Landon's Loving Legacy

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I didn't know I needed my rainbow until she was in my arms. When people implied I was crazy for trying again after loss ... they were wrong. Photo by Max Di Capua on Unsplash I needed to know what it felt like to have life in my womb

06/05/2021

A devotional I had today...though some are just beginning this horrible new journey, others of us have been on this road quite awhile. I feel that all of us could use this right now though. So hopeful, even through my loss of Landon. There are no shortcuts through grief. It is just getting through the journey. Thankful for my Lord and all He has gotten me through this far. And because grief is a roller coaster, I know I will continue to need Him. Open your arms and heart to Him today and let him carry you through this long journey. We can face our grief together and with our God!

FACING GRIEF

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. As David Works can tell you, this is never more true than when dealing with grief.

It started out as a normal Sunday in December 2007. The sun shone bright across New Life Church in Colorado Springs as the Works family climbed into their van after that morning’s service.

Then everything changed.

Out of nowhere, bullets crashed through the windshield and pinged off the vehicle’s metal frame. A mere ten yards away, the muzzle of a rifle flashed toward their van. By the time the gunman moved on in search of more victims, David Works and his wife, Marie, had lost two of their four daughters.

Few of us have experienced trauma quite like this, but none of us are immune to loss so deep it brings us to our knees. Psychologists will tell you we each grieve in our own way.

However, David says there is one universal truth he learned that day: there are no shortcuts. You can’t heal from grief by avoiding it or going around it. You have to walk straight through the middle.
And, boy, is that difficult. But with the support of family and friends and God’s loving presence, we can face our grief and make it through to healing. We may not charge ahead with confidence, and our steps may be shaky at first, but that’s okay. With time, the Lord can repair the broken places, and we’ll find ourselves stronger than we were before our world changed.

02/12/2019

Happy 10th Angelversary Landon Blaine Schuchman!! 👼🏻❤️💙❤️💙👼🏻

09/30/2015

In October 1988, President Ronald Reagan Proclaimed October as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. “When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or widower. When parents lose their child, there isn’t a word to describe them. This month recognizes the loss so many parents experience across the United States and around the world. It is also meant to inform and provide resources for parents who have lost children due to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, stillbirths, birth defects, SIDS, and other causes.”

Please help spread awareness and to remember Landon Blaine and all of the angel babies this entire month of October! I am 1 in 4 women who experience the loss of a baby! Will you help us remember!?

And to all who have lost their baby(ies) I will remember your babies. Their life is not forgotten!👼🏻👼🏼💗👼🏻👼🏼💗

09/22/2015

I believe this is called "Lost Child" by Farhad Foroutanian

08/28/2015

https://www.facebook.com/loveolliehinkle/photos/a.180592245397782.6547.179901235466883/310978169025855/?type=1

This quote. "Do not judge the bereaved mother. She comes in many forms. She is breathing, but she is dying. She may look young, but inside she has become ancient. She smiles, but her heart sobs. She walks, she talks, she cooks, she cleans, she works, she IS, but she IS NOT, all at once. She is here, but part of her is elsewhere for eternity." If I had to draw a picture of a mother's grief, this would be it. So poignant. I know several grieving mothers who are hurting very badly right now. And I know several others who are hurting "regular". There are different ways to carry the grief, but the pain is always there. For any angel Moms who are hurting really badly right now, I'm here to remind you that there will be better days ahead. Keep moving forward, go with the flow, and you will get there. You're not alone. There are many (too many) other Moms also learning to build their lives around the loss of their child. Sending SO much love to you brave women ❤️