Little words of wisdom

 

Peace...

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Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014)  

Little words of wisdom

 

At peace...

photo of Mum at Mum and Dad's 60th wedding anniversary back in August 2019

I've been very quiet, I know.  Various reasons, to be honest, but mostly due these past few months to major family health worries.  This culminated last month in a sudden worsening of Mum's health; she was taken back into hospital, where she passed away on the 16th April at the age of 85.  Adrian and I travelled south on the 19th and although he came back home again for a few days, I stayed with Dad until Tuesday of last week.

Mum's funeral was on 10th May.  It was a lovely service, with readings and music "chosen" by Mum.  When going through her things, we discovered lots of little notes that she had made over time of songs and hymns that she liked, along with some prayers too.  My Dad wrote a beautiful eulogy, which my sister and I then "tweaked" only very slightly.  We were blessed that the weather was good, too ~ warm and sunny.

I really can't praise the funeral directors, Neville Funerals, highly enough.  The staff were so incredibly kind, and looked after all of us wonderfully, both in the lead up to the funeral and on the day itself.  When Mum finally came back to their chapel of rest Dad was able to visit her every day.  My sister and I also visited Mum before the funeral, as did Sam and Beverly.  Amanda and I did have some reservations to be honest, as we both still have memories of how our Grandma looked.  However, Neville's staff are obviously very skilled and Mum still looked very much "like Mum".

  Although Mum and Dad had been together for some 67 years, he nevertheless seems to be coping well with this sudden change to his life.  I know that he misses her terribly, but I believe he is content that she is now at peace.  He is getting some routines back into his life, and is keeping busy catching up with the little jobs that he was unable to do over the last months of Mum's life. 

It's a little hard to believe that it's now almost five weeks since Mum passed away; it's very true that no matter what events are taking place in one's own little world, life just keeps marching on around us.   

Peace...

www.allposters.co.uk

Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014)  

Little words of wisdom

 

Peace...

www.allposters.co.uk

Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014)     

Little words of wisdom

 

Peace...

www.allposters.co.uk

Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014)     

Little words of wisdom