Memories

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Date: 04 December 2005 15:01:48

Half way through the prayers of intercessions this morning, it suddenly hit me what had happened exactly this time last year. I was woken up with a phone call from my Mum at 8.30am, to tell me that my Gran had passed away during the night. Subconsciously I knew that this day was approaching, but I didn't realise it was today, until then. Remembering all the feelings I felt then, meant they all came flooding back. Although obviously not as bad, by then end of the prayer I still had tears running down my face. We then started singing a hymn, and I knew that after the hymn I was going to have to sing during communion, at the front of church. I walked out to the porch in church, and gave myself a few minutes to vaguely compose. I know that my grandparents would have been proud of my participation in church, so I was determined to get up there and sing for them.

My Gran lived nearly to 93, so she had an amazingly long life. My Grandad I can't remember as well, because he died when I was 9, but I still have memories of both of them. They were incredible people. In day to day life I don't think about them much, but on days like today, its hard to think of anything else. Prayers go to my other family members, some of which I know would have struggled today.