5 Ways to Honor Your Baby & Find Joy this Summer | Episode 202
Episode 202
As we head into summer I wanted to share with you 5 simple activities you could do this summer to honor your baby and bring you joy. Click the button below to download a free printable (in 4 colors!) to print out and hang on your fridge this summer. We hope these simple activities give you a tangible way to mother your baby in heaven and bring you joy this summer.
01. Go to the beach and write your baby’s name in the sand.
02. Go stargazing and take a moment to intentionally imagine all the beauty your baby sees now in heaven.
Prayer by Commoners Communion:
“A prayer for those of us who have delivered our children straight into the arms of Love.
They’ve been spared the sufferings of life and gifted with an existence untainted by fear, shame and sickness.
They’re no less known by God for their being less seen by us. They’re no less mothered either. Strong and faithful woman gave all their bodies had to them.
Our love was felt by them. They heard our voices and they’ll hear them again, when they recognise us calling them by the names we gave them in grieving faith.
These are special children. Like Samuel they’ve been dedicated to a life in God’s eternal temple, knowing his voice in ways you and I can only dream of.”
Psalm 147:5: “He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.”
03. Sit outside on a warm evening and journal some of your favorite memories with your baby.
A few prompts you could spend some time journaling:
My favorite memory of my baby is…
I remember when….
The first time I….
My happiest memory of you is…
The greatest lesson I have ever learned from you is…
This is what I want to say to you that I never got the chance to…
I am grateful for…
What do you always want to remember about your baby?
Listen to Episode 191 for more ideas about using journaling as a tool for coping and healing amidst grief!
04. Go to your favorite ice cream shop and order something you think your baby would have enjoyed.
05. Plant flowers as a memorial to your baby that you can enjoy and cherish and tend to all summer long.
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