From Our Hearts to Yours...

Dear Friends:

If you are visiting this site, it probably means you or someone you love has experienced the loss of an infant or young child and you are searching for some understanding- or some way to fill the emptiness in your heart.  We are so sorry that you are going through this pain. We cannot provide any easy answers- there are none.  What we can do is point you towards some resources that will guide you along on your journey.  Please visit our Resources Page for some ideas.  Also consider our Comfort Collection as a simple but meaningful way of saying, "we care." Another wonderful resource that we'd like to share is CaringBridge. Here you can create a free web page for your child and people can come and visit and share with you and with each other their thoughts and feelings.

The infant remembrance album that we have written, called Forever in Our Hearts has proven to be a wonderful comfort for many parents.  Over 7,500 albums have been ordered since April of 2003 and it is being distributed in churches, hospitals, funeral homes and bookstores.  Several Ronald McDonald Houses have used the album and hospitals are also using it as a resource for their families who have lost infants. We have received countless letters and e-mails thanking us for understanding how difficult the loss of an infant or young child is.  Many, many families have found a way through their despair by completing a remembrance album.

We hope you find some comfort in knowing that you are not alone in this trial.  Countless others have taken the journey you are taking.  We too have some understanding of what you are enduring, having experienced two miscarriages and having had two critically ill sons who were in the hospital for some time.  Our youngest survived cancer and our oldest is battling a pre-cancerous condition today. 

We intend to continue to work to make this site more helpful to you, and to your family and friends who have experienced the loss of a precious little one. Please let us know by e-mail how we can do a better job at making this website what we hope it will be for you… a place of peace, a place of hope-       A Quiet Refuge.

God Bless You,

Russ & June Gordon

A note about correspondence with A Quiet Refuge:  If you are experiencing a medical issue with regards to a pregnancy or having serious problems coping with the physical or emotional effects of pregnancy loss please contact your doctor or health provider immediately.  If you feel that you aren't getting the support you need to help you make life-giving decisions for your baby, please contact a crisis pregnancy center in your area.  Clicking on this link will take you to a site that gives a comprehensive listing of nationwide CPC's.  We are unable to address medical issues or issues of severe depression that should be addressed by a doctor or mental health professional.