Jonah Joseph Allen Roush was born November 23, 1999.
He was born 12 weeks early, and weighed 2 lb 11 oz
and was 14 inches long. He was the most beautiful
baby. When he was 2 days old he developed a brain
hemorrhage, because his tiny body wasn't ready for
the outside world. But, my little Jonah wouldn't give
up that easily. He fought for the next ten days. Then,
on December 4 at 2:48 p.m. Jonah's fragile body had
enough and he quietly went Home.
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A heart of gold stopped beating,
Two shining eyes at rest,
God broke my heart to prove,
He only takes the best.
No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say "good-bye",
You were gone before I knew it,
And only God knows why.
God knows you had to leave us,
But you did not go alone,
For part of me went with you,
the day He took you Home.
To some you are forgotten,
To others just part of the past,
But to those who loved and lost you,
Your memory will always last.
I'll see you again my sweet baby!
I love you!
Homesick
You're in a better place, I've heard a thousand times
And at least a thousand times I've rejoiced for you
But the reason why I'm broken, the reason why I cry
Is how long must I wait to be with you
I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now
Help me Lord cause I don't understand your ways
The reason why I wonder if I'll ever know
But, even if you showed me, the hurt would be the same
Cause I'm still here so far away from home
I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now
In Christ, there are no goodbyes
And in Christ, there is no end
So I'll hold onto Jesus with all that I have
To see you again
To see you again
I've never been more homesick than now
~~~Mercy Me
