Dance at My Funeral
Jan Klooster
[978-1-55452-672-7]

Jennifer DeRuiter - What a powerful and well-written book!! Here are some of the things that impacted me: - your absolute and utter love for Dan
your growth in knowing how to change as Dan changed
your ability to read him and respond as he needed you to
Dan’s incredible love for the Lord
Dan’s desire to serve God
how much Dan loved music
God’s love for Dan and your family
how I’m not really able to relate to the pain you felt and feel
the depth of your experiences
the way that you, as four parents of Dan, united when necessary
the steadfastness and love of Rick and the cool way he was able to do things you weren’t able to do
how hard it must have been for Rick and Jesse to go to school every day
how gifted a writer you are
how you expressed emotions, the depth of which are really hard to put into words
how you put yourself out there by exposing your difficult feelings and struggles as well as God’s goodness and your times of joy and laughter
how Dan was so loved
the number of signs showing God’s hand in your lives
the foresight Dan had and your ability to see God’s hand in things that could have been ignored or not even noticed
how God didn’t let you ignore the signs He gave to encourage you
how blessed you are to have Rick

Jan, thank you for being so honest. Thank you for not giving up with the writing of this book. I felt humble when I read it, when I thought of all you have been through, when I thought of everything Dan has gone through, and when I put God in all of that.