Emilia's Wings

Thanksgiving
2017-11-23
Happy Thanksgiving!

“Dear God, we are here to express our gratitude for all your blessings. You have given us so much, not only providing what we need to live, but in giving us yourself. We are richly blessed, and it is right to acknowledge that you are the source of all good things. Yet this day also brings a mix of emotions to us. We confess our thanks, but also our sadness because of the empty place at our table. We know that death and sorrow were not your original plan, but we also know that you use difficulties to draw us closer to you and to each another. Here and now fill the empty places in our hearts and this empty place at our table. Teach us to savor the moments we have with one another, to rightly remember what we have lost, but also to look forward in hope to what we have promised in the future. We say again, ‘Your love is better than life.’ Thank you for all your blessings, for even through trials and loss you always, somehow reveal your goodness. In Jesus we pray.”

Wave of Light
2017-10-15 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Everyone is invited to light a candle on October 15th at 7:00 pm in ALL Time Zones, ALL Over The World.

If everyone lights a candle at 7:00 pm and keeps it burning for at least one hour, there will be a continuous WAVE OF LIGHT over the entire world on October 15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

“Our candle burns in honor of all the babies taken too soon, but in particularly for Emilia Madeleine Rose Clough, born asleep on March 15, 2017.”

Autumn's Garden of Hope Statue Dedication
2017-10-15 14:00 - 17:00 | North Kansas City Hospital, 2800 Clay Edwards Dr, North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Join us as we dedicate two sculpture pieces that have been donated to Autumn’s Garden of Hope in memory of Emilia Madeleine Rose Clough.

North Kansas City Hospital Walk To Remember
2017-10-15 14:00 - 17:00 | North Kansas City Hospital, 2800 Clay Edwards Dr, North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Each fall, North Kansas City Hospital’s Maternity Care Infant Loss and Bereavement team invites families and friends who have experienced the loss of an infant or child to attend the Walk to Remember. This October 15th, our family will walk for our daughter, Emilia, and for the other babies who gained their wings far too soon. This year’s walk coincides with the national pregnancy and infant loss day.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
2017-10-15
Robyn Bear, envisioned a day when all grieving parents could come together and be surrounded by love and support from their friends and families. A day where the community could better understand their pain and learn how to reach out those grieving. While our babies’ lives were so brief, they were also very meaningful. Yet, there was not a time to talk about them. Our society seemed to forget or perhaps, simply didn’t know how to reach out. Since October had been proclaimed “Awareness Month”, she chose a day, in the middle of the month to become, “Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day”. We are asking everyone in all time zones, worldwide, to join us in a candle lighting ceremony at 7pm on October 15th.

Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month
2017-10-01 00:00 - 2017-10-31 23:59
In October 1988, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. “When a child loses his or her parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or widower. When parents lose their child, there isn’t a word to describe them. This month recognizes the loss so many parents experience across the United States and around the world. It is also meant to inform and provide resources for parents who have lost children due to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, stillbirths, birth defects, SIDS, and other causes.”

Day of Hope
2017-08-19
August 19th – Day of Hope is a day that is held internationally each year since 2008. It was created to help break the silence surrounding the death of babies and children. It is a day that brings healing to our community as we unite together to speak openly about the babies and children who are no longer here.

Necrology Ceremony
2017-06-15 19:00 - 22:00
Nebraska Job’s Daughters will hold their annual Grand Session this coming June. At Grand Formal Opening, Emilia’s life will be recognized during the Necrology Ceremony. We look forward to taking that time to reflect on Emilia’s brief life and all the love and joy that she has left behind.

International Bereaved Mother's Day
2017-05-07
Happy Bereaved Mother’s Day, mamas!

International Bereaved Mother’s Day was started by Carly Marie Dudly in Australia and has been embraced by people around the world. This year, the remembrance day takes place on May 7, one week before traditional Mother’s Day. It is a day for any parent who has lost a child, and, in particular, it honors mothers who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, or any type of pregnancy and infant loss.

National Nurses Day
2017-05-06
National Nurses Day is celebrated annually on May 6 to raise awareness of the important role nurses play in society. It marks the beginning of National Nurses Week, which ends on May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale.
