Coloring Through Our Grief: Featured Testimonials
Remembering: Angel Love, William David and Kyram Nicole
"Words can not even express how grateful we are to be a part of Avery's Garden. Tara is an amazing beautiful person who creates these timeless pieces of art to let our angel babies live on."
- Angel Mom: Cole M. in Connecticut
Remembering: Eden
"My daughter, Eden, passed away at 23-days old in 2017. We miss her everyday. I was so happy to stumble upon Avery’s Garden. Tara was so nice and easy to work with. She wanted to know about Eden and asked questions about her. To a bereaved parent, that in itself is a gift. She made Eden’s drawing so special and personal. It’s all the things that remind me of my baby in one picture that was created just for her."
-Angel Mom: Shanna D. in Georgia
Remembering: Peyton Addison Jean
"Having Tara incorporate some of the most important things to us was very special. Music is a very large part of my husband, and his family and we knew Peyton would be born into a life of music. Having that incorporated was very special. The butterfly in our photo represents our daughter. During our time in the hospital we had a butterfly placed on our hospital door, to signify a loss to anyone who entered. We've always recognized butterflies as a symbol of our precious Peyton".
-Angel Mom: Kelly in Ontario, Canada
Remembering: Cullin
"Tara, your books help bereaved families honor their child in such a special unique way. Thank you for remembering our sons and daughters.
-Angel Mom: Ginny L. in Texas
Remembering: Asher Ray
"Tara did such a wonderful job making a coloring page for our boy and including the quote we love most in reference to him. My husband and I had established monthly traditions that we would do each month to mark another month without him for the first year of his life. One of these traditions was to sit in his room and write in a journal to Asher. After we hit the one year mark, we needed something to do on the 19th of each month. So we took turns coloring part of his page in Avery’s Garden Coloring Book. We spent a little bit of time on the 19th of each month for three months, coloring his page and thinking of our boy. His coloring page gave us something to do for him to mark another month without him."
-Angel Mom: Amy L.
Remembering: Henry & Hudson
"I used the stamps I had made of their handprints at the top and I did the dragonfly exact opposites in colors and the flowers with 2 colors because their personalities on sonos were so different :) I know Henry was calm and quiet and Hudson was loud and rambunctious. I so wish we could all see our babies growing up. Thank you so much for doing this, I can't wait to purchase the coloring book!"
-Angel Mom: Kristen E.
Remembering: Mason & Ethan
"As a preschool teacher, I color with children nearly every day, but I'll never get to color with my twin boys. After Mason and Ethan died in the NICU, I grasped at everything I could to keep my baby boys close and in that search, I found Avery's Garden and Avery's wonderful mom. Tara created a beautiful coloring page for Mason and Ethan, complete with a special quote and two peas in a pod, our special sign and symbol for them. And so, I get to color with my boys in my heart and for my boys, on a coloring page just for them. While it deeply saddens me each time Tara posts another coloring page for another baby, the love and care she puts into each of her drawings is so very present in all of the tiny details and with each one, I feel like I'm getting to know the new friends Mason and Ethan have made amongst the stars."
-Angel Mom: Trina H. in Massachuesettes
Remembering: Sullivan
"Sullivan's page and entry was a complete surprise. My heart literally skipped a beat when I saw Tara's drawing. It is one of the most beautiful things I have for my son. Because he was stillborn I have very few memories, pictures and moments with him. Tara's coloring book has given me one more gift of my son. A tangible gift created by someone else in memory of my son. It's the best gift a Mom could receive! I couldn't wait to order the coloring book that had MY BABY in it!! Everything she drew, represented and wrote was just perfect. I was so afraid to color Sullivan's page for fear of messing it up, but then I realized if I did I could just order another!! It was such a healing and connective experience coloring his page. The whole time all I could think about was my beautiful perfect boy and his siblings. It was a time where I could just sit in the love I have for my son. Tara and her son Avery are such a blessing to the baby loss community and I will forever be grateful for her using her special gifts, sharing her son and including Sullivan in her beautiful coloring book!! Thank you Tara!!
-Angel Mom: Kay K. in Missouri
Remembering: Ellie
"Ellie was so perfect in every way when I had her. Her little finger tips to her hair. In the coloring book it has helped me a lot since losing Ellie. Especially with grieving a lot lately. Also you have helped me a lot too as well with this even though it has been hard for me in the last year. Making this coloring page for Ellie has helped so much."
-Angel Mom: Ashley