A Walk to Remember.

October is Child Loss Awareness Month. A month were many remember their children with special events that touch our hearts. Even though us parents live with our loss everyday and shed tears on a regular basis, these moments create memories for us to hold on to. Ones were we can celebrate and remember our children and be around others that understand and know our pain.  

In this month on Oct 12 2013, marks 11 months since Liam left this world.  It doesn't seem real that he has been gone for so long. It's been harder for Chris and I since his birthday.  I believe its just knowing a year ago, he was here and we were living in Ann Arbor and also realizing that the day he left us is approaching. 

But yesterday we shed many tears and many smiles because we spent the day at his birthplace, Ann Arbor, Michigan.  

C.S. Mott's invited us to a Walk to Remember/Tree planting Ceremony.  A beautiful fall day spent walking a beautiful path surrounded by color changing trees and a soft river to a place where every year Mott's Hosptial plants a tree and creates a beautiful ceremony in honor of the children lost.   

Chris and I and our families walked this area many times in our 3 month stay in Michigan, it truly is a beautiful, serene place with benches were you can sit and watch the river.  I have many significant memories there.  A lot of soul searching, decision making and prayers being done in those times but now knowing we walked by those trees and never paid attention to what they meant really touches our hearts.   

Not only did Chris and I get to spend the day with Liam but we spent it with our families, our immediate and our Michigan ones.  Nothing better then being back there and seeing their faces again.  They are a part of lives forever.  Our time here on earth with Liam was a time with all of them.  Even though we were unable to see everyone and have my sisters here we knew everyone was here in spirit and we missed them.  

To Nicole, Wendy, Jenny, Julie and Angela.... Thank you for taking time out of your busy lives to spend some time with us.  We love you so very very much.  

  My heart seems fuller when I am in  Michigan.  Even though there is the ache of being back at the Hosptial with so many crazy emotions and memories of our days spent there it just seems like its home. Sounds crazy right.  I guess I truly am a Wolverine! Hahaha.  I can only imagine what my buckeye fans are thinking !!  

It was a beautiful weekend and Chris and I are so glad we made the trip. We will now make the Walk to Remember be apart of our yearly events and take a picture next to the tree that was planted for Liam's year and watch it grow. These memories are the ones that help us get through this journey. 

 Love to you all!! Xoxo.