Life’s Challenges

A few weeks ago, after speaking at the Casual Bloggers Conference, I went with my parents to place flowers on my grandparents grave. The scenery was beautiful:

While walking through the graveyard, I noticed a tiny headstone belonging to a stillborn baby buried in 1938. Charlene Orton: born and died May 10 1938:

Looking a little further I noticed she had a brother, Kay Howard Orton born and died June 15 1939:

Then there were more. Keith Howard Orton April 28 1940:

Then Reed Howard Orton July 6 1941:

And Judith Ann Orton June 13 1942:

And finally Pauline Orton January 2 1945:

All in all there were 6 sweet babies, 3 boys and 3 girls, buried right next to each other:

Friends close to us have lost children, and we have witnessed the intense pain involved. This poor mother lost 6, all nearly a year apart. I want to learn more about this mother’s life and her story. I want to learn what she could teach us about overcoming life’s challenges. I searched the internet and the popular genealogy sites, but so far have found nothing.

I’ll keep looking for more information and post here when I do — but in the meantime, remember that every life has challenges, and likely yours are small compared to others.