Welcome~

I am Cindy Jo, Moderator and Founder of Healinghearts (Heart to Heart Hope and Healing) an email support group for bereaved Moms. I felt a need for and a desire to begin my ministry shortly after our daughter Michelle Marie born August 24th 1984 parted when struck by a car while trying to board her school bus on November 5th 1993. Michelle was 9 years old and a fourth grader and our youngest child. Our Michelle was a cornea and organ donor. The picture of our Michelle shown on this Home Page was taken October 1993, just two weeks before she parted.

A little history - My Ministry for Heart2Heart began in February 1995 with a snail mail newsletter and then continued online in 1998. I have constructed and dedicated many webpages to our departed and eternally loved children which can be found at http://michellesmama.com and this email support group which I began in 2000.

Our goal is to help one another find hope and healing as we share in our grief journeys and daily lives. I know that we do benefit greatly from each other's support in our grief, and our needed interaction and support has no limits. When we reach out to others we ourselves are also comforted. We are not listed in the Directory and prefer to have a close-knit group of Ladies interacting as Friends verses volumes of erroneous mail.

We welcome you whether new or years into your grief and may we always be a cornerstone for you to keep your child alive in your mind and heart. Please respect one another as we keep our child's memory alive, together. Peace and God Bless You.

Sincerely, CindyJo