Memorial Beach

Our dear friend Shea is currently in Hawaii with her girlfriend Gloria. Today she sent us pictures from Memorial Beach where she went with her friends she is visiting. Her friends lost their daughter Rae Rae from cancer when she was very young. So when she arrived in Hawaii she and Gloria went to Memorial Beach where they were able to pick a luminary for both Rae Rae and Nolan and set it afloat in the water. Before Shea had left for Hawaii, she had called Marshall and I to ask if we would mind if she set a luminary afloat in memorial of Nolan. Of course, we told her it was a beautiful idea and only asked her to please take pictures.

She chose a beautiful green luminary for Nolan and her and Gloria let the two luminaries go into the water together. It was a beautiful tribute to both these young lives that were taking from us way too soon and I'm so glad I have friends that are still thinking about my baby boy months after his passing. It warms my heart to think that Marshall and I and our parents won't be the only people thinking of and missing Nolan in the years to come. I think his passing affected way more people than even we realize, but certainly everyone who was at the hospital that day will never forget seeing and holding Nolan and will be missing him for the remainder of their lives.