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\nAfter Noah died, I had this idea to make a bench in his memory. Everyone in our family had the opportunity to paint their own tile for Noah. The younger kids just did handprints, but picked out the color they wanted. We painted the tiles at The Mad Potter and they fired, grouted and sealed the whole bench. I wanted to put the bench somewhere special, so we made a garden in the backyard. It is now my “Garden of Hope.” I planted espiranza bushes in the back that produce yellow trumpet-shaped blooms from summer till frost. Espiranza means “hope”, hence my “Garden of Hope.”<\/p>\n

Thank you to all my family who edulged me by painting a tile. Each one represents just how much Noah is loved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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