A Quiet Refuge

I know that I have linked to A Quiet Refuge before, but I knew that I had mentioned writing about their journal, but haven't had a chance to yet.

The couple that created the Quiet Refuge cite are Russ and June Gordon. These two have experienced a full range on parenting dreams come true and nightmares. Their story is filled with expectation and dread, just like all of us who experience infertility, or just day to day life. They have had conception troubles, miscarriages, multiple births, birth defects and have dealt with child hood cancer.

As a result of this all, they created their site and their memorial journal that you can purchase for your own use.

Pregnancy loss and early infant dealth are often minimized in our culture. Cliches such as "you're young - you'll have another baby" and "it was for the best" do nothing to ease the tremendous pain and grief associated with infant loss. This album gives permission to grieve the loss of the child whose life was so brief. Through a series of beautifully illustrated pages and accompanied by an album guide which provides more ideas as to how to use the album and how the grieving process works, families can honor and remember the life of their precious child and receive healing. The album is acid-free and lignin free to preserve pictures for many, many years.

The cost of the journal is 14.99 and will ship immediately. The stories that are sent in by others who have used the journal are touching and inspiring. This book has really filled a need for people who are grieving their losses of pregnancies and very young infants. It has even been accepted for use through certain hospital's support groups and would make a considerate gift for anyone who has experienced such a loss.