First Touch Family

💙It’s National Nonprofit Day!💙

Today we’re celebrating the nonprofits across our country who show up, serve faithfully, and make a difference in the lives of others.

And today, we’re especially grateful for YOU—the people who make the work of First Touch Family possible.

At First Touch Family, we walk alongside families experiencing the unimaginable loss of a child. From the trauma of the initial loss through aftercare, we provide tangible, financial, and emotional support so grieving families don’t have to walk this road alone.

Every Blessing Box delivered.
Every sibling supported.
Every financial grant provided.
Every birthday and Heaven Day remembered.
Every conversation where a grieving parent is reminded, “You are not alone.”

None of this happens without people like you.

So, on National Nonprofit Day, would you consider making a gift to First Touch Family?

Whether it’s $10, $50, $100, or $1,000, your gift helps us continue walking with families when they need support the most.

❤️‍🩹Give today. Help us turn compassion into action and grief into a journey where no family has to walk alone.

👉 Give here: https://firsttouchfamily-bloom.kindful.com/

Thank you for believing in this mission, supporting our families, and helping us continue to bring hope into the hardest places.

Because HOPE matters.

Will you join us in prayer over this family?

Jaden Wootton, you are loved and never forgotten.

Much love,
Your First Touch Family

Click the link to learn more about the life and legacy of Jaden.

https://www.firsttouchfamily.org/never-forgotten/jaden-christopher-wootton

Jaden Christopher Wootton — First Touch Family Jaden Christopher Wootton Aug 17 Written By Chrissy Mafrige Jaden Christopher Wootton met Jesus face to face on August 17, 2024. Dear Jaden, Your family tells us your life was a vibrant tapestry—full of kindness, curiosity, and joy. They speak of your passion for learning, your leadership at the U...

💛 A TOUCH OF TUESDAY 💛

We haven’t seen you in a while, and we want to catch up!

Life has a way of keeping us busy, and sometimes we just need a little time to reconnect with people who understand.

So, we’re inviting families who have experienced child loss to join us for A Touch of Tuesday - a casual virtual community check-in where we can simply gather around the table together.

✨ Reconnect with familiar faces.
🤍 Make new connections.
☕ Catch up on life and what’s been happening.
💛 Listen, encourage, and simply spend some time together.
🫶 Come as you are - here’s a place for you at the table.

There’s no agenda and no pressure. Just an opportunity to connect, catch up, and remind one another that we don’t have to walk this journey alone.

Different stories. One community. Connected by hope.

🫶 Tuesday, August 18

6:00–8:00 PM CST
💻 Virtual via Zoom

Pull up a seat. We’d love to see you!

📩 DM us for the Zoom link.

Will you please join us in prayer over this family?

Ronnie "Rowdy" Williams, you are loved and never forgotten.

Much Love,

Your First Touch Family

Click the 🔗 to learn more about the life and legacy of Rowdy.

Ronnie “Rowdy” Williams — First Touch Family Ronnie “Rowdy” Williams Aug 13 Written By Chrissy Mafrige Ronnie "Rowdy" Williams met Jesus face to face on August 13, 2021. Dear Rowdy, Your parents have shared you with us through their memories—and what a bright, unforgettable light you are. They tell us you were a friend to everyone you me...

GRIEF DEFINED FROM A BEREAVED MOM

People think grief is crying.

But as a mother who has lost her son, I can tell you it’s so much more than tears.

It’s waking up every day knowing the child you raised & loved isn’t here anymore, and somehow still being expected to keep going.

It’s being irritated by everyone and everything—not because you’re angry at the world, but because your heart is carrying a pain that never takes a day off.

It’s noises feeling too loud. Simple questions feeling overwhelming. People needing something from you when you have absolutely nothing left to give.

It’s snapping over something small, then sitting alone wondering, “Who have I become?”

It’s your body and soul begging the world to just leave you alone for a while because every ounce of your strength is being used just to survive another day without your child.

People see you standing. They see you working. They see you smiling once in a while. What they don’t see is the mother whose heart was buried with her son.

Grief isn’t just sadness. It’s exhaustion. It’s loneliness. It’s anger. It’s love with nowhere to go!!

The hardest part isn’t that I cry. The hardest part is learning how to live in a world where my son no longer does.

If I seem different, it’s because I am. A part of me left with him, and that part is never coming back.

So if you know a grieving parent, please be patient. We aren’t choosing to be this way. We’re simply trying to survive unimaginable pain while carrying a love that death could never take away...

-ᵗⁱⁿᵃ ˢⁿʸᵈᵉʳ

Would you join us in prayer over this family?

Evan Jackson, you are loved and never forgotten.

Much love,
Your First Touch Family

Click the link to learn more about the life and legacy of Evan.

https://www.firsttouchfamily.org/never-forgotten/evan-jackson

Evan Jackson — First Touch Family Evan Jackson Aug 11 Written By Chrissy Mafrige Evan Jackson met Jesus face to face on August 11, 2024. Dear Evan, Your family tells us that you were very proud of your long hair, something that was part of your unique personality and always made you stand out. They remember how much you loved music,...

Will you please join us in prayer over this family?

Matthew Ho**er, you are loved and never forgotten.

Much Love,

Your First Touch Family

Click the 🔗 to learn more about the life and legacy of Matthew.

https://www.firsttouchfamily.org/never-forgotten/matthew-hooker

Matthew Ho**er — First Touch Family Matthew Ho**er Aug 11 Written By Chrissy Mafrige Matthew Ho**er met Jesus face to face on August 11, 2024. Dear Matthew, Your family and friends tell us that you had a way of drawing people in—like gravity with a grin. From your earliest days in kindergarten to your time working for the City of Hu...

💙 A Note From First Touch Family 💙

We want to sincerely apologize to the four families whose child’s Heaven Day acknowledgment did not post as intended. We know how important these days are and how much it means to families to have their child remembered, honored, and spoken of.

While the posts did not appear as they should have, these precious children were never forgotten. Each child matters, and it is our privilege to honor their lives and walk alongside their families.

Today, we are sharing their Heaven Day acknowledgments and inviting you to learn more about each of these beautiful children through our Heaven Day Tributes.

Please take a moment to read their stories, remember their names, and help us honor their lives. 💙

Forever loved. Forever remembered. Forever a part of their families’ stories.

Visit our Heaven Day Tributes:
www.firsttouchfamily.org/never-forgotten

Much love,
Your First Touch Family