Wave of Light 2020

 Dear friends and family, 

It’s that time of year again. The Wave of Light is a tradition for our family to remember Louie and other little ones who are no longer with us.  We invite you to light a candle (or send "light" thoughts/prayers) from 7pm-8pm in your local time zone. October 15 is infant & pregnancy loss remembrance day and observed through the international wave of light.  

 

This has been an enormously heavy year with grief around the world.  Grief traditions have been disrupted. Many around us have experienced deep loss.  As I read the daily news, there is so much chaos in the world around us.  

 

And yet, I share with both guilt and gratitude, that it’s been a wonderful year (so far) for our family on earth.  Lexi and Ellie are mostly playing together as friends, our bedroom is full of snuggles, and laughter fills the air.  We have spent a lot of time during this pandemic in nature, staring at the stars in the sky, collecting rocks and pinecones, and general meandering. The complexity of emotions prevails in grief, even when you are feeling happy. 

 

I’d like to think that honoring Louie is being present in the highest of highs and lowest of lows.  I would trade anything to have a little boy take up space in this house in the midst of princess dresses.  It’s hard to imagine how different the girls would be if their big brother was around. But we continue to love him and honor him.  We hope you will join our family in remembering him and so many other little ones as well