Agape Support Group: October 2009

The loss of a baby can be devastating to a family.
How do you pick up the pieces when hopes and dreams have been shattered? Grief is a natural part of child loss. How one approaches the grief process is criticl to regaining a sense of normalcy.

AGAPE is a support group for families who have experienced the loss of child for any reason, from conception to the first month of life.

AGAPE is for the mother, father, family or friends of those who have eperienced a loss.

AGAPE is for those who want, or are in need, or who wish to share and grow through these most painful processes.

AGAPE joins hands & hearts and prepares for the future.

AGAPE means LOVE

Sunday, October 18, 2009

A Walk to Remember

We had a good turnout this year, despite all the speedbumps we hit along the way! The chapel was more than enough room to be out of the chilly October air, and the walk around the parade grounds was enough to serve our purpose. The shirts seemed to be a big hit again this year!! I didn't expect the bracelets to sell like hotcakes though.

I can't give Stacey, our local NILMDTS area coordinator, enough thanks for coming out to take pictures for us! As soon as I see what she has to give us, I will post them on the Facebook group. Shiela took a nice set as well, she has them posted in her album on her profile.

Here's hoping next year runs a little bit smoother and we have another successful walk!

The leaf and teardrop symbolize the love and grief that families and loved ones feel when someone dies.

They reflect both the intense suffering of loss and hope for the future. The leaf, though fallen, is green with upturned edges, symbolizing hope. It floats in a pool of moving water, symbolizing there is movement in grief and hope for the future.

Colors range from a very deep purple, which represents intense sadness, to a much lighter and paler shade, symbolizing light and hope for the future. The drop on the leaf may be either a dew drop or a tear drop--meant to be whatever the person looking at the picture wants it to be.

The overall theme is that grief, as in nature, there are cycles and movement. As seasons change, so do feelings. There is water and there are tears, there is winter and there is spring, there is sadness...and there is hope.

AGAPE Goals

Sunday, October 18, 2009

A Walk to Remember