08/09/2023
For close to a year and a half now, I have been doing these sweet angels as a charity for a friend. She works with mothers, and families, who have lost their children all too soon. I didn’t quite realize the weight that comes with tending to a mother who is grieving a loss until clinicals. I still don’t, because I’ve never cared for a grieving mother one on one. I walked the hallways of the hospital noticing signs on doors that let the nurses know that the baby was in Heaven. My heart would drop every time. How is that momma okay in these hospital walls, on this labor and delivery floor, hearing the cries of other babies who got to stay here with us? How hard it must be is just something I can’t imagine. After a few months of painting these angels, I was encouraged to add my own touch. As a lot of you know, I have a heart history of my own. I, too, almost would’ve been an “angel baby.” I started adding the heart on the chest of the angel. That was my own touch, and hearts just mean a lot to me. They not only keep us going and living, but they can love. They can feel feelings we didn’t know we could feel. They can feel what’s right and what’s wrong. They can break and they can heal. I could go on and on about hearts! You get the idea!
Not only have they been special sentiments for grieving families, they’ve been happy additions to newborn’s nurseries! I have given each of my siblings an angel every time they have welcomed a baby. They are just sweet reminders that every good and perfect gift comes from above, especially little ones who join us here on Earth. I have made multiples for my momma of a family of angles.
They are sweet additions no matter how you use them. I would like to start selling these angels over time. Please message me if you are interested🩷🩵🩷