141 2015 Mum's funeral and Thanksgiving

            The sun shone beautifully all day, which set the scene for a wonderful day. I was sorting through Mum's jewellery, and found a lovely necklace which was the exact same colours as the dress I was wearing, and it went perfectly, so although I'm not a great jewellry person, I wore it.

Everything went off according to plan, and it was a really special family day. Mike & I took the orders of service down to the church in the morning, then I got some food ready for any family members who came to the house before going to the crematorium. We had a good crowd - who weren't all expecting to eat, but were glad to be able to. The hot water urn did sterling service too!

At the crem, we met up with other family members, before following the coffin into the chapel. The minister from Beechen Cliff Methodist Church, Rev. Jongsin Lee took us through a short service, and three of Cath's children read some words they had written about Mum, which was lovely. After the service, we chatted outside for a while, then went off to Beechen Cliff for the Thanksgiving Service. It was great to see so many old friends, neighbours and church friends, as well as the family members. The service gave honour to Mum for the person she was, and also to the God she served. I enjoyed doing the potted history, with Powerpoint for the photos, and I think people found it interesting. Everybody who took part did their bit well, and it all felt very right and appropriate for Mum.

During the tea which followed the service, everybody was busy chatting and having a lovely time together - just what Mum would have wanted.

Taken on: May 21, 2015

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