Jackets From Jonah
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No parent ever plans on having to eulogize their child. It isn’t natural, it’s out of order. 68 days ago, I realized that I would have to do just that. The most gut wrenching thing that can happen to a parent, happened to us. We lost our son. But yet I wanted to make sure the words spoken about this beautiful child were the truest they could be, so I wrote from my broken Mama heart. Part of what I wrote that day is the following.
Jonah was my favorite person. He was difficult, stubborn, knew everything, harsh with his words, annoyed, and pushy.
“He was also tender hearted. He loved his animals so deeply, he often told me that our dog milo was his guardian angel, so it comforts me that they are together again. As we would drive along the streets of Sugarhouse, Jonah would point out various people, always by name, and tell me their stories. He was so sad for them, that they had nowhere to turn, that their families had turned their backs on them. He couldn’t stand that people were homeless. He always wanted to help them and would tell me his plans of one day how he was going to buy expensive coats and go pass them out, so that they could feel what it was like to have something nice and not just things other people didn’t want.”
He had many, many plans on how he was going to shower people with his generosity someday, this was just one. With the help of some very kind and special people, it looks like this plan will come true. “Jackets from Jonah” has already raised money toward this dream, but with your help, let’s see if we can raise even more. In Jonah’s words “go big”.
Jonah was my favorite person. He was difficult, stubborn, knew everything, harsh with his words, annoyed, and pushy.
“He was also tender hearted. He loved his animals so deeply, he often told me that our dog milo was his guardian angel, so it comforts me that they are together again. As we would drive along the streets of Sugarhouse, Jonah would point out various people, always by name, and tell me their stories. He was so sad for them, that they had nowhere to turn, that their families had turned their backs on them. He couldn’t stand that people were homeless. He always wanted to help them and would tell me his plans of one day how he was going to buy expensive coats and go pass them out, so that they could feel what it was like to have something nice and not just things other people didn’t want.”
He had many, many plans on how he was going to shower people with his generosity someday, this was just one. With the help of some very kind and special people, it looks like this plan will come true. “Jackets from Jonah” has already raised money toward this dream, but with your help, let’s see if we can raise even more. In Jonah’s words “go big”.
Organisateur et bénéficiaire
Nate Lindquist
Organisateur
Sandy City, UT
Carter Lucas
Bénéficiaire