About this mission turned ministry.
Six years of infertility. Two miscarriages. This is the story of the Sikma family, Luke and Abigail. After their second miscarriage, Abigail needed something to hold. Something to bring her comfort. Something to honor and remember her angel babies. She tied a fleece blanket and held it every night.
In October 2021, for National Pregnancy Loss Awareness Day, they met another mama experiencing the same pain so they made her a blanket. Seven more mamas were brought to their attention. The community rallied together to make seven more blankets. They’ve been making blankets ever since & as of March 2023, Something to Hold Company is an official 501c3 public nonprofit.
“We are here for mamas looking for support and for the friends and family with a loved one experiencing this kind of loss. We provide resources and opportunities to honor and remember our angel babies. The blankets & keepsakes that are made by a collection of incredible volunteers are intentionally created to be gifted as a way of reaching out during an impossible time. By gifting these blankets & keepsakes with a word of hope & comfort, the only perfect comfort we can receive being from Him, we pray to be a light for His kingdom — using the stories of these littles ones to witness, love & comfort.”
— Abigail Sikma, founder & ceo
our mission
Something to Hold gifts hand-tied blankets to comfort & surround families that are grieving the loss of a baby from miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. Through curated events, these blankets are community made, encouraging the call to gather & be the hands & feet of Jesus. Rooted in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, we hope to give the comfort we have received from Him, sharing His love through every blanket & every gathering creating spaces of support & compassion. These blankets are used to reach families walking through loss so that we may carry on the lives of our littles ones & share the gospel along the way.
We are a Christian based, public nonprofit fulfilling the call from 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
Our 100% donation and sponsor backed organization gives back every dollar and resource to supply, produce and ship our blankets and operate this organization. The support we’ve experienced is incredible and we are filled with so much gratitude for our volunteers, donors and sponsors.
your support
the impact
Over 1,000 mamas served. All 50 states have been reached.
the impact of these blankets shared here ⤵
The History of STH —
October 2021
On National Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness day we asked if other families needed a blanket. 8 families were nominated & a community of people came together to have their blankets provided.
May 2021
I made myself a fleece tie blanket for something to hold after our second miscarriage.
January 2022
After being asked for several blankets, we decided to pursue making more blankets, asking for donations, planning events & fill the gap.
January 2023
We applied for our official nonprofit status & by March we were granted every license. What is usually a year long process, was 3 months for us! God is good!
Present
We have filled over 1,000 families empty arms, host regular events, have done countless service projects, mailed blankets to every state, have gatherings country wide & there is so much more to come!
Safe keeping at American Storage
Operations out of our homes
PO Box 1281 Crown Point, IN 46308
Production Events in the community
This is where we operate — at our homes, in the community, at churches like yours, among people like you!
Please join us as we pray for a more permanent & operationally friendly place to host this ministry. Where our inventory can be stored where our events are held. Where we can gather in private for healing & in public for serving. A home for Something to Hold.
Our Board of Directors
Abigail Sikma, president
Founder of STH, infertility Mama of two angels & two sweet babies on earth.
Additionally, Abigail is the ceo wearing multiple hats. From implementing the decisions made by the board to representing for pr & service projects, from managing events & marketing to leading our donation development. Abigail is learning the ropes of running a nonprofit, a gift of a career personally picked by God. An unknown dream job that she holds along with her other title of “mom”. As a former writer & blogger, Abigail’s most favorite project is the children’s book she wrote, illustrated & self-published “Our Blue Abode, the house with an empty room” an ode to their walk through infertility & loss & the homes they created in the wait.
Danielle Venhuizen, vice president
Follower of Jesus, wife & mama of five + one in heaven
Megan DeKam, secretary
My name is Megan DeKam and I am a wife and a mother to 2 earthly babies and 2 heavenly babies.
I'm thankful for STH and their passion for comforting others with the comfort we have received in Christ. The love, support, and instant community of moms who understand the different emotions that go into pregnancy loss was, and continues to be, a huge blessing. Being a mom of heavenly babies is never easy, but I am forever grateful for the STH community and pray many other mothers feel loved and supported through them as well.
Becca Dykstra, treasurer
Mom of three, heart for serving this community
Our Operations Team
Jessica Wilson, coo
head of operations organizing materials, supplies, storage unit, blanket & angel requests, book keeping, volunteer team & more!
Joya Sikma, coordinator
assists coo for operational needs, manages the home makers volunteer team, organizes fabric needs & orders & more!