Brooke EunHye Petroff born Deceber 14, 2006 6 lbs. 5 oz. Seoul, South Korea From this point on we will update about Brooke her blog Please remember to bookmark it & check back often! We are very excited to share the journey with you. |
A Short Message to Jacob Love to you & your precious Mom. 3/30/01 Tonight, I came to sit with you awhile. You watched from above as I looked at your smile. Your Mom created this great page for you. She did a wonderful job too! I'm sure your heart fills with pride as you watch your Mom from the other side. And before I go, I'd like to know, if I wouldn't be out of place. Where'd you get those neat glasses on your face? Thank You Kaye, so much. This poem means alot to me. I know Jacob is smiling down on ALL of us!!! |
JACOB'S LINKS [I Know I'll Go To Heaven] under construction [Remembering The Good Times] under construction [Goldberg's Biggest Little Fan] under construction |
Thank you so much for taking the time to visit our Jacob today. My goal is to share his memory with others and to give hope to other bereaved parents. Over the past five years I have worked very hard to honor my son's memory and I thank you for allowing me to share him with you. Please be sure to check back sometime for site updates. |
August 29, 1999 was a day that forever changed our lives. Our precious son, Jacob, suffered a sudden severe stroke caused by an unknown blood clot in the main artery of his brain. September 1, four days later, he quietly passed away. Jacob's death came very unexpectedly, without any warning. He had always been our healthy child and even when he did come down with something you never would have known it. He always remained happy and content, so full of life. We will never know why this blood clot developed, nor what caused it. As much as we wanted him here with us, we must trust that God must have needed him more in Heaven. While on this Earth, Jacob grew to know and love Jesus. A few weeks before his passing Jacob shared with me that he was not afraid to die because " I know I'll be with Jesus." Jacob was born February 28, 1994 in Michigan. He lived a happy and full life managing to squeeze all that he could into his 5 1/2 short years. He is the oldest of three children shared by my husband, Chris, and I. He is survived by his two younger brothers Alexander & Noah. Jacob had a smile that would light up any room and beautiful blue eyes that could just melt your heart. He was always the funny one. He loved to play and tell all sorts of jokes. He was the kind of boy to make a new friend wherever he would go. Jacob had just started kindergarten. Some of his favorite things to do were play the Playstation or Super-Nintendo, ride his bike, and be with this friends. He was into Star-Wars. He loved to watch professional wrestling, his favorite being Goldberg. Jacob was a very athletic child. He played T-ball and was starting his first season of soccer. One thing that always made him proud was his being a big brother. At the time of his passing I was 12 weeks pregnant with our third child. We were blessed to recieve an amazing sign from Jacob the day of our son Noah's birth. Jacob certainly made it known to all that even though he wasn't with us physically, he still was with us. He was watching over us all and smiling down from Heaven above! I know I could hear his laughter that day. His smiling face will forever be a vivid memory in my heart. With Jacob's death, we were faced with the decision to donate his organs. I have to say, this was by far, the easiest decision we made those LONG four days at the hospital. I know in my heart that donating his organs is something Jacob would have wanted. He was never one to be greedy. Jacob loved to be a helper. He was a very kind, giving and considerate child. Looking back we can now be a little more at peace knowing we made the right decision. It gives us great comfort in knowing that by our child's organ donation he lives on and because of his "Gift of Life" he was able to help others. It was a blessing to us at the time of his death knowing, that by the grace of God, we were able to prevent another family from enduring the pain and loss that we were so badly suffering. We will forever have a void in our lives that only our Jacob could fill, but are happily awaiting the time when we can join him in Heaven. What a glorious day that will be!!! We have since learned that through Jacob, 7 others were given "The Gift of Life" including 2 individuals who were given the gift of eye sight. In November of 2000, we felt the need to write to those who recieved Jacob's organs. We wanted them to know just who our Jacob was and that we were at peace with the decision our family made. After months and months of not hearing, knowing we may never get a response, yet feeling okay with that, we finally recieved a letter from the mother of a 10 year old boy who was given both of Jacob's lungs! Jeremy has since recovered and is doing wonderfully! This was by all means such a bittersweet moment! We are hopeful, in time, the others will respond as well. Our wish for them is a lifetime filled with health, love & happiness. Please keep them in your prayers. These green ribbons are a symbol of Organ Donor Awareness. for the gift without the giver is bare." "UPDATE---November 14, 2004" It is truely amazing what God has in store for our lives. When Jacob died I could not imagine myself ever being happy again. Don't get me wrong, I miss him with every fiber of my being, but I know he belongs with God and I have come to accept that. Here I am five years later and because of the plan that God has laid out for us we will soon be extending our family through the gift of international adoption! I wanted to share this on Jacob's page because so many of us just want to give in after we experience the death of a child. I am a completely different person because of Jacob and I would much rather endure this pain for the rest of my life than to never have had my precious son in my life. I am very excited to be able to share this news and will keep an update on our progress. Please keep us in your prayers. UPDATE---JANUARY 31, 2006 It's official! We are officially approved and waiting for our baby girl! UPDATE----March 3, 2007 Yes, we are still waiting! Due to some recent changes in the Korean law, it is taking longer than expected to recieve our referral. We are chalking this up, as God's perfect timing! If all goes well, we should have our daughter's picture and information sometime this summer and bring her home this fall! |
August 29, 1999 was a day that forever changed our lives. Our precious son, Jacob, suffered a sudden severe stroke caused by an unknown blood clot in the main artery of his brain. September 1, four days later, he quietly passed away. Jacob's death came very unexpectedly, without any warning. He had always been our healthy child and even when he did come down with something you never would have known it. He always remained happy and content, so full of life. We will never know why this blood clot developed, nor what caused it. As much as we wanted him here with us, we must trust that God must have needed him more in Heaven. While on this Earth, Jacob grew to know and love Jesus. A few weeks before his passing Jacob shared with me that he was not afraid to die because " I know I'll be with Jesus." Jacob was born February 28, 1994 in Michigan. He lived a happy and full life managing to squeeze all that he could into his 5 1/2 short years. He is the oldest of three children shared by my husband, Chris, and I. He is survived by his two younger brothers Alexander & Noah. Jacob had a smile that would light up any room and beautiful blue eyes that could just melt your heart. He was always the funny one. He loved to play and tell all sorts of jokes. He was the kind of boy to make a new friend wherever he would go. Jacob had just started kindergarten. Some of his favorite things to do were play the Playstation or Super-Nintendo, ride his bike, and be with this friends. He was into Star-Wars. He loved to watch professional wrestling, his favorite being Goldberg. Jacob was a very athletic child. He played T-ball and was starting his first season of soccer. One thing that always made him proud was his being a big brother. At the time of his passing I was 12 weeks pregnant with our third child. We were blessed to recieve an amazing sign from Jacob the day of our son Noah's birth. Jacob certainly made it known to all that even though he wasn't with us physically, he still was with us. He was watching over us all and smiling down from Heaven above! I know I could hear his laughter that day. His smiling face will forever be a vivid memory in my heart. With Jacob's death, we were faced with the decision to donate his organs. I have to say, this was by far, the easiest decision we made those LONG four days at the hospital. I know in my heart that donating his organs is something Jacob would have wanted. He was never one to be greedy. Jacob loved to be a helper. He was a very kind, giving and considerate child. Looking back we can now be a little more at peace knowing we made the right decision. It gives us great comfort in knowing that by our child's organ donation he lives on and because of his "Gift of Life" he was able to help others. It was a blessing to us at the time of his death knowing, that by the grace of God, we were able to prevent another family from enduring the pain and loss that we were so badly suffering. We will forever have a void in our lives that only our Jacob could fill, but are happily awaiting the time when we can join him in Heaven. What a glorious day that will be!!! We have since learned that through Jacob, 7 others were given "The Gift of Life" including 2 individuals who were given the gift of eye sight. In November of 2000, we felt the need to write to those who recieved Jacob's organs. We wanted them to know just who our Jacob was and that we were at peace with the decision our family made. After months and months of not hearing, knowing we may never get a response, yet feeling okay with that, we finally recieved a letter from the mother of a 10 year old boy who was given both of Jacob's lungs! Jeremy has since recovered and is doing wonderfully! This was by all means such a bittersweet moment! We are hopeful, in time, the others will respond as well. Our wish for them is a lifetime filled with health, love & happiness. Please keep them in your prayers. These green ribbons are a symbol of Organ Donor Awareness. for the gift without the giver is bare." "UPDATE---November 14, 2004" It is truely amazing what God has in store for our lives. When Jacob died I could not imagine myself ever being happy again. Don't get me wrong, I miss him with every fiber of my being, but I know he belongs with God and I have come to accept that. Here I am five years later and because of the plan that God has laid out for us we will soon be extending our family through the gift of international adoption! I wanted to share this on Jacob's page because so many of us just want to give in after we experience the death of a child. I am a completely different person because of Jacob and I would much rather endure this pain for the rest of my life than to never have had my precious son in my life. I am very excited to be able to share this news and will keep an update on our progress. Please keep us in your prayers. UPDATE---JANUARY 31, 2006 It's official! We are officially approved and waiting for our baby girl! UPDATE----March 3, 2007 Yes, we are still waiting! Due to some recent changes in the Korean law, it is taking longer than expected to recieve our referral. We are chalking this up, as God's perfect timing! If all goes well, we should have our daughter's picture and information sometime this summer and bring her home this fall! |
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Here on Earth!! |
The Mention of His Name The mention of my childs name May bring tears to my eyes, But it never fails to bring music to my ears. If you are really my friend, Let me hear the beautiful music of his name It soothes my broken heart and sings to my soul. Author Unknown |
"OUR PRECIOUS LITTLE ANGEL" Our precious little angel, He could not stay long. Enough to steal your heart away Then force you to be strong. Enough to show you in a glimpse, How wonderful life can be. And how no wealth or worldly good, Could take the place of Thee. Little Angel in a cloud Looking down upon his family. Feeling forever proud That for a time, however short, He had the chance to be Our Little Precious Angel, So Beautiful to see. AUTHOR UNKNOWN |
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Loved By Many...Remembered By All... A Life that Lives on!! |
Jacob was such a special gift given to us by God. I am so very thankful I was chosen to be his mother. Jacob will always be remembered by us and those who knew him. It comforts me to know that "as long as his beautiful spirit lives on in our hearts, he will always be with us." I believe, with all my heart, that God most certainly has a plan. Right now I may not know what that plan is, or even like it, I don't have to, but there IS a plan. God does not make mistakes. We are all put on this earth for a reason and only He can say when we have fufilled our earthly duties. Jacob is in the most awesome place-Heaven. He is in the hands of the Lord where there is no pain nor suffering, no evil, nothing but Good! We look forward to the day when we will join him. I know that as much as I miss my son, life must go on. And that does not make his death any less painful. I long to see his beautiful face daily, I miss the beautiful sound of his giggling, the mischief in his ever smiling face-but also I can now feel the beautiful presence of his spirit surrounding me. He is my Guardian Angel. Jacob was such a beautiful person both inside and out. So full of energy, so full of life, so full of love. I know that he wouldn't want us to be sad forever, but do the best we can to move forward, turning to God for our stregnth. I believe that when we truly feel that we cannot possibly go on, somehow we do because our children push us to. For our children are "special angels" God wanted with him. God wanted Jacob. God needed Jacob. I think somewhere within himself, Jacob knew that too. He always lived life to the fullest and with greatest meaning. |
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Thank you so much for taking the time to visit our Jacob today. My goal is to share his memory with others and to give hope to other bereaved parents. Over the past five years I have worked very hard to honor my son's memory and I thank you for allowing me to share him with you. Please be sure to check back sometime for site updates. |
JACOB'S LINKS [I Know I'll Go To Heaven] under construction [Remembering The Good Times] under construction [Goldberg's Biggest Little Fan] under construction |
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This page was last updated on April 7, 2007
A Short Message to Jacob Love to you & your precious Mom. 3/30/01 Tonight, I came to sit with you awhile. You watched from above as I looked at your smile. Your Mom created this great page for you. She did a wonderful job too! I'm sure your heart fills with pride as you watch your Mom from the other side. And before I go, I'd like to know, if I wouldn't be out of place. Where'd you get those neat glasses on your face? Thank You Kaye, so much. This poem means alot to me. I know Jacob is smiling down on ALL of us!!! |
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Sometimes, when a light goes out in our life, we are left in darkness and do not know which way to go. We must put our hand into the hand of God and ask Him to lead us. If we let our life become a prayer until we are strong enough to stand under the weight of our own thoughts again, somehow, even the most difficult hours are bearable. ~ Helen Steiner Rice ~ |
This picture was taken August 25, 1999 ~exactly 1 week before Jacob passed away~ |
THROUGH THE STORMS I did not know His love before, the way I know it now. I could not see my need for Him, my pride would not allow. I had it all, without a care, the "Self-Sufficient" lie. My path was smooth, my sea was still, not a cloud was in my sky. I thought I knew His love for me, I thought I'd seen His grace, I thought I did not need to grow, I thought I'd found my place. But then the way grew rough and dark, the storm clouds quickly rolled; The waves began to rock my ship, My anchor would not hold. The ship that I had built myself was made of foolish pride. It fell apart and left me bare, with nowhere else to hide. I had no strength or faith to face the trials that lay ahead. And so I simply prayed to Him and bowed my weary head. His loving arms enveloped me, and then He helped me stand. He said, "You still must face this storm, but I will hold your hand." So, through the dark and lonely night, He guided me through pain. I could not see the light of day nor when the storm would wane. Yet through the aches and endles tears, my faith began to grow. I could not see it at the time, but my light began to glow. I saw God's love in a brand new light, His grace and mercy, too. For only when all self was gone could Jesus' love shine through. It was not easy in the storm, I sometimes wondered, "Why?" At times I thought, "I can't go on." I'd hurt, and doubt, and cry. But Jesus never left my side, He guided me each day. Through pain and strife, through fire and flood, He helped me all the way. And now I see as never before how great His love can be. How in my weakness He is strong, how Jesus cares for me! He worked it all out for my good, although the way was rough. He only sent what I could bear, and then He cried, "Enough!" He raised His hand and said, "Be still!" He made the storm clouds cease. He opened up the gates of joy and flooded me with peace. I see His face now clearer still, I feel His presence strong. I found anew His faithfulness, He never did me wrong. Now I know more storms will come, but only for my good. For pain and tears have helped me grow as naught else ever could. I still have so much more to learn as Jesus works in me; If in the storm I'll love Him more, that's where I want to be. ~Author Unknown~ For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, ...plans to give you hope and a future... You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13 |
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FOREVER & ALWAYS JAKE WE LOVE YOU!!! |
WHEN TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME... When tomorrow starts without me, and I'm not there to see, if the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me; I wish so much you wouldn't cry the way you did today, while thinking of the many things, we didn't get to say. I know how much you love me, as much as I love you, and each time that you think of me, I know you'll miss me too; But when tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand, that an angel came and called my name, and took me by the hand, and said my place was ready, in Heaven far above, and that I'd have to leave behind all those I dearly love. But as I turned to walk away, a tear fell from my eye for all my life, I'd always thought, I didn't want to die. I had so much to live for, so much left yet to do, it almost seemed impossible that I was leaving you. I thought of all the yesterdays, the good ones and the bad, I thought of all the love we shared, and all the fun we had. If I could relive yesterday, just even for a while, I'd say good-bye and kiss you and maybe see you smile. But then I fully realized, that this could never be, for emptiness and memories, would take the place of me. And when I thought of worldly things, I might miss come tomorrow, I thought of you, and when I did, my heart was filled with sorrow. But when I walked through heaven's gates, I felt so much at home. When God looked down and smiled at me, from His great golden throne, He said, "This is eternity, and all I've promised you. Today your life on earth is past, but here life starts anew. I promise no tomorrow, but today will always last, and since each day's the same way there's no longing for the past. You have been so faithful, so trusting and so true. Though there were times you did some things you knew you shouldn't do. But you have been forgiven and now at last you're free. so won't you come and take my hand and share my life with me?" So when tomorrow starts without me, don't think we're far apart, for every time you think of me, I'm right here, in your heart. |
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A dedication to the memory of our beloved son, our Angel up above, Jacob Steven Petroff..... |
IT'S A GIRL!!!-----March 17, 2007 |
She is perfect in every way! We just praise God for answering our prayers and are so thankful to Him for our newest blessing!! Our boys are happy to be big brothes & we are having so much fun FINALLY being able to tell our family & friends we have a daughter & sister!! The wait was so worth it. "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." |
Brooke EunHye Petroff born Deceber 14, 2006 6 lbs. 5 oz. Seoul, South Korea From this point on we will update about Brooke her blog Please remember to bookmark it & check back often! We are very excited to share the journey with you. |