Faith's Healing Baskets

09/03/2023

Fifteen has been full of flashbacks… I love you. Happy Birthday. I look forward to the day I can share it with you.

06/11/2023

This is a quote from Anderson Cooper, American broadcast journalist for CNN, political commentator, and correspondent for "60 Minutes" on CBS regarding his brother Carter who died by su***de in 1988. Anderson and Carter's mother is Gloria Vanderbilt, American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, and heiress who was a big supporter of The Compassionate Friends. She even attended some chapter meetings in New York Ciy, sitting at the welcome desk greeting members as they came through the door. She sung the praises of TCF to other bereaved families.

08/21/2020

A fear of every parent of loss is that their child will be forgotten by others. Speak the child’s name. Please keep the child’s memory alive!!

04/22/2019

Miss you baby girl...
Happy Easter 🐣💛Faith💛

Angel Faith One More Day

03/28/2019

I haven’t been active on here in a very long time. It bothers me to not be advocating or supporting new families. I know this is my calling. The direction I feel is best for me, my sister Tajaneh(Journee’s mother), and any family I’ve helped or hope I can help is to join Tajaneh and grow together in our efforts to honor our girls’ memories and help other families do the same. Please go like Our Journee Home and share it with others. You might not have lost a child but I promise there is someone you know that has and needs support. God bless you all! 💜Journee💜💛Faith💛

We Help grieving individuals honor their angels, and find healing through the power of creativity.

10/08/2017

How to begin.... I guess I'll start by saying I am sorry for keeping our supporters in the dark for so long. Truth is I have also been in somewhat of a dark place/ a place of turning inward and deciding how to balance life and all the people and things that are important to me, Faith's Healing Baskets being one of those. It became overwhelming, so I stepped away not thinking it would be this long. This past week we donated the last 10 of our complete baskets to our favorite hospital, Jackson Hospital of Montgomery Al. Although I adore Faith's birth hospital, Jackson has always been supportive, encouraging. After that, I really didn't intend on donating anymore unless a friend reached out for a newly bereaved family.
As far as the baskets' future, I have decided to downsize the amount of items I donate mainly because many parents at a hospital, after many meetings, still had staff give them to the parents as they were leaving which defeats the Purpose of all that was included to make keepsakes for their children which can add to the heartache and grief when found after they go home. They become a reminder of another thing they will never be able to do...
At the moment, my idea is to ALWAYS include a "Faith" lamb for parents and siblings to have as a comfort item and to include Empty Cradle Broken Heart, a book given to me that helped us feel connected to others going through the same heartache.
I also want to continue a siblings gift. First a book that helps them understand their loss even just a little and a small gift from my kids to let them know they are not alone.

Also, I will always be available to support anyone that feels they need someone that understands.

At the moment being out of the loop, discontinuing the website, and closing the baskets' bank account has literally left me as if I am just starting over. I have even left donation checks on my dresser until they expire because of all of this. I just didn't have it in me to continue with all the energy it wiped away from me by always being a part of constant loss of innocence taken from another family.

I don't have any fundraisers to create the money needed to start my smaller version. BUT I KNOW FAITH WILL LIGHT THE WAY.

In the past I only donated to my local
Hospitals. This time I want to try to have a giveaway often to my FB supporters that I've had to turn down in the past because local donating was all I can handle.

I don't have any fundraisers planned to create the money needed to start my smaller version of the baskets lol BUT JUST AS BEFORE I KNOW FAITH WILL LIGHT THE WAY.

I will unfortunately have to say no to some until I have donations. I HATE asking for help, so fundraising will be hard. Lol
If you are not a loss parent and want one for a loved one, I will have to at least ask for a donation for shipping and hope for a donation to help go towards helping another family.

This is very much in the beginning stages so starting will be slow.
Please, don't allow that to discourage you from reaching out and asking for you, your child, a family member, or a friend.
Eventually, I'll have it all figured out.

Again, thank you all for your love and support.
AGAIN, I'm so sorry to those that I never responded to.

Life has thrown a few curve balls that have had me lost, but finding me and my purpose again.

Love you all!!
💛Faith😘🤣

12/27/2014

This year has been trying to say the least for my family which has unfortunately left little time to devote to the baskets. Although, I might seem absent, I am always available. I hope the holidays were as gentle as possible for those of you enduring them without your child. May they send you peace and comfort. Thankfully, even without donating much of my time to the baskets, our supporters have continued to support us. Recent donations from the FOP/ Catherine Shumway and The Hagens in memory of their son, Aaron will make it possible to continue making baskets for families beginning their grief journey. God bless to you all and hoping the New Year is a happy, healthy, and healing one for us all! Thank you for your patience and support.

10/15/2014

Grief is a merciless monster and a beautiful gift of love. Your most dark of darkness that can keep you from the light of the love within it if you allow it. That's when your loved one will find a way to send that little glimmer of Hope and guidance. May all families enduring the death of their baby see the glimmer of hope from each other as we all light a candle in honor of all babies gone too soon. Today is October 15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. On this day mothers/families across the world join together in lighting a candle at 7pm. This is known as the International Wave of Light. In doing so, we join together in remembering our children that are forever missed and honored. Everyone is asked to light a candle not just someone that has had a baby die. We want to light up the world for them like they do for us everyday. 💛 Faith 💛

10/02/2014

I would also again like to thank Mrs Parker Zoey's grandmother and Jared's mom for donating her time and such beautiful handmade blankets, hats, and diaper covers for FHBs. I know how much i cherish every item that Faith wore, so I know that these items are cherished more than anything included in the baskets. I absolutely adore her entire family and I'm blessed to call them my friends. 💗💗💗💗

07/29/2014

No rule book. No time frame. No judgement. Grief is as individual as a fingerprint. Do what is right for your soul.

07/20/2014

two of my sisters at heart, Stephanie Cole and Pia Clarke have teamed up, so please take a moment to check out the Sweetpea Project's latest project for our loss community. they are being very hush hush about details but I can promise whatever they come up with will be breathtaking :) thank you!!Faith