Agape Support Group: December 2012

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

Friday, December 7, 2012

Angel of Hope Ceremony

The Angel of Hope ceremony was as beautiful as ever! Many thanks to Debbie and Gerri and Rendon for their parts in putting it together. I was moved to see a few new faces and glad to know more are becoming aware of what this beautiful statue represents.

If you missed it this year, or were unable to attend for any reason, we do hope you mark your calendar and can make it out next December. It is always on the 6th and begins at 7pm at Cross Creek park on Green St.

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

Friday, December 7, 2012

Angel of Hope Ceremony