Well, everything is set.
Visitation will be at Greenwood Funeral Home on Thursday night, from 6-8 pm.
The funeral will be Friday at 1pm, at Christ Chapel Bible Church (ccbcfamily.org) in the small sanctuary. Graveside service will follow at Greenwood.
We went Monday afternoon to pick everything out. I think we did a good job. The first spot we looked at for her burial plot was nice, because it was under a grove of oak trees, but Hailey didn't like it. There was a cemetary wall (huge cement thing) right by the trees, with a run-down looking house overlooking it. So, we looked at another one, towards the back of the cemetary. It is in the area that is the highest spot in the cemetary, lots of sun, but very close to a young tree that will shade more within a couple of years. Dad likes it, and he asked if we could do the thing where, instead of purchasing 2 burial plots next to each other, they could "stack" the coffins. Baiscally, it puts the first coffin about 10 feet down, the second about 6 feet down. That way they can be together.
The funny part about where Mom will be buried is that, when she taught Hailey and I to drive, that is where we would start. She always said that by teaching us to drive in the cemetary, we wouldn't kill anything. :-) Good memories. Hailey remembers her saying, "Don't give me any of those huge gaudy tombstones. I want something small. See that one? That's tacky. And that one is ugly. You better not get me anything ugly!" Classic Mom.
We are muddling through. Lots of random moments of total breakdowns. But still, a lot of laughter, and a lot of smiles.
Our hearts are broken, but we have been discussing what must be going on in Heaven. "You know, Donna, I've been able to run this place for thousands of years." "Yes, but you really need a welcoming committee. Let me head it up, and we'll make welcome cards!" It brings smiles to our faces.
Please continue to pray for us. This next year is REALLY going to suck.
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I can actually HEAR her voice making those comments and picture her hugging all the little angels. :-)
ReplyDeleteI hear her too, and see her putting her ideas on the table, (and knowing that hers were usually the best ones anyway, so I might as well do it.)
ReplyDeleteGod has to be chuckling at the wonderful spirit that has made her way to heaven and certainly made it happier(if thats possible) just by her presence.
We will all miss her, none more so than all of you,and I, for one, am thankful for the privilege God allowed me to love, and be loved by, such a precious Lady.
This is Cheryl Mallette from WBC in Houston. I've been following along for the last few weeks, and I wanted to let you know that your family is being uplifted in prayer down here. Praying for continued peace on Friday---it'll be such a tough day, but at the same time, you have the knowledge of knowing your mom is pain free in Heaven, and that is priceless.
ReplyDeleteHugs and love...