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| Sending the balloons of love to Amelia |
On March 17th I had the honor to walk with my family and friends in memory of Amelia. It was a great day of remembering her and the impact that she made on me and so many other people. In the past I have been asked to donate to the March of Dimes and have always said no or made some excuse why I couldn't. It is amazing how once something touches your life you become so much more passionate about it! I was able to round up about 25 people to come and do the walk and they were all great and it meant so much to me that they all came out to honor Amelia. I had t-shirts made for people that wanted one and they turned out so cute! I used Amelia's footprints and turned them into a butterfly, an idea I stole from a different blog, I just loved the idea so much! I was also interviewed by the local news station and asked to share my story and it was great to share it with the public. I just wanted to bring awareness of March of Dimes and the incredible work they do, but also that there are many babies that don't get to come home. After the walk they gave out awards and Team Amelia Harper won the family team award for the most money raised! I don't remember the exact amount we raised but it was over our goal amount of $1500.00 I was so proud of our team. After that we went outside and sent our "balloons of love" to heaven for Amelia to read. I had everyone that wanted, write a message to Amelia on a pink balloon. I bought 9 balloons 1 for every minute that she was with us and then we sent them up to her. Aiden was very concerned because he was worried that she is too little to read so she wouldn't know what everyone wrote. I reassured him that Jesus and all the family members that are in heaven with her would read the balloons to her so she knew what everyone wrote. This seemed to make him feel better! I was able to keep it together all day and for me it was a great day, I felt sad but I also felt happy. I definitely want to make this an annual thing, and it's a way for me to be able to keep Amelia's memory alive. I hope I was able to make Amelia proud of her mommy, because I am so proud of her!
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| My mom, my aunt and I |
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| Mommy and Big Brother Aiden |
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| Making my big TV debut |
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| Team Amelia Harper |
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| Winning the family award |
Just beautiful, I am happy to see you are using your pain for good. I have thought of you and prayed for you I am so glad you posted. I love the pics!
ReplyDeleteThank you Tesha I really appreciate you leaving comments and reading my blog. I have not been very good lately about writing or reading for that matter. I am really trying to make something positive come out of our tragedy. I am praying for you too, and I pray that you are having more good days and are able to find some happiness in your life again!
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet! I'm so glad you are doing this in honor of your girl. It's amazing you got interviewed for the news!
ReplyDeleteThe color and design of your shirts are beautiful. :)
I walked in my local March of Dimes walk this year (here in Raleigh, NC). My team won the award for best t-shirts and 2nd for most money raised! I still need to post about it on my blog.