Happy New Year…
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!
Sorry to start this entry off on a down note but I went to my Uncle R’s funeral yesterday. Was a little worried about how it was going to go because there is a bit of hostility between a few family members but thankfully all went well. My dad wasn’t feeling well in the church and unfortunately we didn’t go to the crematorium but the service itself in the church was really good, I’m sure my uncle was smiling at the number of people who shown up and how good his send off was. His coffin went into the Church with ‘Simply the Best’ being played in the background, I held myself together through the service and listened deeply to how fufulling his life was and how he would help anyone, and everyone, dedicating his life to his wife, daughter and local community.
Made me smile when the vicar was talking about Uncle R’s love for Arsenal and said he would be disappointed about Liverpool being top of the league this weekend, but then would be smiling at the fact Liverpool would probably come down the same time as the decorations, but then I really started crying when his coffin was leaving the church with Angels by Robbie Williams playing in the background. His poor wife was inconsolable, but then, that’s expected. There were a lot of tears from a lot of people.
The vicar at the service was really good, I think when it comes to funeral services the vicar can make it or break it.
I’ve been to a few funerals these past two years and thankfully, each service was a good service but I have heard some truly horrible stories. One being where the vicar forgot the name of the deceased and ended up calling her ‘the lady’ throughout the service, or when a vicar has no ‘feeling’ when giving out the service… it’s not good… not good at all. I think a funeral is the most important ceremony in someones life and it makes me so angry and upset to hear of anything going wrong during a service.
Anyway, happy new year to you all and best wishes for 2009. I’ll update this blog sometime later.