It was the strangest and hardest thing seeing Noah's face on the front of the funeral program. As hard as it was though I still thought it was beautiful with his chubby little cheeks and big brown eyes.
We knew straight away which photos we wanted to use and also that we all wanted to speak at the funeral, and we just had the photo that was on the front, made into a huge canvas which is now in our living room.
The photo that was in the middle was taken by
Fiona last year, and is still my favourite family photo.
When Noah was little I had saved a lot of poems that were about special needs or losing someone, so I had a big file of poems on my computer. While I was going through them a couple of days before the funeral I knew that the one that we used on the back of the program was probably just how Noah had been feeling over the week we were in the ICU with him.
We knew straight away which photos we wanted to use and also that we all wanted to speak at the funeral, and we just had the photo that was on the front, made into a huge canvas which is now in our living room. 
When Noah was little I had saved a lot of poems that were about special needs or losing someone, so I had a big file of poems on my computer. While I was going through them a couple of days before the funeral I knew that the one that we used on the back of the program was probably just how Noah had been feeling over the week we were in the ICU with him. 
I loved this poem - and actuall thought you had written it. But it is the last line that gets to me and gives me chills xx
ReplyDeleteThat photo of you all is very angelic, like Noah.
ReplyDeleteThe programme was perfect. Seems like you and Noah had worked on it long ago. Xx
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely perfect.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that Nan and Pop had that scripture on their headstone?It looks like you said, that you had prepared for this along with Noah for a long time.
Love Mum.
xxx
I love you to pieces Lisa King! The program is beautiful and that poem...I love it! I have never read that one before.
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful program, Lisa. I bet that that Noah canvas looks beautiful on the wall xx
ReplyDeleteI missed out on getting a program :(
ReplyDeleteServes me right for turning up after you'd run out. I didn't realise that family photo was inside it. I feel so proud and so honoured. Thank you. (I wish I could call you Leesa Fleeca *wink* and give you a big hug).
I have less 6 days left of Uni and then time to catch up, right??
xxx
beautiful, the poem at the end was perfect.
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