Walk to Remember

Yesterday was such a great way to remember Paisly Grace. I admire the people who have the strength after such loss to put together things such as Heartstrings and the Walk to Remember.

We got to the event a little early. We went to check in and the woman helping us looked so familiar while I was in line. When we got up to her, she looked at me a little teary eyed. She told me who she was, and my heart melted. She was the wonderful woman who took Paisly's pictures for us in the hospital. We talked for a minute and I thanked her for taking Paisly's pictures. Her pictures mean so much to me, I can't explain. There were different booths there with various things. We got free water bottles, a woman had made wooden angel ornaments and was writing the names of the children on them, we got one for Paisly. They had a quilt that you could write your child's name and a little message on. They gave us a scrapbooking kit to put together. When the memorial started the lady who founded heartstrings got up to talk and tell her story. She had twin boys who past away when they were infants. She talked about how much they changed her. She said so many things that touched me personally; but the thing she said that has been on my mind since is that all of us who have had child loss can either be swallowed by our grief and sorrow or we can take our child's death and making something good come out of it. She certainly has. Seeing all those people there yesterday and how much that event meant to them, and how it tremendously helped me, makes me want to do the same. I don't know how or what God wants me to do just yet but I know he is wanting me to do something, so I am. Pray for me as I listen to God's will for what he wants me to do. This morning's service was about listening to God's will. The visiting preacher said we need to quit saying "I" and start listening to God and what he wants not what we want. I know he wants me to do something, I just don't know what yet. I love it when God puts something he wants right in front of you, and that's what he has done the past 2 days with the even and this mornings message.

After the speeches we went to the memorial tree. All the babies names were read out and when they were the parents put their butterflies on the tree. By the end there weren't any spots left on that tree to put anything. There were many parents that had more than one butterfly. One woman had to put 6 butterflies on that tree. I prayed for that woman as she was putting them there. I pray for all those families that were there. As much as I hated that we all had to be there I am so thankful that the walk was there for us, to help us grieve. After the tree memorial we started our 1.5 mile walk. They had each child's name on signs throughout the walk. It was such a pretty day for it too. It wasn't too hot or too cold, it was just right.





Thank You God for all you have done for me and for all the people you have put in my path to help me grieve for Paisly Grace. You are so good to me.