Reed's Run

Remembering Reed - Reaching others for Christ - Raising funds for Scholarships

Luminary Remembrance

"This little light of mine" - Every child has their own light given to them by God.  As parents we get to watch their light shine for many years as they touch the world and forever change our hearts.  But for some children, those lights are extinguished much sooner than we expect, but yet their lights shine on in every person they knew. And yet for a some others, we never get to see their light burn and glow, but we feel that light warm our hearts . . .deep within our souls. 

 

"I'm gonna let it shine"   . . . One of Reed's favorite children's songs was the heart behind having the luminary remembrance each year at Reed's Run.  The idea would be that for 2 or 3 hours those lights would shine reminding us, even though these children (of any age) are no longer physically present with us, their lights changed our lives and continue to burn strongly  in our memories .

 

"Won't let grief put it out" . . . One of the greatest fears of grieving parents is the day when no one says their child's name.  By having a place where anyone who has lost a child can remember them and have their name said aloud, we insure that the lights of our children are not forgotten. 

 

"I'm gonna let it shine" . . . Please join us at Reed's Run to remember your child or children.

 

How it works:

 

There is a section in the 4-H building at the Lyon County Fairgrounds for making luminaries with bags, art supplies and stamps. There are bags available at no cost to decorate with your child's name and special memories.

 

Please sign in with the volunteers there to make sure we have your child's name for the remembrance later in the evening. 

 

If you would like to have a picture in addition to your child's name on our slide show, please e-mail that to Reed's Run at mominmn@hotmail.com.

 

Starting at approximately 7 pm the candles will be lit, and each child's name will be read aloud. 

 

If you are unable to attend, we will happily make a bag for you and still remember your child.

 

New this year:  The luminaries will be placed as an aisle for the movie watchers later in the evening.  So while they are not physically present, the luminaries symbolically represent the ones we loved gone much too soon.  And we can only wish that they look down and SHINE!