On October 17th, my mom, sister-in-law, and I participated in the first
NC Tears Foundation Rock & Walk! It was a beautiful day.
The Tears Foundation offers financial assistance to those experiencing infant loss. We walked for our Lily girl. It means a lot that they want to be a part of such things with me for her.
I was thankful I could be there because the walk was originally scheduled for October 3rd and I was in Colorado on that date and thought I would miss it, but with all the rain, it was rescheduled for the 17th. It worked out perfectly on time, because I got back from Colorado early in the week, went to speak in Michigan, and then got home the day before the walk.
Because I didn't know I would be able to be at the walk, I was unable to get Lily's name on the back of the t-shirt, get her name in the program, or on one of the butterflies lining the walking path. I am just thankful I was able to be there and besides, there's always next year! An event like this has been missing in the Raleigh area, which is surprising since it's the capital city.
Now get ready for picture overload. :)
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| Kala, me, my mom |
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| my friend, Ashelyn |
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| my friend, Morgan |
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| my friend, Bonnie, who started Covered in Love, one of the local infant loss support groups in my area |
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| my mom wore her "Lily" necklace she made... and I wore my Lily's handprint necklace |
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| this picture of Kala is funny |
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