Little Hearts, Big Love - Finding gratitude amongst the grief of life without our heart angel
Menu
Skip to content
  • Home
  • About me
  • CHD Awareness
    • My heart child
    • Jessica’s story
    • CHD posts
  • Child loss
  • Christmas
  • Country Kids
  • Crafts
  • Days out
  • Outdoor fun
  • Family
  • Reviews
  • #30dayswild
  • #365daysofgratitude
  • Guest posts
  • Disclosure and Privacy
    • Privacy notice
    • Cookie policy

Tag Archives: Little Hearts Matter

JoGLE for Jessica – this year’s summer challenge

05/08/201905/08/2019
Hubby with Jessica and Sophie at the End to Enders sign at John O'Groats

Three years ago, we travelled from Land’s End to John O’Groats by bus and train to raise money for Little Hearts Matter. Four days on trains with Jessica and Sophie was quite an adventure and we enjoyed our travels. This summer we are repeating that journey but in reverse – travelling from John O’Groats to… Read More

3 Comments
Share
  • Pin it
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email

Cheering on Team Jessica in the Great South Run

25/10/201824/10/2018
Lee. Uncle Adrian, Uncle Peter, Wayne, Jamie and Uncle Pete with me, Sophie and Thomas

Last weekend, several of Jessica’s uncles and her cousins ran in the Great South Run to raise money for Little Hearts Matter in memory of Jessica. My brother Adrian and my sister’s ex-partner Pete had both run before but for my other brother Peter and my nephews Jamie and Lee, it was their first time… Read More

24 Comments
Share
  • Pin it
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email

Remembering Jessica: The Little Hearts Matter memorial walk at the National Memorial Arboretum

16/10/201815/10/2018
Sophie sitting on hubby's shoulders looking at the hearts in the Little Hearts Matter tree

The day after Jessica’s funeral, we attended the Little Hearts Matter memorial service at the National Memorial Arboretum. Six months on from the last day of her life, we returned for the Little Hearts Matter autumn memorial walk.   For us, the day was about having space to remember Jessica and our beautiful memories of… Read More

21 Comments
Share
  • Pin it
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email

LEJOG Day 1 – Getting to the start

16/08/201616/08/2016

“We’re going on a ‘venture!” Sophie kept saying as we rushed around getting everything ready to set off towards Land’s End – the starting point for our LEJOG challenge. Unfortunately in the rush, neither hubby nor I noticed that Jessica hadn’t picked up Kerry, her favourite dolly, and it was only when we arrived at… Read More

14 Comments
Share
  • Pin it
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email

Our Land’s End to John O’Groats Challenge

03/08/201601/02/2017

Like the gold postbox challenge, it all started with a throwaway comment. “Shall we keep going until we get to John O’Groats?” hubby said jokingly as we headed towards Birmingham for a weekend stop before going to Butlins. “No, it would take hours!” I replied – which prompted us to look up just how long… Read More

30 Comments
Share
  • Pin it
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email

My Sunday Photo – 14/02/16

13/02/201612/02/2016
38 Comments
Share
  • Pin it
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email

Exercise advice for heart children – what is safe?

14/10/201501/06/2016

One of my day-to-day worries as a heart parent is trying to work out just how much exercise is safe for my heart child. I know that it is important for her to get a good amount of exercise, but I worry about her overexerting herself and potentially putting strain on her heart.   We have… Read More

14 Comments
Share
  • Pin it
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email

Posts navigation

1 2 Next Page

I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

Follow me

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
A square cartoon showing the Little Hearts, BIg Love logo with four interconnecting hearts (3 red, 1 blue), cartoon drawings of a woman, a toddler boy, a little girl, a little girl with angel wings and a man and text above "finding gratitude amongst the grief of life without our heart angel"

Top Posts

  • What can you do at Chessington World of Adventures with little children?
  • Siblings - May 2022
  • Crafting with kids: a simple lighthouse craft
  • #30DaysWild - The ladybird life cycle
  • Crafting with kids: A rainforest in a shoebox

Categories

  • CHD Awareness
  • Child loss
  • Christmas
  • Country Kids
  • Crafts
  • Days out
  • Family
  • Parenthood
  • Reviews

Blogging awards

“BiBs
BritMums
Mummy in a Tutu

I’m a member of:

Sticky Mud and Belly Laughs

Archives

Site made with ♥ by Angie Makes
Angie Makes Feminine WordPress Themes

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.

Little Hearts, Big Love
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.