Share of the Chippewa Valley

12/25/2025

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Merry Christmas to my baby that should be here opening gifts but isn’t.

You should be here today.
In footed pajamas.
Surrounded by torn paper and noise.
Making this morning feel complete.

Instead, you are carried quietly.
In my chest.
In the way I pause a little longer today.
In the love that never found a place to land.

I think about you more on days like this.
Who you would’ve looked like.
Where your stocking would be.
How different this room would feel.

Christmas still came.
Joy still showed up.
But so did the ache.

You are loved beyond measure.
You are deeply missed.
You are forever mine.

Merry Christmas, sweet baby.

©️Momming On Empty

12/07/2025

Join us TONIGHT at Sacred Heart cemetery in Eau Claire for our Christmas Remembrance Service! Bring an ornament for the tree or replace your ornament from previous years that we’ve kept.

5:00 pm at 1906 Omaha St in Eau Claire. Look Sacred Heart Cemetery signs and the chapel.

🧤Bring warm clothes for our event. We have little heaters, cider and hot cocoa but the chapel itself is not heated.

Hope to see you!

10/16/2025

October 15th is recognized as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. A day honoring and remembering the lives of babies during pregnancy and shortly after birth.

We also participated in the global “Wave of Light” together as a community.

Thank you to all of the families who joined us! We love this little community we have.

Post your picture in the comment section if you also lit a candle for your sweet baby.

10/15/2025

Today we join with families in our community and across the world in remembrance of our sweet babies.

Our hearts ache with the memories that are suppose to be. On this day we step away from the busy world and honor and remember.

Join is for our Remembrance Walk tonight at Irvine Park Hollow Shelter 5pm. Where we gather together as a community with love and support 🤍.

09/02/2025

Our September support group starts next week!

*Please see the google form link at the bottom to register. We send packets in the mail to begin working through. And helps us confirm the amount coming each week.
🤍 Together we work through a journal and reflect on those hard questions we always are asking when we lose our babies.
🦋 We touch on why we keep running the same thoughts in our head over and over, how do we grieve, understanding how our bodies respond to trauma, how to recognize it, how to heal, and where we can find hope.
🗓 September 8, 15, 22, 30
⏰ 6:30-7:30 pm
📍 LE Phillips Memorial Library in Eau Claire, WI; room #106
💻 Microsoft Teams (online video) option is available, must register to receive link.
*Please note due to the sensitive nature of what we discuss, this is an adult only group. We ask that childcare be provided for children, and not be on camera during video calls.
Please register here:
https://forms.gle/e57zDmT3urzFyGzQ9

08/19/2025

Join us starting back up in September our Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group!
*Please see the google form link at the bottom to register. We send packets in the mail to begin working through. And helps us confirm the amount coming each week.
🤍 Together we work through a journal and reflect on those hard questions we always are asking when we lose our babies.
🦋 We touch on why we keep running the same thoughts in our head over and over, how do we grieve, understanding how our bodies respond to trauma, how to recognize it, how to heal, and where we can find hope.
🗓 September 8, 15, 22, 30
⏰ 6:30-7:30 pm
📍 LE Phillips Memorial Library in Eau Claire, WI; room #106
💻 Microsoft Teams (online video) option is available, must register to receive link.
*Please note due to the sensitive nature of what we discuss, this is an adult only group. We ask that childcare be provided for children, and not be on camera during video calls.
Please register here:
https://forms.gle/e57zDmT3urzFyGzQ9

07/07/2025

Sometimes family and friends need to be told what to say, and that’s okay too 💞

07/04/2025

On this Bereaved Parents Day, we recognize every parent missing their child today.

Of this we are certain, nothing, not even death, can diminish a parent's love.

07/02/2025

This month, we honor every parent who carries the deep grief of losing a child. Whether your loss was recent or many years ago, your pain is real, your love is eternal, and your child is never forgotten.

💛 You are not alone.
Your grief is valid. Your love is forever. Your child’s life, however brief, has left a beautiful mark on this world.

🦋 May you feel comfort, hope, and gentle reminders this month that your heart and your child always remembered.

– Bella Joy Foundation

06/15/2025

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A Father’s grief is often overlooked. Often, friends, family, and caregivers focus on the moms, and dads then grieve quietly as they support their partner or help maintain the household responsibilities. But men grieve too, and they deserve the same support and understanding.
If you are a bereaved dad, know that we are thinking of you and your baby today. Reach out to us anytime. Your grief matters. Your baby matters.

06/14/2025