Tasha Nicholls
03-13-2007, 01:25 PM
I just found out that an old friend and his wife just lost their 10mo baby girl to pneumonia last month. I have never met his wife and have not had any contact with him or his family in years... but I am just heartbroken for them and the loss they are going through. I am a mother of 4 children myself and have a baby only a few days younger than their little girl that passed... I can't even begin to imagine the grief and pain they must be going through. As a mother, my heart especially goes out to his wife...
Anyway, I'd like to put together a little care package for their family. They have 4 surviving children... approx. the following ages: 10yo ds, 8 yo dd, 5yo ds, 3yo ds. I'm just not sure what to put in the package for the kids. So far I am planning on putting in a gift card from home depot or something so the family can go pick out a tree or some plants, some balloons and coloring materials that they can use to write a letter/draw pictures for their baby sister and send them up to Heaven for her birthday in a couple of weeks, maybe a willow tree figurine or something for the mom....
but I was thinking it would be really nice if I could think of specific items for the kids... particularly for the 10yo boy and 8 yo girl (who just lost her only sister). I'm just not sure what to include.... do I put in things that are just fun and games... or do I put in items that might be significant for them and help them remember their baby sister?
They have a lot of support from family and friends, so I'm sure they really don't need anything (and they live in a different state, anyway).... I'm sure it's just nice to know that people are thinking of you in your times of trial and grief.
Any thoughts/advice would be appreciated.
Anyway, I'd like to put together a little care package for their family. They have 4 surviving children... approx. the following ages: 10yo ds, 8 yo dd, 5yo ds, 3yo ds. I'm just not sure what to put in the package for the kids. So far I am planning on putting in a gift card from home depot or something so the family can go pick out a tree or some plants, some balloons and coloring materials that they can use to write a letter/draw pictures for their baby sister and send them up to Heaven for her birthday in a couple of weeks, maybe a willow tree figurine or something for the mom....
but I was thinking it would be really nice if I could think of specific items for the kids... particularly for the 10yo boy and 8 yo girl (who just lost her only sister). I'm just not sure what to include.... do I put in things that are just fun and games... or do I put in items that might be significant for them and help them remember their baby sister?
They have a lot of support from family and friends, so I'm sure they really don't need anything (and they live in a different state, anyway).... I'm sure it's just nice to know that people are thinking of you in your times of trial and grief.
Any thoughts/advice would be appreciated.