There have been the school Easter Assemblies, worship leading, pastoral visiting, meetings and more meetings, discussions about cups versus bowls for soup, Guild AGMs and this week a real highlight - I met the neice and nephew of a man whose funeral I am taking on Tuesday next week. A highlight because I have the priviledge of doing a funeral of a man who lived to the grand age of 99! There is of course sadness in his passing and he was so close to that landmark 100th birthday. But what a celebration too - 99 years of mostly good health and independence.
My great granny was 96 when she died - she too lived a mostly independent life and I have great memories of visiting her and munching the pancakes that she would bake for us - and of her sweetie bowl from which, if we were good, we were allowed to take a sweet on the way out. She was a grand old lady and I so glad that I knew her. her life story was amazing, starting in Norway and ending up in Ballater via Oregan in the US. It was whilst in Oregan that she met my great granddad - a scot. Apparently it is from my great granny that I get my colouring - although not sure I am very grateful of the freckles! I would like to know more about her and for some reason I feel an affinity to her.
I wonder what lies ahead...will I live into my nineties? Do I want to? mmmm....
Naeroy Vally - Norway
2 comments:
Sounds like you are having fun!
And yes isn't it amazing when you get the privilege of doing funerals such as this. My congregation has so many sparky over 90s... there must be something in the water down here :-) And I love hearing about their lives.
My paternal grandmother lived to 104! Boy was she unsquashable... she ran a sub post office until she was well in to her 80's. My mum used to say that she survived due sheer bloody mindedness... which was probably true :-)
I am having fun - have suddenly become much busier.And I am loving it. Even if last night session meeting did decend into a debate over cups or bowls for soup!!
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