Faith
Our faith has been so important. Dan and I often stop in our tracks praying for the Lord to give us strength to make it through each step along our difficult journey. Prayers in bed in the morning, prayers while getting ready for the day, prayers in the car before we go where we need to go, prayers at meals, and prayers before bed are all part of our day. I've never needed to depend so much on my faith. I've never needed to ask God for so much strength. There isn't a moment that goes by that we don't rely on our faith in our Creator. As difficult as it is at times, we continue to praise the Lord. We praise Him and rejoice that He has called Noah by name and has taken him to be in heaven for eternity. We find comfort in knowing that someday soon we will meet Noah in heaven. We will join him in singing eternal praises to our Father. Noah is in a much better place than any of us can even imagine, and we take comfort in knowing that someday we will rejoice with him the glories of our God.
Family
I'm not sure we can even begin to sum up how grateful we have been for such a wonderful family. They have been there through each step. They have been there for us to cry and they have been there to distract us when needed. When we felt immobilized, they were there to sit by our side or help us with the difficult task at hand. They have prayed for us and comforted us. The most touching thing of all is that they loved Noah. Not just a little, he was a great grandson, grandson, nephew and cousin to them. It was so heart warming to us how much Noah was loved by them. Thank you for holding us up and continuing to support us. Thank you for dropping everything to be by our sides. Thank you for spending the sleepless night in the hospital waiting on updates. Thank you for keeping Dan calm when I became loopy from the meds they gave me. Thank you for helping arrange the memorial service. Thank you for coordinating a celebration of Noah's life. Thank you for encouraging us when our spirits were down. Thank you for being so amazing. Thank you for loving us and our son.
Friends
Our friends have also been so loving and supportive. Friends we haven't been in contact with for awhile, friends that I use to work with, friends I work with now, church friends, college friends, childhood friends, friends we have never met...they have all been there. It amazed us how quickly word spread and suddenly so many people knew what was happening. So many cards and emails were sent and prayers were given. Friends held us up in our weakest times, not knowing what to say, they were there.
One friend I need to thank specifically is my closest friend Kara. Kara and I were freshman roommates in college and quickly developed a friendship that would last a lifetime. Her living in Delaware makes it difficult for us to hang out on a regular basis, but we are always in contact. When Dan and I first found out Noah was not well, she dropped everything and flew to be with us. Then when Noah went to be with the Lord, again she dropped everything to fly in and be there. Her presence was so important to us. Nothing held her back from being by our sides when we needed her most. It meant so much. Along with Kara, we are also grateful to have her mom's love and support. Her mom is like a second mom to me and cares for Dan and I like her own. She too, dropped everything to support us. The Lord has provided us with such amazing individuals in our life. We praise Him daily for providing us with such wonderful people we are blessed to be able to call our friends.
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