Have you ever lost someone you love? I have. My mom died of breast cancer in 2004 and I have had two miscarriages. Some people experience greater losses but everyone has a right to grieve for their own losses, no matter how few or how many.
So when I heard about My Forever Child and read the Susan's testimony my own heart grieved with her. Her son Matthew was stillborn two weeks before his due date. And as she so aptly put it on her site, "There is also the cultural pressure to forget about the loss and move on, so many bereaved parents suffer in silence." Out of this need to help bereaving parents and people My Forever Child was born in order to provide gifts to those hurting and grieving over their dead children.
I know when I miscarried many people assumed I would "get over it" and move on as though a life so young couldn't be loved or cherished enough. It just wasn't a big deal................ to them. To this day I still think about those sweet little babies I carried for too short a time and wonder about who they were. We named them, we had plans for them, they were our dreams. Sadly they cannot be with us but that doesn't mean I don't think about them daily, especially when I look at my living children.
Susan was so kind as to send me a beautiful necklace to remind the world that these babies won't be forgotten. That they are loved, cherished and are MY babies. She sent me the Butterflies in Flight Necklace with the birthstone crystals from the dates I miscarried. Each piece of jewelry is handcrafted to order with the buyer's specifications making each piece truly memorable and a true keepsake.
Butterflies are significant to me in many ways but mostly they remind me of my mom. So not only does the necklace symbolize my precious angel babies but it also reminds me of my mom. It was just the most perfect necklace to capture all of the losses that meant a great deal to me.
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And one of you is going to win $50 for yourself or for someone you know to spend at My Forever Child!
From now until June 15 use code GIRLYGIRL at checkout when purchasing from My Forever Child to receive 10% off of your purchase!
Your purchases help support the many charitable causes that My Forever Child does for other families. A portion of each sale is donated to children's advocacy programs, their original lapel pins are donated to newly bereaved parents at hospitals and they have adopted two children from Compassion International.
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Visit My Forever Child, browse around, and then come back here to leave me a comment about what you would get if you won the $50 voucher (one comment only)!
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What a precious gift this is. I would get the #532 Custom Engraved Handprint-Footprint Dog Tag Keychain. Thank you for the chance to win :)
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Enter me please! If I win, I'd choose: Rose Garden Rose Quartz and Pearl Bracelet
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I would purchase a mothers bracelet from my forever child. I am a mother of 3 angels in heaven and 1 here with me. I lost my son in March 2004 to premature rupture of the membranes. My Justin, was born at 22 weeks. He had a heartbeat but never opened his eyes. I was fortunate enough to then go on to have a healthy baby girl in May 2005. In November 2009 i became pregnant a 3rd time. When the doc said it was twins I was in shock but i just knew that my baby boy was watching over me and this was a way to try and heal my broken heart. Sadly when i went in for a high risk assessment sonogram, i was told there were no heartbeats found. I was 10 weeks along. I have been looking for a charm bracelet to honor my angels and have not been able to find anything that would do so and be affordable. My forever child has the perfect one to honor all 3.
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I'd like to get the #218 Healing Heart Pendant and #836 Love Knot Ring - Sterling Silver (size 7).
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Always remember never forget. Spent what would have been at 37wks. (probably scheduled due date) with 4 yr. old daughter in hospital for tooth surgery. I know there was a little angle with her!!! follow on facebook
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I am following you on My Forever Child's facebook page. I would order the lapel pins because I use them in memory boxes I make for parents who've had stillborn children. I started this project after our son, Dillon, was stillborn in January 2009.
ReplyDeleteI would chose a butterflies in flight pendant as well. I have just suffered my 3rd miscarriage.
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I just love that butterfly necklace! I follow myforeverchild on facebook. daughter died Nov 2009 she was fullterm. this was to be the first for everyone on myside of the family including me. bought mom for birthday pendant with her footprints and husband bought me pendant with footprints and handprints for mothers day, but my sister has been very upset losing her first niece and doesn't have anything like this so I would by her a pendant with footprints to match me and my mother.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Lisa, I had a miscarriage on 12/16/2009 and had to be induced at 15 weeks 4 days. I had a partial molar pregnancy and am now having to go through chemo because I am still testing positive when I take a pregnancy test. My estimated due date would have been June 5th so I have been thinking of ordering a bracelet to remember my little boy by. It has been really hard on me, especially with the due date coming up and I am still having problems with my miscarriage that happened over 5 months ago.
ReplyDeleteI would spend the $50 on the Moms Bracelet- Pearl #536. I want to get things engraved on the beads. Bead #1: I want to say Life (with the date that I conceived on the other side)
Bead #2: I want to say Angel (the date that my angel grew his wings on the other side)
Bead #3: I want to say Wish (the estimated due date on the other side)
Bead #4: my little boy's name.
I am also going to get the heart charm with footprints.
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My name is Briana and my email is brianajulian@gmail.com and if I win the $50, I would get the #774 Precious Images Large Heart Pendant for my big sister. She is the best sister in the world and I really want to win so I can get this for her.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Brenda and my daughter had a miscarriage in December. If I win the $50, I would get the Moms Bracelet for my daughter. She found this bracelet a couple weeks after her miscarriage and has been wanting it ever since. I would love to win it for her. My email is bkjcrafts@wildblue.net
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ReplyDeleteI would get 2 of the Personalized charms (one for each of my boys) to remember their brother that we lost 2 years ago of a heart attack...He was 13. They both miss him so much. They could put it on a key chain or just carry it in their pocket. I am following you on Facebook.
ReplyDeletehello,me and my partner lost our firstborn last year,a son we named Connor..it is coming up to Connors 1st birthday and i would love to purchase something for myself and partner to remember our presious son...i love the butterfly necklaces as i also have had another lost in my previous relationship...and for my partner i would get a chain with Connors footprints on it...i am happily following you on facebook..thankyou
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ReplyDeletethank you for sharing your touching story. My mothers friend went through 2 miscarages before adopting the cutest little girl from China that i look after a couple times a week :)
ReplyDeletei would love the give my mother the #757 Beaded Bookmark- Forget-Me-Not. I think it is so beautiful and is perfect because i will be going to germany for almost 1 year to be an au pair....a forget me not is wonderful! Plus she loves to read!
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I would get me the moms bracelet and have my 2 daughters name on it. They truly are my miracles after having so many miscarriages and gave up hope but now I'm blessed with 2 beautiful healthy girls. <3
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ReplyDeleteWe lost our little girl when I was 34 weeks pregnant to unknown reasons. If I win, I would purchase a keychain for my husband and have our daughter's name, Leah, and her "angel-versary" date engraved on it. I would do this for him, for Father's Day!
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ReplyDeletein may of last year my best friend os 20 years gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. he was still born. his name was Mathew. I do not enter this contest for me but for her to give her a gift in memory of her baby boy. I now live in Kansas city and she in California. my heart aches for her!
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I already have a pendant with my angel son's footprints on it. I would like to add 2 round charms, one for each of my other children. Sue is a wonderful person and a talented artist. I also have a bracelet honoring my survivor, his angel twin brother, and my older daughter. Thank you for this opportunity.
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ReplyDeleteThis is such a special gift. I am approaching the first anniversary of the loss of our still born daughter and would love to win a beautiful piece of jewelry to remember her by. A few items I would purchase would be:
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