Many times a week I see parents searching the internet for infant and child headstone ideas, as well as stillborn baby epitaphs, and epitaphs for infants. I hope I can be of some help to all of these parents. I have been in your shoes, "Googling" all of these exact terms, trying to find the perfect stone and wording for my son's very own headstone. I know all of these decisions are hard and you wish anyone but you had to make them, but I promise you, you will get through it. << Big hugs to you>> Most of the ideas for headstones below are from the monument company here in Texas that I ordered my son's headstone from. I'm sure other monument companies across the world could replicate these if you just ask. The first one I came across is Winnie the Pooh. It is fairly common here in Texas and often used for older children. Most babies and children are comforted by a teddy bear, why not give them an everlasting teddy with a headston...
╰ ☆ ╮ ღ ღ ღ ღ ღ ღ ღ ღ ╰ ☆ ╮ Dear my sweet Jacob, You were supposed to be here in my arms tomorrow. Today mommy and Mimi went shopping for groceries. There were several pregnant ladies out and about. They made me very sad to see. I couldn't help but look at them and think that should be me. I should still be pregnant. I should be bringing you into the world soon. You should be in my arms right about now, keeping me up at night. I should be rocking you to sleep and getting to know each of your cries, coos and smiles. After we left the grocery store, I went to buy you balloons to send tomorrow on your due date. I didn't see any that I wanted. I have decided that I would rather skip the day completely. I would love to stay in bed all day and not see anyone or talk to an...
Life as a grieving parent,spouse, child, friend is diffficult. We, I, especially am the worst about wanting to go through every hypothetical situation that could've been so I wouldn't have lost my sweet Jacob. He'd still be in my arms now. However, that's not what my sweet Jesus teaches me, as a christian mommy in the book of John, Chapter 11. John, Chapter 11 teaches that even when you feel the Lord is late, he's on time. Mary and Martha called upon the Lord when Lazarus,their brother, first became ill. Jesus was in a town a couple of miles away and did not immediately go to them when they called him. Instead, he finished his business in town,a nd went two days later. Lazarus had passed away; Mary and Martha couldn't understand why they called upon Jesus and he didn't come right away. Jesus loved Lazarus. I relate to them completely. In the hospital almost five years ago - I called and called upon the Lord to touch myself and Jacob, to work ...
Thank you Tesha. This is still such a bittersweet picture to me.
ReplyDeleteIt's so great that you have this photo of the two of you:)
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