Remembering Jubilee

A day or so after the Jubilee went to Heaven, my husband and I purchased a Willow Tree figurine for us to have in our house to remind us of her. We wanted to pick something that reflected rejoicing and happiness; instead of mourning and sadness. We picked this one called, ‘The Angel of Happiness.’ 

I recently read about woman who was a kindy teacher, and in a similar situation to me. Like me, she had a peace about what happened but still was devastated with picking up the piece of her life afterwards: in her case, she was sad about not being able to teach her own son his ABC’s, when she had to teach everybody else’s. She found comfort in prayer, where she heard God tell her that her son was “learning Creation from the Creator.”  All Willow Trees come with a little card that describes them and ours read: “free to dance, sing, laugh and create.” Just like the woman found comfort in knowing the Creator was taking care of her son,  our baby girl is in heaven running free, dancing, singing and laughing, like only a little girl can, under the watchful, loving eye of the Father.  I can’t wait until we have another baby that’s old enough for me to share with them about their big sister and how beautiful and precious she was. As part of that, I’ll explain that this little figurine is to remind us of her and to help us to be cheerful in times of great trial.

We also planted an olive tree in our backyard. I asked to keep Jubilee’s placenta and then we planted it under the tree, as a special memorial. Jubilee’s is an olive tree and this is because there is special biblical and symbolic significance. We plan on having one of these for each of our children. 

My husband brought me a cross necklace for my 21^st birthday and on Valentine’s Day, we went shopping with the intention of adding a special pendant to it for Jubilee. It turned out when went to the right store, because we could get buy one and get one of the same value for free. We had trouble decided over what type we wanted and in the end- we could get both!! So I have a butterfly which I chose and an angel praying which my husband chose, on either side of the cross.