended a “Walk to Remember” remembrance walk and ceremony in Clearwater with some of my BabyCenter GBJ girls, their husbands, and their rainbow babies. Part of it included putting flowers on and around a memorial tree, planted in the park for babies who have died and their families.

Calvin, Rainbow, and Gaelen's flowers at the Walk to Remember - Nablopomo Between

The three flowers toward the top are for my three babies in heaven.

After we placed the flowers, we were given big cupcakes and sang Happy Birthday to our babies. It was difficult, but good, needed. I’m so glad to have been able to share in this and to honor Calvin, Rainbow, and Gaelen.

This post is part of the NaBloPoMo daily blogging challenge. The theme for this month is “Between,” which goes perfectly with how I’ve been feeling and where I find myself: between hope and despair, between love and fear, between trying to conceive and holding a living child in my arms.