By Maggie ButtramMommy to ColeCongenital Heart Defect I remember every detail of what we thought would be our 19-week anatomy scan for our second child; it became a moment that is burned in my mind forever. My husband had to work, so I went alone, with my mom and oldest son in the waiting room.…

By Breanna ScottMommy to KendrickSpina Bifida Our journey with Spina Bifida began at my anatomy scan while pregnant with our first child, Kendrick, in 2017. My OB noticed some abnormalities on my ultrasound and sent me to a local maternal fetal medicine doctor. While there, I got another ultrasound and an amniocentesis. Both confirmed that our baby…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 1, 2023 Springfield, Missouri and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: On Angels’ Wings is pleased to announce that the organization is expanding its reach beyond the confines of Missouri for the first time since its founding in 2013. Officially, On Angels’ Wings has launched its first out-of-state chapter in the Oklahoma City region!…

By Micah ClarkDaddy to Zander Born still on August 12, 2017 My wife, Raelynn and I were super excited to welcome our son in the fall of 2017, and life was good until that summer. August 11th, a typical day, we went in for our baby’s check-up. We got checked in and taken back to the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2022 Springfield, Missouri: The 2022 National Philanthropy Day luncheon for Southwest Missouri was hosted by the local chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals on Tuesday, November 15. Several awards were presented during the luncheon to individuals and organizations within the region who are making great strides in giving back to the community.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 24, 2022 Springfield, Missouri: On Angels’ Wings (OAW) founder and executive director, Michelle Cramer, published a book in June: Unshattered Grief – Helping someone through loss without breaking them… again. On October 7, 2022, at the reception art gallery exhibit (presented by Hospice Foundation of the Ozarks), Cramer gave a short presentation on…

By Marisa BaeseMommy to AnabelAugust 15 – October 2, 2018Trisomy & Congenital Heart Defect Hope: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. The definition of hope is pretty direct and specific, unlike our plans with Anabel. Yet, we found, kept, and clung to hope from May 11 until the day…

Jennifer Snider, owner of Simply Taken by Jen and Finley Collective Photo Studio & Event Center, has been a volunteer photographer with On Angels’ Wings since February of 2014, just four months after the organization was founded. She also served on the board of directors for five of those years. Learning about the organization from the founder, Jennifer…

By Taleah JohnstonMommy to Martha Born still on May 24, 2022Anencephaly My husband and I take a fishing trip for our anniversary each year. When our anniversary came in 2021, we were ready for a few days at the lake and decided it would be a good time to decide if our family was ready to…

By Marisa BaeseMommy to AnabelAugust 15 – October 2, 2018Trisomy & Congenital Heart Defect September, the only full month I had with my daughter. Sounds pretty rough when I say it like that, but it’s not incorrect. Sure I had nearly 8 months to carry her and try to get to know her, but I…