03/27/2026
Today is the day to open the second year of Haven's Giveaway. If this is your first time reading about the giveaway, 3 years ago our family walked through a very hard season. I was 12 weeks pregnant with our second child and experienced a silent miscarriage, one in which my body showed no noticeable signs of the loss of our baby. It wasn't until I was closer to 17 weeks that I gave birth to our second son in the hospital. As I walked through the hardest days of my life, I never felt alone. Through support of those around me, God's provision and love amazed me every step of the way.
As time went by, as it always does, I felt God prompting me to do something in honor of Haven, our son; but to also give back to a family who has walked through the depths of heartache of the loss of a child.
Last year was the first year doing the giveaway. I learned a lot and realized there were parts of me that were being healed through the giveaway too. I felt tremendous joy being able to bless another family and give them hope and love amidst their struggles.
This year I will again be giving away a free session to a family who has experienced miscarriage, child loss, or infant loss. Some local businesses have graciously offered to donate toward a gift basket to the family as well. This year I want to put an emphasis on entering anyone you may know that has gone through this, but also to make sure they are okay with being entered into the giveaway. While I am putting an emphasis on entering people around you who have lost a child, if you yourself have gone through this and would like to be entered into the giveaway, please enter! This can be as private or public as each of you wish. You can comment on the post directly or message me privately, both are okay and I will honor everyone's decision over privacy. I will be closing the giveaway June 13th.
This was a long one, so I appreciate all of you who have stuck around to the end of this post. If you are reading this and own a business that would want to donate to the gift basket, please just let me know. If any of you have questions, message me at any time. Here's to much hope, love and healing to all entered and also to those who choose to remain silent.
Love,
Shannon