CaptHeather
10-19-2007, 01:13 PM
BoobersMom
Unregistered
NPO providing burial clothing for stillborns
#42165 - 02/08/06 08:20 AM Edit Reply Quote Quick Reply
The two biggest talents Heavenly Father gave me are singing/songwriting and sewing (which I do professionally). That said...
A friend of mine mentioned to me today that she knows someone in Missouri who has a non-profit organization that makes burial clothing for babies. It started when someone they knew had a miscarriage and delivered a baby stillborn at 28 weeks and were going to bury her in a tiny onesie because there were no gowns to be found in such a tiny size. The woman would hear nothing of it and, overnight, whipped up a kind of miniature blessing gown.
The woman then started a non-profit organization that gets fine fabric odds & ends from bridal shops and such and lets them write off the fabric at full retail. She then uses the best fabrics made to provide the burial clothing to grieving families of stillborns.
WOW! When I got off the phone I could not stop thinking about the parents who had at one point resigned themselves to burying their precious angel in a onesie for lack of any other option! Then I saw a program on Operation Smiles, an organization that does cleft lip & palate repairs for children in need across the globe. That was it. I lost it!
I live in Utah, so I don't think I could help this particular woman much, but now I am definitely thinking of doing something like this here locally. I just know there will always be a need for this. It's a sad thought to deal with death on a daily basis, but when I think of the comfort the gifts could provide to the families, I know I could do it.
I'd also like to provide each family with a free CD of original music. I'm a songwriter and for a long time I've had a project on my heart, something to help others with the process of grieving. The songs have come; more will come. The more I think about it, the more I want to do it. I think this is part of the mission Heavenly Father has for me on this earth.
Just posting what's in my heart. Any thoughts or comments appreciated.
Trish
Unregistered
NPO providing burial clothing for stillborns
#42165 - 02/08/06 08:20 AM Edit Reply Quote Quick Reply
The two biggest talents Heavenly Father gave me are singing/songwriting and sewing (which I do professionally). That said...
A friend of mine mentioned to me today that she knows someone in Missouri who has a non-profit organization that makes burial clothing for babies. It started when someone they knew had a miscarriage and delivered a baby stillborn at 28 weeks and were going to bury her in a tiny onesie because there were no gowns to be found in such a tiny size. The woman would hear nothing of it and, overnight, whipped up a kind of miniature blessing gown.
The woman then started a non-profit organization that gets fine fabric odds & ends from bridal shops and such and lets them write off the fabric at full retail. She then uses the best fabrics made to provide the burial clothing to grieving families of stillborns.
WOW! When I got off the phone I could not stop thinking about the parents who had at one point resigned themselves to burying their precious angel in a onesie for lack of any other option! Then I saw a program on Operation Smiles, an organization that does cleft lip & palate repairs for children in need across the globe. That was it. I lost it!
I live in Utah, so I don't think I could help this particular woman much, but now I am definitely thinking of doing something like this here locally. I just know there will always be a need for this. It's a sad thought to deal with death on a daily basis, but when I think of the comfort the gifts could provide to the families, I know I could do it.
I'd also like to provide each family with a free CD of original music. I'm a songwriter and for a long time I've had a project on my heart, something to help others with the process of grieving. The songs have come; more will come. The more I think about it, the more I want to do it. I think this is part of the mission Heavenly Father has for me on this earth.
Just posting what's in my heart. Any thoughts or comments appreciated.
Trish