glory babies

so i visited a new church last sunday, and the pastor's wife (who happened to be sitting behind me) introduced herself and we started talking. she discovered i am a NICU nurse and then told me she'd had a son in a NICU in Albuquerque several years before.

she then told me she'd been wanting to get involved somehow, to kind of "give back." she wtalked about coming in to rock/hold babies or help out any way we could. i told her some of the things our volunteers do, and the conversation ended shortly.

i leaned over to the friend i was visiting with, and she told me that this mother had not, in fact, left the hospital with her son.

ever.

my heart broke once again for the empty arms of yet another.

i never realized, until i entered this sacred world, how many lives have been touched by the tragedy of premature birth. i have been so richly blessed over the last two years to watch families grow and heal. what a privilege to be involved in the lives of their tiniest miracles. it means the world when someone thanks me for helping to heal their child. i am so thankful God has placed this particular calling on my life...

yesterday i visited the same church. afterward, i went to the visitors' center, because i didn't get an information packet last week. the pastor came up as i was talking to a few others, and introduced himself, saying he thought he remembered me. i told him i'd visited last week and met his wife. "Yeah," he said, "I think she mentioned you." "I'm the NICU nurse," I said. "Yeah," he said again, "I saw you two talking and thought you guys went way back. Then, I watched her praying over you during worship. She told me what you do. Thank you." He then told his nine year old son, "This is Amy. She works in the NICU, where Grayson was. Remember all those months when Grayson was in the hospital?"

And I was struck once again, my heart warming to see the healing that had taken place. I value those prayers so much...from the heart of a mother that has been irrevocably, everlastingly touched. She will not hold her son again in this life, but it speaks to my heart that she is healing and reaching out to bless others...that she is allowing God to use her as a testament to His grace and peace.

For Joel, Memphis, Grayson, and every other glory baby...

Glory Baby
Watermark

Glory baby
you slipped away as fast as we could say baby…baby...
You were growing, what happened dear?
You disappeared on us baby…baby...
Heaven will hold you before we do
Heaven will keep you safe
until we’re home with you…
Until we’re home with you…

CHORUS
But we miss you everyday
We miss you in every way
But we know there’s a day when we will hold you
We will hold you
You’ll kiss our tears away
When we’re home to stay
Can’t wait for the day when we will see you
We will see you
But baby let sweet Jesus hold you
‘til mom and dad can hold you…
You’ll just have heaven before we do
You’ll just have heaven before we do

Sweet little babies
it’s hard to understand it
‘cause we’re hurting
We are hurting
But there is healing
And we know we’re stronger people through the growing
And in knowing-
That all things work together for our good
And God works His purposes
just like He said He would…
Just like He said He would…

CHORUS

BRIDGE: I can’t imagine heaven’s lullabies
and what they must sound like
But I will rest in knowing
heaven is your home
And it’s all you’ll ever know…
all you’ll ever know…