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July 30, 2024

Jessica G: Capturing Families & Love

Jessica began volunteering with OAW in May of 2015 – our second full year serving the community. In 2018, her season of life meant she needed to take a break from volunteer, but she returned in September of 2021 and has been volunteering since! The first time she spoke with our founder, Michelle Cramer, about…

July 30, 2024

Rachel: Deep Sense of Obligation

Rachel has been volunteering with On Angels’ Wings since 2019! She owns Raising Arrows Photography in St. Louis, Missouri. 

July 23, 2024

Wyatt: Watching Every Breath

By: Stephanie WeidknechtMommy to WyattLaryngomalacia TracheamalaciaBorn in February 2022 Wyatt was born a healthy full-term baby, or so we thought. Immediately after birth, he sounded like a dog toy, and I thought “that’s a cute quirk.” Occasionally I would worry that something was wrong with him, but the lack of concern from others often made…

May 9, 2024

On Angel’s Wings Pampers Springfield Residents With Annual Mother’s Day Spa Day

Springfield, MO — May 9, 2024 —On Angels’ Wings hosted its fourth annual Mother’s Day Spa Day, providing a day of relaxation and pampering for 22 Springfield-area moms who are part of the OAW family. The event took place at the On Angels’ Wings studio on West Lark on Saturday, May 4, 2024, offering a…

May 1, 2024

Abigail : Everything Will Be Alright

Marcy JuddMommy to AbigailAnencephalyOctober 2022 We started trying to get pregnant with our second child in January 2021. We knew we’d probably need medical help as it had taken two rounds of fertility treatments to get pregnant the first time, but we naively hoped we could get pregnant on our own this time. We tried…

April 30, 2024

Caroline : Life in Slow Motion

By Mackenzie SlackMommy to CarolineAnencephalyFebruary 2023 Our journey began with the happiest August ever. The three of us (my husband, son, and I) were overjoyed to find out we were expecting. Our son was 3 when we found out we were expecting, and we were already stressed that there was such a large age gap…

March 29, 2024

Samuel : Such a Joy

I found out about Samuel’s pregnancy after I had experienced three losses before him. I had an older son and we had been trying to have another baby and had a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, then another miscarriage before finding out about Samuel. It was actually during my ectopic pregnancy that I decided my next son…

March 29, 2024

Henry : Always Adapting

By Christine HunterMommy to HenryBorn August 2018Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia5q14.3-5q15 Deletion, Bosch Boonstra Schaaf Optic Atrophy Syndrome, MEF2C Haploinsufficiency Syndrome, Cortical Visual Impairment, Infantile spasms (West Syndrome) My pregnancy with our first-born son, Henry David, was easy with zero concerns. We had an ultrasound at 10 weeks and 20 weeks which both showed no concerns. His growth was on track…

March 29, 2024

Benjamin : 311 Days

By Jackie HayMommy to BenjaminBorn April 2022Congenital Heart Defect – Hypoplastic Left Heart SyndromeTransplant Survivor In September 2021, we were surprised to learn that our family of three would soon be turning into a family of give! At our anatomy ultrasound in December 2021, we were told that Baby B had a “blip” on his heart.…

March 20, 2024

Advocating For The Communities We Serve

By Michelle L. CramerFounder and Executive Director of On Angels’ Wings It’s hard to believe, but On Angels’ Wings is nearly 11 years old now. When I founded the organization in 2013, I never fathomed the reach that it would have over a decade later, with more than 1500 families served through over 1800 photo…