Joel's mom and dad came to visit over Memorial Day weekend, and while I have lots of pictures to show you of the two of them soaking up lots of Lucy time and fun little trips to Eugene sites, I thought I'd start with the most memorable one: visiting Christian's memorial.
Christian is buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, a beautiful cemetery in the south hills of Eugene, owned by the archdiocese of Portland. We went to Riverbend Hospital the night we lost our baby, which is a catholic hospital that values the lives of all children, even those who are considered "not-yet-children" by most of our nation. Because we went to Riverbend, they took our lovely boy and buried him in this beautiful place with no cost to us. I will forever be grateful to the staff of that hospital who poured out on us so much compassion and showed us the love of Christ as we went through this trial.
Mount Calvary Cemetery has a special memorial dedicated to unborn children.
The central plaque lists the names of the children who are buried there.
I couldn't have put it better myself. Here for a brief moment in our lives, forever in our hearts.
4 comments:
This brought tears to my eyes, Christine. What a beautiful way to remember your little one, and how wonderful that you had such support and compassion from the medical staff in that difficult time.
Christine, as I read this I have tears pouring down. What a very special place. How beautiful. Love to you all.
Oh Christine...I remember the "firsts" with my Mom. My heart, and prayers, are with you.
Lisa
What a beautiful, bittersweet blessing!
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