09/02/2026
โค๏ธ ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ Ronald McDonald House, ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต. ๐๐งธ
When a childโs best medical care is far from home, families should be able to focus on what matters most: being together. Ronald McDonald House Charities provides families with a welcoming home-away-from-home near their childโs hospital, complete with warm meals, comfortable accommodations, and the compassion and support of dedicated staff and volunteers.
Last year, I had the privilege of touring my local Ronald McDonald House with Family Services Manager, Ms. Jennifer. I saw firsthand just how much love exists within its walls. At approximately 25,000 square feet, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Colorado can provide a warm, safe, fully accessible home for up to twenty families each night. With two kitchens, spacious dining and living areas, laundry facilities, and indoor and outdoor spaces for children to play, it is so much more than a place to stay. It is a place where families can find comfort, community, and a little bit of normalcy during some of the most difficult days of their lives.
Sometimes, however, a familyโs journey takes a heartbreaking turn.
Like The Sparrow Foundation, the wonderful people at Ronald McDonald House understand that while nothing can erase the tragedy of losing a child, no family should ever be asked to walk through that grief alone. And no mother or father should have to leave a hospital with empty hands and aching arms.
Through our continued partnership, families staying at Ronald McDonald House who experience the unimaginable loss of a child are gifted a memorial teddy bear from The Sparrow Foundation. ๐ฅฐ
It is a small gift for an enormous loss, but sometimes something small can carry tremendous meaning. A teddy bear cannot replace the child who should be going home in their arms, but we hope it can serve as something tangible to hold when those arms feel unbearably empty. A reminder that their baby mattered, their grief is seen, and they are not alone.
๐๏ธ This year, I also had the privilege of donating a copy of my published book, โFrom My Room Above the Skyโ, which gently explores this sacred question through the eyes of a little one who now lives with Jesus. From this heavenly place, the child watches over their family with love. Rejoicing, remembering, and waiting for the day when Heaven and earth meet again. Written to comfort grieving siblings and parents alike, this tender story speaks to the ache of separation while anchoring hearts in faith. Through soft watercolor illustrations and gentle, hope-filled words, From My Room Above the Sky reminds readers that God is near to the brokenhearted, that every child is safely held in His care, and that love does not end at goodbye. This book was created for families walking through loss. Offering reassurance, peace, and the promise that no one is ever truly gone.
๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ: https://www.sparrowfoundation.net/frommyroomabovethesky
The Sparrow Foundation and Ronald McDonald House share the hope that our bears can offer even the smallest measure of comfort as families begin the difficult journey of mourning, remembering, and healing.
To the incredible team at Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Colorado, thank you for the compassion you pour into families every single day. It is truly an honor for The Sparrow Foundation to stand beside you and to play even a small part in the extraordinary work you do for families in our community. ๐
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โญ๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: https://www.sparrowfoundation.net/support-us
โญ๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ: https://rmhcsoutherncolorado.org/donation-page/
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