Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You

Tomorrow Levine Children's Hospital and Kindermourn are doing a butterfly release ceremony to recognize babies lost to stillbirth and neonatal loss in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month.   

After the success of Gabriel's book drive, they told his story at an administrators' meeting at CMC and then we were asked to read our book at the ceremony tomorrow.  We are honored to have a part in the ceremony, but I just wanted to take another opportunity to say thank you again for all of those that participated in our book drive in March.  

After seeing the positive response to the book from families going through our same grief, CMC would like to make this an annual book drive.  I miss my son terribly and not a moment goes by that I'm not reminded of his absence, but I am thankful that we are able to do something positive in his memory.

Our time with him was too short, but I am thankful that we were able to create some memories with him while he was with us.  My favorite memory will always be of our "family" time when we read to him in the womb.  This book drive is one of the few ways that I can think of that helps to keep Gabriel's memory alive and provides memories for other grieving families.

A few people that weren't able to participate in our book drive in March asked if they can still donate books.  We will collect books all year round, but plan to make as delivery to CMC in March because we raised enough books last time to last almost a year.  We will be working on an easier way to purchase and deliver books, but until then I've included our Amazon wish list link that ships directly to us.  Please be sure to add your name as a gift note because we received so many books that did not include names.  

http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3M0Y47I2MC7PD/ref=cm_wl_rlist_go_o_C-1

Thank you again to the following people that made Gabriel's book drive possible.

Lucy Larmondra

Mike and Lisa Ensalaco

Dan and Arielle Larmondra

Tom and Susie Larmondra

Dave and Maureen Valentine

Carol Valentine

Related Services Department at Cabarrus County Schools

  Amelia Barrows

  Amber Silianoff

  Amy Channell

  Nancy Kiger

  Reagan Crummey

  Regina Beamon

  Sharon Antoszyk

  Lindsey Johnson

  Allison Megahey

Jill Spencer

Julie Phillips

Stephanie Bryant

Ally Betley

Joyce Ray

Monica Smith

Christy Takach

Joyce Camp

Anne-Marie Key
Bobbie Jo Migliaccio
Gretchen Baute
Heather Drye

Sherry Lee

Carrie Whitley

Heather Clarke

Laura Pennell

Tina Willis

Joy Lineberger
Michel Lapalombella

Brandy Mills

Melissa Tapp

Cindy Hill

Pat Konicki

Audrey Remkus

Amanda Allen

Chris & Mauri Booth

Rebekah Hart

Lindsey Pratx

Ludmila Pashaev

Sandra Etherington

Tori Springate

Karen Cameron

Stacie and Jeff Yoder

Beth & Brian White

Nicole Anthony

Becky Stebelton

Mialee Schmeltzer
Matt and Katie Taylor

Deborah Drain & Family

Erin Conner-Holschuh

Ashleigh & Chris Twedt

Robbye Fielden

David Cline
Paul and Gretchen Kubinksi
Seth and Shannon McKay
April Lewis (Pinedale Christian Church)

Rick and Becky Walton
Kaye Goldbach
Michelle Kovalchick