Sunflowers & Red Feathers

 What’s Helpful  For The Newly Bereaved Hey Everyone! Our newest video is ready and we can't wait to share it with you. T hank you for joining this journey with us. This blogcast can be useful for the newly bereaved who do not know exactly what they need or may not be able to vocalize it and also other people who just aren’t sure what to say or do to be helpful to someone who has just lost a child.  Coming from two bereaved mothers who have heard it all, please listen closely. What you say and do at this time for the person or people who are grieving means the world to them.  If you are a friend or a family member of someone that has recently lost a child, here are some helpful tips: Meals, groceries, supplies, and paper products are GREAT! Don't be afraid to say the name of their child. Parents love to hear their child's name. It might make them cry, but those tears are healing! Let them cry. Another great thing is to gather pictures and start a scrapbook. When pictures

How We Met & Why We Started Our Blogcast Welcome to Sunflowers and Red Feathers! We are Kristina and Steffanie, the faces and founders of this Blogcast. We have named our blogcast Sunflowers and Red Feathers in memory of our sons, Mason (Sunflowers) and Joshua (Red Feathers). Mason's favorite sippy cup at daycare was sunflower yellow and Joshua loved the color red and the red plume crests of Roman Soldiers helmets.  Our story of friendship began 3 years ago and it has been a source of healing and strength for the both of us. Together we have grieved and mourned the loss of our boys from the deepest and darkest moments all the way to a place where we can now see joy and hope again. We still have our bad days, as does anyone who is battling living through child loss, but we have found that our friendship and being able to confide in someone else who has the same fears, anger, and daily struggles can make our burden we carry that much lighter.  We are bonded in friendship over our

TCF Boise | Preparing For The Holidays  October 2020 This time of year can be very hard for those of us who are grieving the loss of our children. Whether this is your first season without them or your 10th, this video may help! We recorded this for our local The Compassionate Friends, Boise, Idaho as a Live Series since we can't meet in person.  After this Live was done, so many people reached out and said we should start a podcast and here we are! I hope you find this video helpful and stay tuned for our first official Sunflowers & Red Feathers podcast sometime in the next week! Like us on Facebook:   @sunflowersandredfeathers Follow us on Instagram:  @sunflowersandredfeathers Subscribe to our YouTube Channel:  https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCG2w_R_y_t6x4PWWKgSDpzQ/