This Website was created out of love for our son, and a desire to help anyone else experiencing the pain of losing a child. If you are one of the members of this club that no one wants to belong to, we’re sorry. We know the pain that lives in every heartbeat after the death of your child. Our hope is that you find some comfort, understanding, encouragement and spark of hope on these pages.

If you are someone who loves someone who lost a child then we are really glad you’re here. You are a very important person. You will be a part of their healing. The fact that you are interested in learning about this kind of experience says much more than you realize, so thank you for taking the time to share someone else’s pain. We hope that you will gain insight, and some helpful hints on these pages that will allow you to better support your grieving loved one.

It makes our hearts glad to know that people will be able to meet our Michael, beloved child we waited for so long. He is a special part of our lives – we are forever changed because of his existence, hopefully for the better. And like any proud parents we are eager to share our son. Thank you for indulging us while we boast, thank you for sharing our tears and we pray that you will be changed by your encounter with Michael too.

Sincerely,
Michael’s family~

Michael Kent Werner
9/2/97~9/3/97

My husband, Mark and I have been married for 15 years and have a beautiful thirteen-year-old daughter, Megan. When we told Megan that we were going to have a new baby she was so excited that I don't believe her feet touched the ground for the entire pregnancy. She immediately felt this "big-sisterly" attachment. Within hours of being given the good news, she announced that she did not want to spend the next 8 months calling the baby, "the baby", we needed to find a nickname. She came up with "Piglet". The choice was quick and easy for her. First of all, having been a Pooh fan she already felt very familiar and protective of Pooh bear's cute little friend, and she found it amusing that the pregnancy left me either starving or sick most of the time, and very little in between. So, "Piglet" is what we called Michael throughout his life before birth. We gathered Piglet everything! This was to be our little "Piglet".

Since Michael's entrance into Heaven, that little A.A. Milne character has become even more special to us. In memory of Michael's first birthday and Heaven Day anniversary, which we've proclaimed to also be "Big Sister Day" at our house, I bought Megan a Piglet pendant. But, it wasn't just any Piglet. This Piglet had angel wings.

When I was carrying Michael, each time Megan would leave the house or go to bed at night she'd kiss my tummy and say, "I love you my little Piglet." He was her little brother, given a special nickname - "her" Piglet. He still is.


Thoughts on a Beautiful Autumn Day

Wonder why its true that on a day like today I'd miss you so deeply. The sky is blue, the air is crisp and the autumn leaves on the trees are glowing.

Why would the smell of dried leaves make me miss you more? It is because so often the fullness of life around me causes my heart to ache more than normal.

I suppose it's because you aren't here to experience these things with me. You can't play in a pile of leaves, or marvel at the brilliant colors. You won't dress up for Halloween, or eat too much candy.

I know you don't miss anything. You have all you have ever dreamed of. Your life is full and healthy and happy. You spend your days with Jesus seeing things that my heart cannot fathom. You don't miss these earthly experiences. You are living, daily, something so much better than any of these.

I know that deep within my soul. And my soul is at peace with that knowledge. My heart, however, is a very different creature.

When everything around me seems so right…. Is when your absence seems the MOST wrong.





As we face the sorrow of saying goodbye to our son, to whom we were hardly able to say hello, it is only through our faith in God that we can stand. "The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express." Romans 8:26 The overwhelming sense of loss, and the longing for answers to questions that have no answers would be too great if it were not for our complete trust in God and His grace. God said, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9 And we are living in that fact right now. Our comfort comes from knowing that Michael is with God and that one day, because of the personal acceptance of God's gift of salvation that the three of us have made, we will all be with him. Like King David, after the death of his infant son, we rest in the knowledge that, "I will go to him, but he will not return to me." We cannot share in his life now, and watch him as he grows but we can look forward to spending eternity with him in the presence of God.

It is difficult to grasp the powerful impact of a life so brief. From the moment we knew of his existence we knew Michael was a special baby. The past eight months have been filled with awe, thankfulness and joy. As we began to select names we knew this baby should have one that represented the knowledge we had from God that this baby was special. We chose Michael for our boy's name because it means "sent from God". For us, that said it all.

We had many hopes for this child and were filled with great anticipation. Well, Michael's actual arrival was not what we had anticipated and prepared for. But, we still know that this baby was a special gift "sent from God" and the name we chose fits even better. The Bible refers to Michael the archangel, which is a "high angel appointed to a special task" and records the angel being sent with special messages from God. Please pray with us that we will all be open to and listen carefully to the message our little Michael brought us from our loving, heavenly Father.

Mark, Dianna and Megan

~LINKS~
Michael's Story
Meg's Piglet Page
Making Memories
Michael's Photo Album
Held For A Moment In Our Arms~But Forever In Our Hearts
Angel Moms

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It was adopted for him by his big sister Megan.

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