Lily's hands with her daddy's... she had his hands and feet.
And happy Father's Day to my Dad!
Showing posts with label Father's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Father's Day. Show all posts
Monday, June 18, 2018
Father's Day 2018
Father's Day makes me think about all that Lily's father is missing
out on with her. His love for his daughter, as well as his anguish over losing her,
are both clearly written on his face in this picture. My thoughts and prayers are with all the bereaved fathers who've lost children through stillbirth, abortion, and any other way. 💔
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
International Bereaved Father's Day
Carly Marie recently released a video in recognition of International Bereaved Father's Day, which was Sunday. It touched my heart, so I wanted to share it here. I wish Lily's daddy would have wanted to be a part of it.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Father's Day
Father's Day makes me think about all that Lily's father is missing out on with her. Talk of a local father-daughter dance has been swirling around and how it aches each time I hear of it.
Lily's daddy's love for his daughter, as well as his anguish over losing her, are both clearly written on his face in this picture. 💔
Lily's daddy's love for his daughter, as well as his anguish over losing her, are both clearly written on his face in this picture. 💔
Lily's hands with her daddy's... she had his hands and feet.
They will always be a part of each other.
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Father's Day
Father's Day makes me grieve all that Lily's father is missing out on with her.
His love for his daughter, as well as his anguish over losing her, are both clearly written on his face in this picture. 💔
His love for his daughter, as well as his anguish over losing her, are both clearly written on his face in this picture. 💔
Lily's hands with her daddy's... she had his hands and feet.
They will always be a part of each other.
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Her Forever Daddy
Here are Lily's precious hands with her daddy's hand.
She looked just like me, but she had his big hands and feet. I'm so thankful to have this photo, of course because it's her hands, but also because she shared that with him. And he will always be her daddy, even though we aren't together now. We will always share her.
I couldn't help but think of him on Father's Day Sunday. I wonder if anyone else acknowledged him on that day. I wonder if it's a hard day for him.
I wish our little girl were here to spend special days with us.
Here are photos of the view of the Blue Ridge Mountains from Lily's spot on Father's Day.
I wish our little girl were here to spend special days with us.
Here are photos of the view of the Blue Ridge Mountains from Lily's spot on Father's Day.
A lovely sunset.
We took Lily some lilies in honor of her daddy for Father's Day. We are housesitting for some friends and they have over 400 lilies at their home! My mom selected a variety of colors. She even thought of Lily's father on Father's Day.
He gave her the name "Ball." I will honor him as her father.
This random little drawing is something Lily Kat's daddy sketched when I was carrying her. It's now in her scrapbook. A picture of what might have been. The "what ifs" are hard to live with and something I must surrender to the Lord every day.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Father's Day
Today is Father's Day here in the United States and so I want to take a moment to acknowledge all fathers, traditional and non-traditional...
"Typical" fathers with their children on earth (whether raised already or still young children), those who hold some, if not all, their children in their hearts, rather than their arms, birthfathers who have had a child placed for adoption, post-abortive fathers (they grieve too), foster-care fathers, single fathers, step-fathers, spiritual fathers, and expectant fathers.
I also want to acknowledge the men and women, boys and girls who miss their father who is no longer living. Or those whose father is absent, whether physically or emotionally.
...as well as the men who never got to be fathers, though they longed to be.
...and those who have broken relationships with their fathers, whether because of abuse or something else, as well as widowers who lost their wife and are now taking on role of mom and dad.
I also want to mention single mothers (widowers and other moms) who have no strong man to be a father to their child/ren. Father's Day can be a difficult day to cope with. Reach out to them today.
I also want to mention the fathers who are not close with their children because of many different reasons, whether because of rebellion or whatever else.
I apologize if I've left anyone out.
I want to wish a Happy Father's Day to my own dad who is Godly, supportive, hard-working, sacrificial, wise, loving, and caring. We love and appreciate you, dad!! And Happy Father's Day in Heaven to both of my grandfathers!
I am so thankful for my Heavenly Father who is all I have ever and will ever need! He is sufficient and the best father EVER for all of us, whether or not we have a loving father on earth.
One day I believe I will marry an amazing man who will be a wonderful father to our future children, and will adopt the legacy of Luke and Lily... I'm thinking of him today, whoever he is and wherever he is.
This day can be both joyful and sorrowful for people, just as with Mother's Day. Show all the fathers in your life that you love and care about them!
"Typical" fathers with their children on earth (whether raised already or still young children), those who hold some, if not all, their children in their hearts, rather than their arms, birthfathers who have had a child placed for adoption, post-abortive fathers (they grieve too), foster-care fathers, single fathers, step-fathers, spiritual fathers, and expectant fathers.
I also want to acknowledge the men and women, boys and girls who miss their father who is no longer living. Or those whose father is absent, whether physically or emotionally.
...as well as the men who never got to be fathers, though they longed to be.
...and those who have broken relationships with their fathers, whether because of abuse or something else, as well as widowers who lost their wife and are now taking on role of mom and dad.
I also want to mention single mothers (widowers and other moms) who have no strong man to be a father to their child/ren. Father's Day can be a difficult day to cope with. Reach out to them today.
I also want to mention the fathers who are not close with their children because of many different reasons, whether because of rebellion or whatever else.
I apologize if I've left anyone out.
I want to wish a Happy Father's Day to my own dad who is Godly, supportive, hard-working, sacrificial, wise, loving, and caring. We love and appreciate you, dad!! And Happy Father's Day in Heaven to both of my grandfathers!
I am so thankful for my Heavenly Father who is all I have ever and will ever need! He is sufficient and the best father EVER for all of us, whether or not we have a loving father on earth.
One day I believe I will marry an amazing man who will be a wonderful father to our future children, and will adopt the legacy of Luke and Lily... I'm thinking of him today, whoever he is and wherever he is.
This day can be both joyful and sorrowful for people, just as with Mother's Day. Show all the fathers in your life that you love and care about them!
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| An older picture of my siblings and I with our dad (from left to right: Joseph, Emma, me, Adam, and dad) |
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Baby Mine & Father's Day
This weekend, my family has been busy cleaning out the garage and getting ready for a yard sale. I am literally going through all my things and posting them on craigslist, as well as setting them aside for the sale. I just want to simplify my life and only keep what's truly important. Before now, it was a definite NO WAY to getting rid of anything to do with Lily. It just seemed too close to her. Anything from my pregnancy or her life is so deeply connected to her in my heart. Before, it felt like getting rid of any of this stuff would be in a way dishonoring to her. Some of it I planned on saving for my future children and some I planned on saving as just remembrance items for Lily. But, I didn't want to get rid of any of it. I guess you can only really understand this if you've lost a baby too.
This is a really big step for me. I am now at a place where I am ready to sell things. I realize that I cannot keep everything and if and when I have another baby, I can get more things. Not everything that I got for Lily really has a deep personal connection to her, like a mattress, bath tub, etc. These things were meant to be used by her, but the sad fact is, they never were. Isn't it ironic that I am selling things she never used as a baby to save up for her headstone? She never used the most basic items infants use, yet she needs a headstone. Does anybody have ideas on things I could do to save up for one? I have been packing away all her things, putting them in storage, and posting things to sell. I also might take some of her stuff to a local pregnancy center, in her honor, to help a new expecting mommy and their precious bundle of joy.
I will always have my precious bundle of joy, though she's not here in my arms. Perhaps I was trying to compensate by keeping her things in my arms. I am realizing things aren't so important. Of course, I would never get rid of the things that really remind me of Lily. My most precious possessions are things of her...her hair, her foot and handprints, her foot impression, her ultrasound photos, the outfit she wore at the hospital. All this and more is in her memory chest, memory box, and shadow box. I have reminders of her sprinkled throughout my room. Memories of her are sprinkled throughout my mind and life, so I don't need stuff to secure her special place in my heart. I am letting go of these things...but never ever letting go of her. She will always and forever be Baby of Mine.
Today is Father's Day and though Lily's daddy and I are not together, I am thankful she has an earthly father than loves her so much and honors the memory of her. I am thankful for the hope of my future husband one day "adopting" and loving her as his own. And more than any of this, I am thankful she has a Heavenly Father who adores her like nobody else ever could. I am thankful she is safe at Home with Him...forever. She gets to celebrate Father's Day with the best Father EVER!!! :-)
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there, whether your child is here on earth or in Heaven. <3
This is a really big step for me. I am now at a place where I am ready to sell things. I realize that I cannot keep everything and if and when I have another baby, I can get more things. Not everything that I got for Lily really has a deep personal connection to her, like a mattress, bath tub, etc. These things were meant to be used by her, but the sad fact is, they never were. Isn't it ironic that I am selling things she never used as a baby to save up for her headstone? She never used the most basic items infants use, yet she needs a headstone. Does anybody have ideas on things I could do to save up for one? I have been packing away all her things, putting them in storage, and posting things to sell. I also might take some of her stuff to a local pregnancy center, in her honor, to help a new expecting mommy and their precious bundle of joy.
I will always have my precious bundle of joy, though she's not here in my arms. Perhaps I was trying to compensate by keeping her things in my arms. I am realizing things aren't so important. Of course, I would never get rid of the things that really remind me of Lily. My most precious possessions are things of her...her hair, her foot and handprints, her foot impression, her ultrasound photos, the outfit she wore at the hospital. All this and more is in her memory chest, memory box, and shadow box. I have reminders of her sprinkled throughout my room. Memories of her are sprinkled throughout my mind and life, so I don't need stuff to secure her special place in my heart. I am letting go of these things...but never ever letting go of her. She will always and forever be Baby of Mine.
This is a beautiful lullaby that I looked forward to singing to Lily as I rocked her.
Listening to lullabies now makes my heart smile and thing of the sweet joy she
brings to my life. "You're so precious to me, sweet as can be. Baby of mine."
Today is Father's Day and though Lily's daddy and I are not together, I am thankful she has an earthly father than loves her so much and honors the memory of her. I am thankful for the hope of my future husband one day "adopting" and loving her as his own. And more than any of this, I am thankful she has a Heavenly Father who adores her like nobody else ever could. I am thankful she is safe at Home with Him...forever. She gets to celebrate Father's Day with the best Father EVER!!! :-)
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there, whether your child is here on earth or in Heaven. <3
Lily's and her daddy's hands. She had his hands and feet.
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