A New Addition
It feels like forever since we updated here. Oh wait, it has been a while. So sorry for the long absence. If you follow us on facebook then you might understand why we've been MIA recently. If not, we'll share a little about what's been going on. To make a long story short, this beautiful little rainbow entered the world on May 31st and has completely stolen our hearts. Meet Miss Riglee Ruth, the newest addition to the Bryson family...
We understand the sensitivity to some of a newborn and will only briefly share her here with you, for this reason. We have been sensitive ourselves to the thought of a newborn being born to someone else and want to be sensitive to others feelings. We just feel very blessed to have carried her to term through a high risk pregnancy and much fear. It is quite surreal, honestly, and sometimes still feels like a dream -- something we have dreamed about, prayed over, and hoped for with every ounce of our being. She has completed our family, and we're grateful to a loving Heavenly Father who trusts us enough to send her here. We continue to pray daily for those who are wishing and waiting for their rainbows to come.
Now on to other news around A Little Thunder --- LOTS to share, but we'll keep it brief. You will be seeing many updates in the coming weeks as we get back on track to continue with our mission of supporting families through infant loss. We will be expanding to other hospitals, getting a website redesign (WAHOO!), organizing a box assembly event, asking for donations of items to include in our boxes, sharing information about how you can help us out, continuing to recruit help in support of our cause, highlighting each of the items we include in the boxes, and just all around getting back on track! Phew...that's a lot! We hope you'll check back often and continue to follow and support us.
On a somewhat more personal, intimate note -- Pam gave birth to our newest baby at The University of Kansas Hospital, where Isaac was born just a short 14 1/2 months ago. It was very surreal (and rather scary too) returning there with the hope of a different outcome. We had the opportunity to visit with many of the nurses and staff who deliver our comfort boxes to mommies and daddies who are suffering a loss. They were so appreciative of our care and concern for these families. It was overwhelming and heartbreaking to hear some stories of the comfort these items have brought to individuals and families. We were told that nurses have come into the room after a family has been given a box to find the mother clenching a little Isaac bear in her arms. It was a reminder that what we are doing is making a difference, and it gave us more energy and commitment to the cause. We are so thankful for the support of the staff at KU and can't wait to begin the journey of sharing our boxes with other hospitals in the area. We feel like we have only touched the surface!
Thank you to each of you for your support and encouragement as we continue on. It is the reason we press on in this work. We couldn't do it without you, so in all sincerity with our deepest feelings of gratitude -- THANK YOU! We look forward to the future with excitement and a renewed strength to do more.
We understand the sensitivity to some of a newborn and will only briefly share her here with you, for this reason. We have been sensitive ourselves to the thought of a newborn being born to someone else and want to be sensitive to others feelings. We just feel very blessed to have carried her to term through a high risk pregnancy and much fear. It is quite surreal, honestly, and sometimes still feels like a dream -- something we have dreamed about, prayed over, and hoped for with every ounce of our being. She has completed our family, and we're grateful to a loving Heavenly Father who trusts us enough to send her here. We continue to pray daily for those who are wishing and waiting for their rainbows to come.
Now on to other news around A Little Thunder --- LOTS to share, but we'll keep it brief. You will be seeing many updates in the coming weeks as we get back on track to continue with our mission of supporting families through infant loss. We will be expanding to other hospitals, getting a website redesign (WAHOO!), organizing a box assembly event, asking for donations of items to include in our boxes, sharing information about how you can help us out, continuing to recruit help in support of our cause, highlighting each of the items we include in the boxes, and just all around getting back on track! Phew...that's a lot! We hope you'll check back often and continue to follow and support us.
On a somewhat more personal, intimate note -- Pam gave birth to our newest baby at The University of Kansas Hospital, where Isaac was born just a short 14 1/2 months ago. It was very surreal (and rather scary too) returning there with the hope of a different outcome. We had the opportunity to visit with many of the nurses and staff who deliver our comfort boxes to mommies and daddies who are suffering a loss. They were so appreciative of our care and concern for these families. It was overwhelming and heartbreaking to hear some stories of the comfort these items have brought to individuals and families. We were told that nurses have come into the room after a family has been given a box to find the mother clenching a little Isaac bear in her arms. It was a reminder that what we are doing is making a difference, and it gave us more energy and commitment to the cause. We are so thankful for the support of the staff at KU and can't wait to begin the journey of sharing our boxes with other hospitals in the area. We feel like we have only touched the surface!
Thank you to each of you for your support and encouragement as we continue on. It is the reason we press on in this work. We couldn't do it without you, so in all sincerity with our deepest feelings of gratitude -- THANK YOU! We look forward to the future with excitement and a renewed strength to do more.
It would be wonderful to hear some more about those who have received the boxes, though I understand if it's too personal for them or the nurses to share. Just what little you said in this post was so moving....
ReplyDeleteI agree, LuAnn. We don't really have a way to reach out to those who have received our boxes and are working on a plan to get them to contact us. There will be details about that coming as well, but we are thinking about offering to send them a personalized gift if they send us their story and a mailing address -- something simple like a handkerchief or wood block. I asked about the response to the boxes, and it was interesting to hear from the nurses that each individual is very unique in their response. Some overwhelmed with gratitude while others give little to no response or emotion. I guess that's what grief is. We each respond differently. It is just our hope that the items touch them now or maybe some day down the road. :)
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