Sweet Pea needs you

Not a lot of time to blog today, so this one is quick. Just found this super awesome project called the Sweet Pea Project.

Here's info from the project's site:

"Why are these blankets so important?

When a child dies before or shortly after birth, the parents leave the hospital with broken hearts and empty hands.  The loss is amplified by the fact that there are often very few tangible items to remember the child by.

The Sweet Pea Project collects blankets to donate to hospitals and birthing centers.  The blankets are lovingly wrapped around these precious babies and then given to the parents to keep.  So far, the Sweet Pea Project has donated over 700 blankets to grieving parents. It is our hope that the project will continue to grow so that every parent who faces this profound loss is given a soft blanket to snuggle their child in, and remember their child by."

The program was created by a mom to honor her daughter's death.

What's really neat is that I learned about this through another blogger at Funny Little Pollywogs. She is trying to collect 100 blankets to donate by Oct. 15. Go HERE to read her post, and to join in her blanket bonanza.

Or check out the Sweet Pea Project HERE for more information on the program, donations, and how you can get involved.

Goodness knows we are all trying so damned hard to have a family. The road to parenthood is fraught with potholes and we can take time to comfort others who feel pain on the journey.