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October 7, 2021

Za’morah: Trauma and Loss

by Megan HembreeMommy to Za’Morah After being diagnosed with PCOS in 2009, my dreams of becoming a mom were crushed when I was told my body would fight off 9/10 pregnancies, making it almost impossible to carry to term. Fortunately, in October 2019, I had my first live birth… a little girl, and after 3…

September 6, 2021

Owen: God’s Lasting Miracle

by Tom & Jessie MastersonParents to Owen Following a previous miscarriage, we were experiencing a ‘typical’ pregnancy — until a sonogram changed everything. At our 20 week ultrasound, Owen’s head could not be viewed and we were told to reschedule for 4 weeks out. At the time, we had no suspicion that anything was wrong.…

September 5, 2021

Michelle Renfro: In Memoriam

By Michelle L. Cramer, Founder & Executive Director Michelle Renfro joined On Angels’ Wings as a volunteer photographer in November 2016. She quickly showed herself to be dedicated to the families that OAW serves, and received our annual V.I.P. (Very Important Photographer) Award in February 2018. From 2017 to 2019, Michelle volunteered her time and…

August 6, 2021

Hunter: My Giggly Boy

By Victoria BurtonMommy to Hunter We decided that we needed one more child and started trying in 2016. We got pregnant at the beginning of 2017. We were so excited and so were our other children. We really wanted a boy and Russell said he wanted to name him Hunter. We knew from the beginning…

August 6, 2021

My First Session: Sarah Ireland Photography

Sarah IrelandSarah Ireland PhotographyKansas City Volunteer For the last few years I’ve been trying to channel my grief [after my husband’s passing] into helping others. It’s really a foundation for me learning to find joy in that place in my heart that has felt empty. There is a lot that goes on that people don’t…

July 1, 2021

Kaysen James: My Little Butterfly

By Sam SpencerMommy to KaysenFollow Kaysen’s Journey In May of 2021 we found out we were expecting our rainbow baby. The pregnancy was rough, but we were ecstatic. On January 6th 2021, our beautiful Kaysen was born via c-section after I had a lot of trouble with my blood pressure and they thought he may…

July 1, 2021

Ella Grace: In God’s Hands

By Erika WoolseyMommy to Ella Grace Just 6 months after our second miscarriage, we found out that I was pregnant again. We were so relieved when I made it to the 12 week mark. Our then 5 year old, Owen, announced to the whole church that he was going to be big brother! He was…

June 23, 2021

Enslee: Never Lose Hope

By Ariana JohnsonMommy to Enslee I got pregnant kind of unexpectedly. I was nervous — it’d been 6 years since I had a baby — but I was thrilled to share these moments with my best friend. He longed to be a dad so bad and my daughter always wanted a baby sister. I found…

May 17, 2021

Safe Haven

By Madison Shepard We recently announced that we are moving from Southwest Missouri to Southwest Florida for a church plant! We know that we have been called to move there and join the church, and neither of us are questioning that, but I am finding myself scared to leave the place that was meant to…

May 5, 2021

Naomi: You Are My Sunshine

By: Amy DohrMommy to Naomiresting on angels’ wings I found out I was pregnant in August of 2018. We had been trying for almost a year, so we were ecstatic. But, my husband and I both have achondroplasia dwarfism, which created a sense of worry for our baby. Long story short, we had a 75%…