This week- a question for you....

- This week we had two funerals in one morning - I know, right before the Easter holiday - How hard is that for families this time of year.  The first one of the morning was so  so sad.. Another sweetheart death - this time only 6 weeks apart. The Husband past six weeks prior to the wife - How does one deal with that - I can't even imagine.  Less than two months, your parents are gone. Poof.. that is it. I know we don't have any control over when we have to "graduate" to wherever we are going next, but here is the question of the day -

Would you be better off knowing that someone is going to die, or happen suddenly?


I truely would love to know what you all are thinking.. I am so grateful for my readers..

Peace, Love and Coffee

Meliss-

Where is my coat?

I know it has been awhile kids - and for this I apologize - but I am back!  Ok. so here we go -

Once again, I got the message that we are doing a funeral and not only is Ted back playing for me ( how happy am I!) We have to sing some stuff in Italian - but Ted forgot his Italian psalm book - so I had something in my folder that he had used before, so we were all set.  It was great to see him, he and I have such a rhythm when it comes to working together - it is just a bunch of happy.

Wait.. happy at a funeral?  What is wrong with me!  My bad. Anywho, on to the service. Our deceased was an older woman who had a very full life and loved to cook.  The eulogy that was given was short and very sweet - so we know that Ted was happy. As the funeral progressed, I was watching the altar servers of the day.  Not our norm.  Some people call these guys the "B Team" - horrible, right?  God bless them, they are older, so you know they don't move very fast and can't remember everything that they are supposed to be doing for the priest during the service. They looked so lost-

After communion was over and they were getting ready to incense the body  - Ted and I look over and there is one of the altar servers putting on his bright orange coat!  Ted shoots a glare at me like.. What the Hell is he doing now!  I just shook my head and went on with my singing (but you know deep down inside I was laughing my head off)  We knew that they were walking over to the cemetery and apparently, this gentleman did not think to put his coat in the back of the church - man his coat was bright.  Well, as they processed out of the church, we sang our last hymn Amazing Grace.  Now when were done, we went into the sacristy where our coats were and I went to get my coat and it was not there!  I turned to Ted and said.. "Where the heck is my coat?"  We look all around and then I came up with it - Orange coat man had taken my black coat to the back of the church thinking it was the priests!  It was comical! So I walk to the back of the church looking for my coat - and I look at one of the altar servers and ask.. have you seen my coat - it was back in the sacristy and now it is gone.  I mean it is a really nice coat.. but come on.  So our Orange Coat man picked up my coat and was more than apologetic, saying that he thought it was Father's coat.  "No problem" I said..

You just can't make this stuff up-


Peace out kiddies..

M