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New Life
Celebrating the miracle of new life
Your Stories 
Seven weeks ago our beautiful baby girl was born after years of our trying to have children. We went out and bought this as we are finally a family, something I have wanted since I was 5 years old. Thank you for creating something so beautiful.
Submitted by Kylie in Queensland, Australia, October 2011
Yes, this figurine is to celebrate the miracle of life! My husband and I got this one after our son came home from the NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. There he spent his first 34 days of life battling for his own life! Praise God he came home! To be able to hold him in our arms and to have him with us is a blessing! The New Life figurine represents our precious gift from God.
Submitted by Melissa in CA, September 2011
My partner has been purchasing Willow Trees since we got together. He always picks special ones which represent all the special milestones in our relationship, and I treasure each one. When I became pregnant he went on a mission to buy me 'Home' to represent not just the new arrival but also to show the change in our relationship and family as a whole.
Our daughter is now four weeks old, and as a birth present I received 'New Life.'
Our collection of Willow Trees means so much to us both, and hold so many special memories that we decided to name our daughter Willow. When she is older she will be shown our collection and hear the story of how she came to be called Willow.
Submitted by Emily in East Yorkshire , September 2011
I was in hard labor for more than 14 hours, and when my little girl arrived in the world she was so precious. A former employer and his family gave me the New Life figurine and it just brought back so many memories of the first time i held her. Every time i look at it i am reminded of how precious she really is.
Submitted by Sarah in South Australia, September 2011
My husband gave me the gorgeous 'New Life' figurine for Mother's Day this year. It has such a special meaning, as our four month old baby boy just had open heart surgery; Mother's Day was about one week after we brought him home from hospital. I look at it every day and think that he did indeed receive New Life after his surgery. Thank you for making such special pieces to treasure (this is our 4th Willow Tree piece...they all have lovely meanings!)
Submitted by Vanessa in Australia, July 2011
My first Willow Tree was New Life, the mom and dad with a newborn baby. This was given to us as a gift when our first son was born. I fell in love with the whole Willow Tree line and now collect them myself, and I also give them as gifts when friends and family reach milestones or for special occasions. Each has its own story to tell, a special meaning. The fact that faces are not drawn on the statues makes each even more unique and symbolic, allowing us to use our imagination, and make our own interpretation about the intent of any particular statue.
In 2009 I had a baby boy stillborn at full term. The statue "The Guardian" was a gift from my Mom in remembrance of my Joey because the way the mother holds her child reminded her of how I was holding my Joey on that day he was born--protecting him, surrounding him with my love physically and spiritually.
These Willow Tree products are truly priceless to me and I hope one day to have the whole collection.
Submitted by Kathryn in CT/USA, June 2011
My son and daughter-in-law had been married five years but had no children. He asked for prayers. One day while I was in prayer, I "knew" they would have a child. The next day I purchased "New Life" and put it away for their announcement. That announcement was slow in coming but I had faith, and my husband and I gave them the sculpture in April 2009 when they told us they were having a baby. They gave us a beautiful granddaughter in December 2009. God is good!
Submitted by Penny in TX, June 2011
This was my first Willow Tree purchase. I'd just lost my son, who never drew breath or felt ths sun on his face.
My partner and I cuddled him for as long as we could that day. I have a picture of my husband holding our little one and me next to them both, my hair swept up in a pony tail the same. When I saw this, I had to have it as it was so symbolic of that precious day.
Submitted by Carol in MERSEYSIDE, April 2011
When I saw the New Life Willow Tree I cried. My beautiful brave daughter gave birth to a little boy in June of this year. He never even got to take his first breath. This WillowTree piece says everthing, and as my daughter's first birthday without her baby is drawing very near I wanted to get her a special present from her son just to show her how much he loves his mommy. I know this is the one. I have a photo of my daughter and her partner holding my beautiful grandson. I know that the New Life figurine is going to help her hold on to his memory forever !
Submitted by kim in england, September 2010
KARRIN FROM VIRGINIA
I'm not sure when I started to buy or receive Willow Tree figurines but I buy them all at a local Counts' Hallmark store. They seem to fit almost any occasion from joy to sadness. My best friend's daughter didn't get married until she was 30 years old and then had trouble getting pregnant. I was in my friend's wedding back in 1965, made and decorated her children's birthday cakes for years and then had the pleasure of being asked to decorate their wedding cakes. I found out on Christmas day last year that Ansley was finally pregnant. I went out on 02 Jan and purchased the figurine of the "pregnant lady" looking down at her stomach. To say she cried when she saw my gift is an understatement. Next month I will have the pleasure of decorationg her shower cake and instead of putting the regular "baby items" on the cake, I again went to "MY" trusty Hallmark store and purchaed the figurine called "New Life" with the father sitting down on the floor holding the baby in his hands resting on his knee and the mother looking over his shoulder. The mother has long hair and so does Ansley aned she sometimes wears it in a ponytail. Since I used to do ceramics, I took a very light blue paint and did what is called "dry brushing" and lightly colored the hat and blanket of the baby in blue so you know it is a boy! I can't wait until she sees her very special shower cake and Willow Tree figurine. I came up with the idea since I had just bought "Thinking of You" with the girl holding the conch shell (I have these shells all over my house) and the shell is colored. With Willow Tree and Jim Shore figurines, I could go broke in a short time. These are the only type of gifts I like to give.
Submitted by Karrin in Virginia, May 2010
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