So, maybe that's not how I'm feeling today.
That's the motto of my dear, sweet friend Chris, who passed away on Tuesday. Today was the funeral for Chrissy. It was wonderful, it really was. Although the occasion was of course terribly sad, it was a lot of fun. Instead of the traditional funeral meal, we had a very fun "going away party" for our beautiful Chris.
During the service, one of the pastors at my church sang a gorgeous song called, "On Eagle's Wings". Ironically, the senior choir, to which Chris belonged, sang this song last month and I remember thinking that it would be a great song to sing at a funeral.
Some of the lyrics are:
"And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand."
It's such a beautiful song and the woman who sang it did beautifully. We also sang a very fun song called "All God's Critters Got a Place in the Choir". It's a wonderful and fun song. And it's very Chrissy like.
Some of the lyrics are:
"All God's critters got a place in the choir.
Some sing low, some sing higher.
Some sing out loud on the telephone wire.
And some just clap their hands, or paws Or anything they got now."
The service was amazing. The final count of people was 443. 443. WOW! Only Chrissy could get our church that full. It was a beautiful sight to behold. Since Chrissy recently got into knitting, many of us wore they scarves she knitted for us.
I'm going to miss Chris so much. And Valentine's Day will never be the same...
On a much more positive note, I went to the greenie sleepover yesterday with my hanging of the greens cast. I'll blog more about that later...
Love,
Kate
That's the motto of my dear, sweet friend Chris, who passed away on Tuesday. Today was the funeral for Chrissy. It was wonderful, it really was. Although the occasion was of course terribly sad, it was a lot of fun. Instead of the traditional funeral meal, we had a very fun "going away party" for our beautiful Chris.
During the service, one of the pastors at my church sang a gorgeous song called, "On Eagle's Wings". Ironically, the senior choir, to which Chris belonged, sang this song last month and I remember thinking that it would be a great song to sing at a funeral.
Some of the lyrics are:
"And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand."
It's such a beautiful song and the woman who sang it did beautifully. We also sang a very fun song called "All God's Critters Got a Place in the Choir". It's a wonderful and fun song. And it's very Chrissy like.
Some of the lyrics are:
"All God's critters got a place in the choir.
Some sing low, some sing higher.
Some sing out loud on the telephone wire.
And some just clap their hands, or paws Or anything they got now."
The service was amazing. The final count of people was 443. 443. WOW! Only Chrissy could get our church that full. It was a beautiful sight to behold. Since Chrissy recently got into knitting, many of us wore they scarves she knitted for us.
I'm going to miss Chris so much. And Valentine's Day will never be the same...
On a much more positive note, I went to the greenie sleepover yesterday with my hanging of the greens cast. I'll blog more about that later...
Love,
Kate
2 comments:
Sorry for your loss. But, it sounds like a beautiful service. What a nice idea to wear the knitted scarves in her memory... thank you for this post, Pam Vetter
Thank you very much.
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