Jeremiah William Rose grew his angel wings on August 15 2014. He took his first and last breathes on this day. After 51 beautiful minutes with his family, he passed away in my arms and woke in heaven in the arms of our LORD. Jeremiah’s passing came as no surprise for my husband, Will, and I. On April 4, 2014 Jeremiah was diagnosed with Anencephaly and given a 0% chance of survival. Of course Will and I prayed for a miracle for our son but knew we had to prepare ourselves if that miracle didn’t come. We continued with our pregnancy as normal. Jeremiah was growing so big, as was my belly. It was hard to imagine that the child that was growing inside of me was a child that soon we were going to have to say good-bye to. As my pregnancy progressed we also learned that Jeremiah’s conditions did not change, and was not going to change. We knew than that we needed to start making preparations for Jeremiah’s passing. My due date with Jeremiah was August 30th and the doctors were confident I would make it to that date. So come late July we started on the preparations, we met with the funeral home, we met with our pastors and we met with our families to make sure everyone was prepared for that day. The only thing I was putting off, and putting off, was preparing Jeremiah for that day. What would he wear? What would we put in the casket as we said our last good-byes? I didn’t want to think about it, because if I made those final preparations, it was true, we were really going to bury our baby. About a week before Jeremiah came I was sitting on my bed praying for God to give me the strength that day to get up and go shopping for Jeremiah’s burial outfit. I had put it off long enough, and today had to be the day. In the middle of my prayers, Will called me. When I answered he told me a co-worker of his heard of an organization called Angel Wings Memory Gowns, that just started up in July and made burial gowns for babies. I immediately looked them up on Facebook and sent a message asking for more information, and how much a gown would cost. Not even 10 minutes later I received a message back from Jennifer. She explained to me how the gowns were made and that they were at no cost to the families. She told me that her organization was still fairly new and how the LORD guided her to start making memory gowns for families in need. Jennifer then asked me a little bit about Jeremiah. You could tell she truly did care and wanted to ease the pain as much as possible. Looking back, I know on that day, even in the midst of heartbreak, we formed a forever bond. I let her know that we still had a few weeks before Jeremiah’s due date and we made plans for us to meet in the next week or so for me to pick up his gown. Well, Jeremiah and the Lord had different plans. Just a few days later I found myself being rushed to the hospital with extremely high blood pressure and contractions. Upon arriva,l doctors were planning an emergency c-section. When I found this out I immediately messaged Jennifer to let her know what was happening and I wouldn’t be able to get a gown from her at all. Little did we know that once Jennifer received that message she was rushing from her home in Gatlinburg to the hospital in Knoxville to bring us the gown she had made for Jeremiah. Once we were out of surgery, we returned to our room and we had our time with Jeremiah. While he was still alive, a nurse brought in a white box and said that someone had left this for us at the desk. Surprised, we opened the box and instantly broke into tears. There was Jeremiah’s gown. We just couldn’t believe that someone who didn’t know us at all, dropped everything they were doing just to make sure we had that gown before we left the hospital. Because Jennifer went out of her way to do this for us we didn’t have to have the added stress or heartache knowing when we left the hospital, without, Jeremiah, we would still have to go shopping for his final outfit. I don’t think my husband or I would have been able to do that. Just looking at the gown you could tell it was made with love and bathed in prayer for the baby and family that would receive it. Later that night when family had left, and we had finally let Jeremiah go, we were sitting alone, broken in that hospital room. I turned my phone on to find a message from Jennifer. The message was filled with such love and compassion and encouragement. All of this from someone, who at this point had never met me or my family. The love of the LORD shown through her so much that day. My husband and I will never forget it. I still have the keepsake card that came with the gown. It has a scripture verse, the name of the person who made the gown, and a little heart shaped cutout from the gown. It still brings me comfort knowing I have a little piece of his gown with me. Looking back I know that Jennifer and her organization were a true answer to my prayers and sent by the LORD to bring peace and comfort not only to me and my family, but to every other family who has and will receive an Angel Wings Memory Gown. I thank you for taking time out of your day and letting me share the impact that Angel Wings Memory Gowns has had on me and my family.
God Bless,

Rebecca Rose

We enjoyed 6 weeks with my beautiful grand daughter. The hospital provided a beautiful gown from Angel Wings for her to wear. The gown was perfect! We felt so loved from their gift that they provide to families devastated by the loss of a child.

“This organization fills a need that most people couldn’t imagine having to fill. You never imagine having to
consider what to get your child for their funeral. They helped our family in our time of need. Very worthy of
your support!”

Dan Austin
Father of Gabriel Austin who received a Angel Wings Memory Gown