Last month, I was in a room with four hundred women, and we were laughing and crying and just BEING together. Halfway through our time together, a woman stood up and said, “Glennon, what would you say to help people understand the importance of being there for a friend who has lost a child? We lost our daughter, Ansley, seven years ago and most of our friends and family have just fallen away. Now on her birthday and Angel Day- I might receive a card or two. It’s just not enough. Our baby is gone and we need the people who knew her to talk to us about her, but they don’t. Everyone we loved is just silent about it. It makes me feel like Ansley is forgotten. It feels like the world is pretending she never existed.”
I just looked at her for a long moment. The room was completely silent. It was clear to everyone that this woman had single-handedly escorted the four hundred of us into the most important moment of the evening.
I finally said, “What is your name?”
She said, “Jessica.”
I said, “Jessica- you tell us. What would YOU tell people to do?”
And she said, “SHOW UP. Show up right away and then keep showing up. Don’t worry about saying the right thing, there is no right thing. Just say SOMETHING. Just tell us you haven’t forgotten. And say their name. It’s like people are afraid to remind me of her- as if I’m not already thinking about her every moment of every day. Everyone avoids her name- but we still need to hear their names spoken by people who loved them.”
I thanked Ansley’s mama for saying what we all needed to hear. For telling us that when it comes to tragedy- what a friend does is pull together all her brave and run towards the heartbreak and mightily resist the urge to try to fix it and instead just sit in it and soak up a little bit of the love and pain.
And then she says her name. Often. Because your friend is still Ansley’s mama, as certainly and surely and eternally and solidly as you are the mama of your babies. That’s who she STILL IS. Somehow now more than ever. She doesn’t know herself any other way and she doesn’t want to. And so when you don’t acknowledge that part of her, it’s like you’re not even there with her. She needs you to be there with her. With Ansley’s grieving mama.
I said, “Jessica. I don’t know what to say. But listen, I’ll tell you one thing. Ansley’s Angel Day is not going to pass silently this year. I know some people who would love nothing more than to stop and remember Ansley with you. They are the Monkees. You tell me Ansley’s date and then you visit us on her day. “
And Jessica cried and we all cried together – all four hundred of us – for the loss of a baby girl and the pain of a mother and the soothing balm of women who rush toward each other and sit and cry with each other and just give up on saying too many words at all.
Today is Ansley’s Angel Day- July 14. I imagine that Jessica will wake up this morning and look out her window and wonder how in the world it is that the world can keep spinning on the day that her own world died.
I would like for us to stop the world for a moment today to remember Ansley, to honor Jessica, and to hold space for all of our sisters’ great loss and pain and love. Let us do this in two ways:
- Please leave a comment here for Jessica. She will be reading today. Let us show her we cared enough to STOP today and say Ansley’s name. Let us tell her that she is not the only one who is feeling the width and depth today of the loss of Ansley. Also, in your comment- tell Jessica where you’re from. It makes the love feel more real when you can see that it’s covering the globe.
- Then please, in honor of Ansley and Jessica- call to mind a friend who has suffered a great loss and then reach out to her. If you can’t call her, email her. If you can’t email her, text her. Don’t let your lack of time or the perfect thing to say stop you. Just do it. Stop the world for a moment in honor of her. That’s what we do when we pause in the middle of a busy day to reach out to someone who is hurting. We say “to me, you are worth stopping the world for.”
MS-MD has donated $700 to the Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Program in honor of Precious Ansley (who would have been a nine year old girl today) and in honor of her Warrior Mama, Jessica, and in honor of all of you who have lost your babies. I am stopping my world today to tell you that I have no perfect words. I am just here, and I am so very, very sorry.
Love,
G and TWMF
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Jessica, I am writing from Langley, British Columbia, Canada. I’m remembering with you today, with a tightness in my throat and tears behind my eyes, as a God-fearing woman who will forever struggle to understand why babies are allowed to leave us too soon. I have more than a few friends who have suffered similar loss and I thank you for confirming that my caring and reaching out will not, in fact, “remind” them of their angels, but will simply be a comfort to those mamas who can never forget, not even for a moment. God bless you and your family.
Jessica, I am thinking of you with tears in my eyes, admiring the photos of your beautiful daughter, thinking about how much fun it must have been to be with her, and appreciating that you said what you did and taught me something. Thank you, sending warm love and understanding your way, Brenda
Thinking of you, Jessica and Ansley today.
I was there the night you stood up in Atlanta and I hope you felt the love from all of us. God bless you!
Dear Jessica,
I am sure today is so very hard, but I hope that you find some light coming in through the cracks in your memories of Ansley. She sure is a beauty! Today my god-daughter Leah turns 9, so as I celebrate with her, I will say a prayer for you and your family. Thank you for the reminder that we need to keep showing up, especially when it is hard and uncomfortable.
All my best from South Florida, Jane
I am thinking about and praying for you today, Jessica. Ansley is up there praying with my three babies (Arabella, Michael, and Samuel). Until we see our babies again, we mamas stand with you in solidarity, knowing that we are no less mothers because out babies are free from this fallen world.
Hi Jessica! I’m reading about you and your Ansley with tears running down my face. I’m so so sorry for your terrible loss. Thank you for being brave and sharing your story and teaching all of us to ask for what we need the most. (Big hug!)
Love from Jennifer in Folsom, California.
Hi Jessica:) Ansley sweet girl, I am thinking of the 2 of you today. Our family will have you in our prayers. Love Sascha
Glendora CA.
Precious Jessica and sweet angel, Ansley. My heart opens for you today and from now on. Thank you for sharing your story and letting us carry a sliver of your shattered heart with each of us. Prayers, light and love from Heather in Winston Salem, NC.
Speaking Ansley’s name in Texas today. May God Bless your family!
Remembering Ansley with you today and blowing her a big kiss in Heaven. I’m so sorry. I lost my sweet baby girl too, my Beatrice, on 11/7/11. Sending you big hugs mama.
Thinking of you and your Ansley today, honoring her spirit and sending you love.
So sorry for your loss. Thinking of you and Ansley today. Hugs from Indiana
I have no doubt Ansley is ever present, still making a difference. It isn’t her earthly body that is everlasting, it is her Heavenly soul and spirit that will resonate forever. She won’t be forgotten because her essence has been etched in the minds and hearts of those who knew and loved her. Love to you, Ansley’s mama, and love to your angel, Ansley.
-Gilroy, CA
“Our stories contain an enormous amount of pain, sometimes too much for one person to handle.” – On Grief and Grieving
Your pain is uniquely yours but you are not alone and the ripples of your daughter’s impact here on earth are still felt. Peace and love to you.
Jessica,
Thinking of you and your dear Ansley today. Thank you for helping people like me know how to better support a friend who has lost a child.
Abbey from Minnesota
Ansley what a beautiful name for a beautiful girl. Jessica my heart is with you and your family today. Thank you for being brave enough to share with those women what women like us need. I love my baby Isabel six years ago. It was a still birth. Thank you for allowing us into your life and for sharing your daughter. Love- Jo from Boyertown PA
Sending love to you from Flower Mound, Texas on Ansley’s day. My heart goes out to you. Thank you for having the courage to share your story and teach us all.
To Jessica: I was at that church in Atlanta when you asked your question and stopped us all in our tracks and I remembered Ansley today before I even read this post because I remembered you. And I remembered Ansley’s name. It is so nice to put such a precious face to your baby girl’s name. Remembering her and you on this sacred day.—Julianne from Cleveland, TN
Hugs! Thinking about you and your precious baby girl Ansley!
Ansley’s short life made this world a brighter, kinder, more special & loving place. Her lagacy is a gift. A gift that reminds us how precious life is, a gift that teaches us to pause, to remember, and to take care of one another. Ansley gave me these gifts today, on a day that I was short on patience & caring. Your sweet angel reminded me to breathe & smile & be grateful. Thank you, Ansley. Much love to you all today. ❤️
Jessica, I will be carrying you and Ansley in my heart and prayers today. Thank you for telling your story. I’m sending you love and hugs from Seattle.
Ansley is beautiful! Her smile in that first photo is precious. Thank you for sharing your story and your beautiful daughter with all of us. Sheri, Ithaca, NY.
Jessica,
I hope that today you remember Ansley’s smile, her laugh and her joy. I hope that today you know what a beautiful life Ansley had and what a beautiful mother you are. Whether your child is with you or not, you are still a mother and a wonderful one. Thinking of you today from Minnesota with love and hugs.
Carry On, Sweet & Beautiful Warrior,
Katherine
Hi Jessica. This is Sonja writing from Grimes, Iowa. I didn’t know Ansley but today I remember her with you. I am holding space for you today, for the times you had with Ansley and the times you didn’t. For all the joy and grief mixed up together. Much love.
Jessica,
Mama, your truth has touched so many of us today. Thank you for educating us on what to say to our sisters who walk through the most unimaginable pain. Because of you, I am reaching out to a dear friend to speak the name, Sydney, of her sweet 7 week old that she lost 12 years ago. I thank you for that, too.
And thank you for sharing the precious photos of your sweet Ansley with us. She was a beautiful little girl! <3
Oh sister, today I weep with you as I hold you, Ansley, and your family in my heart and prayers.
Love,
Patty in San Diego
I’m here today, holding space for Ansley’s sweet Mama. Remembering Ansley, saying her name as I gaze at the clouds and butterflies fluttering around. Saying her name outloud! Today will be a day of pushing all the love I have in Jessica’s direction.
I am sorry for your loss. Let Ansley live on through the great memories she gave to everyone that knew her during her time here. Remember always she will see you again one day!
Love from Michigan,
Cassie
Thinking of you today Jessica and thinking of sweet Ansley.
Thank you for the reminder to be there.
Big hugs from Chattanooga, TN
In empathy and sympathy: as a father who lost a son and now a grandfather whose daughter lost her first daughter;
… in honor of Precious Ansley (who would have been a nine year old girl today) and in honor of her Warrior Mama, Jessica, and in honor of all who have lost babies.
I am stopping my world today to tell you that I have no perfect words. I am just here, and I am so very, very sorry.
Greg Coody .. Waco, TX.
Much love to you, your family and Ansley! What a sweet love! Thank you for sharing her pictures. I’m right there beside you in spirit as a woman, and a mother, honoring your loss and your precious Ansley. Sandra
Dear Jessica, I am right there with you girlfriend. I lost my son Jackson 16 years ago, not long after he was born. His birthday (and lots of other days) are still hard. He was an identical twin, and our other son is now trying to understand. He said to me as his birthday was approaching this year, “Why doesn’t anyone ever say anything to me about Jackson? I always feel sad on my birthday. It is the day my brother died. Why doesn’t anyone remember but me?” Wow. That was a wake-up call. Here I was, feeling the same way, and yet not realizing that my son was also grieving and wanting to hear his brother’s name spoken and his story told. For the first time since he was very little, we sat down and looked at all of the baby pictures together. The pictures of the two of them on the ultrasound, the pictures of them in the NICU, the pictures of the flowers at the funeral, the cards and letters I had saved from that day. I posted something about it on Facebook, which I never had before, and so many friends and family spoke up to tell my son that they too think of his brother on his birthday, and at Christmas, and all the time. He began to realize that he was not alone in his grief. I hope you will feel that same sistership and friendship today Jessica. There are so many of out here who know from experience that the most important thing is that your baby was a real person who lived and made a mark on this world and is not forgotten. Thank you for sharing the beautiful pictures of her. She was a cutie! 🙂
Dearest Jessica: You and your daughter Ansley are in my thoughts and prayers today. Please know that you are not alone. We lost our beautiful son Patrick in a fatal car crash not 4 months ago just after his 29th Birthday. I understand what you are experiencing. I feel like I make people feel uncomfortable. Whether it is that they are afraid of upsetting us, or cannot bear the thought of losing their own child We have been thrust into membership in a club that NO ONE wants to be a member of. I dont know if I will ever get past the brutal, crushing sadness I feel. But I do know that I will think about my son every minute, and I will talk about him always. I am very grateful to you for putting it all out there, and sharing your story and your feelings. That is certainly not an easy thing to do. As Glennon would say, you are a Warrior. All the best to you.
Thinking of you Jessica today and your beautiful daughter Ansley. I can’t imagine what it must be like living each day without her but I hope her memory gives you some peace. With love from Minneapolis, MN.
Thinking of you today, Jessica. There is nothing more painful than losing a child. I love seeing the photos of your beautiful Ansley! I’m so sorry that she’s not here with you doing something fun on this summer day. I also lost my baby girl, Kendall, seven years ago. Just a month before you lost Ansley. Many relationships have changed or been lost. But I’ve also gained many friends and relationships I’d never have had. I try to focus on that. It’s not always easy. It’s hard when people you’ve loved and trusted are no longer there for you after such a tragic loss. Please know that you are not alone. You are in my prayers. Be sure to take some time for YOU today! Prayers from Naperville, IL.
Jessica,
My mom lost her brother George, and my dad lost his brother Louis, and together, they lost a baby girl. I wasn’t born when George died, but I was when Uncle Louis and the baby girl died. She doesn’t have a name because she was miscarried. My dad says my mom didn’t stop crying for three days. She would’ve been between my two younger sisters.
Thinking and praying for you and your sweet Ansley today from Northwest Arkansas.
Jessica, your strength inspires me as you continue to be beautiful Ansley’s mommy. Prayers for strength to you.
Cincinnati, OH
Jessica,
Thinking of your and your precious Ansley today and hoping your heart continues to heal. I am a mother of one, with twins on the way. I can only imagine how you hurt. No none should have to feel that kind of pain. Sending you strength to get through today, tomorrow and the rest of your life until you can meet your sweetie again.
Laura (Tehachapi, CA)
Much love to Ansley’s Mama and all that know and love her. May you see glimmers of your angel baby each and every day. Thank you for reminding us of the importance of speaking the names of our loved ones. God Bless.
Loved the pictures of Ansley! So sorry for your loss. Thanks for waking me up to how I might have missed opportunities to truly be a friend. Lifting you and yours in prayer today, from Wichita, KS.
Oh, Jessica. Please know that Ansley was loved, not only by those who knew her but also those who didn’t. The tears streaming down my face and the huge lump in my throat are proof of that. Mama love is fierce. May it not overpower you, but serve to drive something greater, something beautiful inside you. Perhaps this is how Ansley’s spirit lives on. My heart is with you today. -Kara
Thinking of you Jessica, your family, and Ansley.
Sending my love from Springfield IL, from one angel parent, to another <3
What a precious gift Ansley was and continues to be. A big hug from San Diego on her Angel Day.
Thinking of you and Ansley today, Jessica. My firstborn, a girl named Elli, came into the world with a severely deformed heart. We had her for 8 years before she died unexpectedly and suddenly in her sleep. I’m with you — I want to talk about her, even when it makes me cry. I think people think that tears are bad and don’t want to bring up something painful, but they’re wrong. The tears are right and true because they mean she was here and now she isn’t and nothing about that is ok.
Anyway, thinking of you. Your daughter was beautiful.
Shedding a tear for you and your sweet angel, Ansley. Having not lost a child, I can not possibly understand the depths of pain you feel on a daily basis. You are in my thoughts and prayers and she is not forgotten.
With love from Fairfax Station, VA
Jessica, Ansley’s mommy… I told my little ones about you and Ansley today. They said her name too. We are holding a loving place for you in our thoughts and hearts up here in Seattle. Hugs hugs hugs.
My Irish grandmother always said that something good can come from something bad, you just have to look for it, and sometimes wait for it. I cannot begin to imagine your heartbreak, Jessica – Ansley is such a beautiful daughter. Today, on Ansley’s Angel day, through your brave honesty, so many of us have gained a deeper understanding of how to be supportive to grieving moms, and that is a good and helpful thing. You and your precious angel are being held in a special place in so many hearts today – your love lives on, and of course, wins.
(((Hugs)))
I too lost my daughter. She was only 13 and killed in a drunk driving crash. I love what you said about “just show up”. If they would just show up and show us that they didn’t forget instead of hiding behind their own fear of death. Broken hearts need extra love….especially when its broken from the death of a child!
May God bless you, Jessica, as you honor your little daughter Ansley’s precious spirit. I know she must have been a wonderful little girl, and that you were and are a special, loving mother to her. Our darling son Daniel died suddenly due to a seizure a little over a year ago. He was 36. I miss him with such a deep yearning, and think of him all the time. I pray to God every day that when I die, I will be with Daniel again in Heaven. My heart goes out to you with much love.
Jessica, My heart aches for you on this day. Thank you for sharing your story and never forget your precious Ansley and the many wonderful moments you had with her. Prayers being sent from Greenville, SC.
Jessica,
Perhaps today, Ansley is playing big sister as she holds my Carson and tells him about you. Today I hold you in my heart as she holds him for me.
bridget
Jessica, my heart hurts for you. So many, like me….just. simply. cannot. IMAGINE the pain and loss and grief you are feeling. When I go home and hug my daughters today, I will think of your Ansley. I will remind myself how fleeting life can be. I will say a prayer for you, that your pain and grief can somehow be lifted. Lots of love from Tara in Columbus, Ohio
Jessica,
Sending you sweet prayers of love. Ansley is looking down on you today, and she’s proud of her brave mama. You and Ansley are loved, and held close today.xo
Jessica, my thoughts are with you as you remember Ansley. I’m sorry I didn’t have a chance to meet your angel, but I hope to, someday.
Lifting up prayers today for you and your family, that you might feel so many people surrounding you with love. And I also lift up prayers of gratitude for Ansley’s beautiful life. It was too short, but it was a blessing.
Jessica, we are all thinking of you and Ansley today. Prayers for you for peace and strength. Hugs from Alabama.
Jessica, you are in my thoughts and prayers today. I can’t imagine your pain, but I can imagine the love you have for your baby girl, Ansley! I have children and know that my life would stop without them. Keep showing up and I hope your friends and family have started showing up again for you. God Bless you for your courage!
Hugs from Romeoville, IL
P.S. I hope this message goes through. I keep getting an error “You are posting comments too quickly. Slow down.” How awesome is that? I hope you can feel the love!
I’m thinking of you and Ansley today, and also realizing, thanks to your honesty and courage, that I need to say my nephew Aaron’s name more to my sister, who lost him when he was 15.
Jessica–my deepest love goes out to you today, and everyday. I have 3 babies myself, and cannot imagine the pain. Just thinking of yours makes me weep. This story will stay with me always, and I will know what to do if ever I face this situation, from either side. Thank you for being brave and sharing your beautiful girl’s smile with us.
Ansley is touching so many hearts today, as she did every day of her life here on earth. Much love from orange county, ca.
Ansley is darling! And what a messy, little eater 🙂 Love that you let her get strawberries and all manner of food on her cute face. And clothes. And table. Thank you for sharing her with us. I remember her with you today, on what would have been her 9th birthday, and promise to continue remember her with you as well.
Heidi
Jessica,
Ansley is a beautiful name and I am glad it will cross so many lips today, like it crossed your mind always!
Thea
Dear Jessica,
I’m so sorry for your loss and that people have fallen away in the years since Ansley passed away. I guess sometimes people don’t know what to do so they do nothing, which certainly doesn’t help. Know that many people are thinking of your precious daughter today and may that bring you comfort and peace.
— Kate from PA
Jessica,
I am so sorry for the loss of your precious Ansley.
I cannot imagine the feelings and emotions that you have on this day.
My daughter is nine, the same age Ansley would be,
and she and I have said a special prayer for
Ansley in heaven. Prayers and blessings for you, especially
today.
We will remember Ansley today and I will make sure to hug my daughter an extra time just for Ansley. You both are in our thoughts and hearts.
Holding space for you in Maine. Ansley is so beautiful. Thank-you for sharing your heart.
Heather
Jessica, Your babygirl Ansley is precious and beautiful. I am holding you and her in the space of love and light today. Thank you for sharing your strength and your story. Sending peace your way from the mountains of East TN.
Jessica ~ I want you to know I am thinking of you and your sweet Ansley today, tomorrow and always. I am also a bereaved mother. I lost my precious Isabella on September 6, 2012. My whole was shattered on that day. The pain indescribable and I am so sorry you too are experiencing and living this nightmare (that’s the only way I know how to describe it) but today I hope you know that there are so many people here for you – all of us remembering and saying sweet Ansley’s name. The importance of hearing their name is monumental!
Sending you lots of hugs, love and prayers from Mississippi…
Jessica, Ansley will NEVER be forgotten for she lives in the hearts and memories of those who knew and loved her. I pray for your broken heart and hope you find comfort in knowing that mothers around the world are crying with you today, myself included.
Numbers 6:24-26:
May the Lord bless you and keep you, may the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious unto, may the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace, both now and in the life everlasting. Amen.
I spoke Ansley’s name to our Father today, along with yours….and Cruz/Dion, Benjamin and others/Christy, Tristyn and others/Jennifer, Hannah/Karmen, my babies/me.
Jessica I am thinking about you and praying for you and your family today. I pray you can find peace of heart and mind until you see her again in Heaven where she is now watching and loving you from afar. Please know we care about you here in Syracuse, NY.
Jessica, Thinking of you and Ansley today.
Emily, Santa Barbara, CA
Jessica,
Thinking of you and your beautiful daughter, Ansley, today. Hugs!
Mother to an Angel, Jonah.
Oh to give you a hug in person! Love from Georgia! I am hoping you can somehow celebrate Ashley today! Love and peace to you!
May all the best memories of Ansley flow through your mind today, and may God bring you comfort beyond belief as you grieve the loss of your precious little girl. Laurie from Wisconsin
Today dear Ansley has touched hearts across the country. She is remembered today as your precious daughter. Prayers to you.
Jessica,
I shed tears today because of that beautiful little girl. What a joy she must have been. Praying for comfort from one momma to another. So sorry that she is not in your arms today. Thinking of her running around and giggling in heaven.
Melissa in Memphis, TN
So sorry for your loss. One of my favorite poems in time like this:
“We are the rememberers, the people left behind to keep the one who’s gone from us alive in heart and mind, the people left to cherish and preserve a legacy…Yes, we are the rememberers, and we will always be.
Dearest Jessica-
Thinking of you today and sending lots of love your way! Your angel Ansley is so beautiful…thank you for sharing your story. Love from Baltimore, MD.
Jessica,
Your Ansley is beautiful. Your message is inspiring. Wishing you love and peace from Harrison, Arkansas.
My heart goes out to you and your daughter Jessica. It is heartbreaking that so many children have been lost to us. I once had a daughter, her name is Emmeline Belle.
I believe there is a special place in heaven for our babies who are gone too soon and your Ansley and my Emme are just 2 of many.
Love to all heart broken mamma’s out there who will forever grieve the love that will never be truly lost in our hearts. <3
Jessica, my heart is with you and your angel baby Ansley today. You are amazing.
Andrea (Florida)
Dear Jessica. Thank you for being brave enough to stand up and ask for remembrance – I’m thinking of Ansley today and saying an extra prayer for you as well. Lots of love to you on this hard day – may that hole in your heart that she left be temporarily filled today with all of the love you are being sent in her memory. Thank you for saying what the rest of us have a hard time saying. xoxo
Annapolis, MD
Sending hugs to you from Phoenix, Arizona. So very sorry. What a beautiful girl Ansley was and how lucky she was that you were her mama, although for too short a time here on earth. Thinking of you, Jessica, and Ansley today and hoping you can feel the love we are all sending to you.
Dear Jessica. Thank you for being brave enough to stand up and ask for remembrance – I’m thinking of Ansley today and saying an extra prayer for you as well. Lots of love to you on this hard day – may that hole in your heart that she left be temporarily filled today with all of the love you are being sent in her memory. Thank you for saying what the rest of us have a hard time saying. xoxo
Hoping you feeling wrapped up in Ansley ‘ s energy today. Sending love and peace from Hartford, CT
Hugs to you today as you remember your precious little girl. We are all here with you thinking of her and thanking you for sharing your story and you love.
From Schaumburg, IL. What a beautiful little angel! Ansley will never be forgotten. My thoughts and prayers are with you today!
Thinking of you and Ansley today, adding both of you to my prayers for the angels in my life.
Susan, from Kansas City
I am from Georgia and I understand. I am thinking of Ansley today and praying specifically for you, Jessica. I lost my baby girl and agree with you wholeheartedly. God bless you! I know Ansley is so proud you are hers.
Love for Jessica. Love for Ansley. Love for the mamas and the daddies and brothers and sisters with a small hole in their hearts and souls.
Sending prayers of comfort and peace for your family and your sweet baby girl in heaven. May remembering the beautiful things about sweet Ansley bring you laughter and joy, even in the midst of deep sorrow. God bless you and your family.
Kallen
From Flower Mound, Texas
Dear Jessica, my thoughts, my heart, my tears are yours today for the loss of your beautiful daughter, Ansley. I hold a space in Iowa for you, your family and all others who were touched by her short, precious life. Prayers and peace to you.
Dear Jessica,
Thinking of Ansley today and sending you love and support from Ashburn, VA.
She is a beautiful girl. And you are her brave and beautiful mama who we all thank for teaching us how to grieve with you and to keep sweet Ansley in our hearts and in our words forever.
Love,
Jenn
Jessica, I am so very sorry for your loss. I am sorry that your daughter isn’t in your arms and that your dreams for her are not ones that your eyes will get to see in this life. I trust that she is there with you in some way. And I know that all of us are with you in your love for her, your heartbreak, your strength, your loss. -Elizabeth from DC
Jessica,
You and your little Ansley are in our thoughts and prayers. A great big hug to you from Pearl River, NY.
Thinking of you, brave momma, on your Angel Day. Thinking of Ansley. Thank you for sharing your beautiful girl with us.
Happy beautiful Ansley and beautiful mama’s day Jessica! May the peace of your Lord always bring you strength and comfort. Thank you for sharing your story Jessica and to Momastery for giving us the opportunity to learn this about showing up for our friends, hard or not, sharing is caring!
I’m here with you too, Jessica! God bless little Ansley. We lost a little one I like to call Ade and my sweet Olivia. I pray our babies are running and playing together in heaven today!!!
My heart and positive thoughts are with you today Jessica and your angel Ansley……
I lost my Ella two years ago….and I hope everyday to hear her name from someone. Many hugs and love to you!!!!!
From Detroit, MI
My heart hurts for you today, Jessica. Ansley is so beautiful, the world is poorer for having lost her so young; yet richer for having held her for the time she was here. Thank you for sharing your story – I won’t forget it or either of you. Love for Ansley from St. Paul Minnesota.