We are using Find My Friends for the very first time and sometimes I just look at the tiny picture of her on the little location dot right where it is supposed to be and I smile. And I am following her University on Instagram and stalking their story like a jealous boyfriend scanning f...
along with an accompanying feeling of being isolated, at least take heart in the fact that you are NOT alone in such an experience. We’ve all encountered this. But instead of wallowing in an emotional abyss, cancel your “pity-parade” and start looking. For what, you may ask?
Roman Catholic hymnsare often translated from English to Italian at funerals. Selections from Italian composers and singers such as the opera singer Andrea Bocelli are favorite songs to play at a funeral. Families may want to opt for an Italian composer at their funeral. Typical prayers Roman Cat...
I had girl cousins my age, so on holidays I made a beeline for them, while my sister Ellen often played with Mike who was about her age. And like most families, family dynamics played a part in the amount of time cousins spent with one another. Our oldest two uncles moved in and o...
I do know that since my grandfather died in 1997, the only family gatherings we have had are funerals and, although my brother and I consider ourselves musicians, neither of us have ever played with the younger generations at our feet, freshly bathed and sitting transfixed in their pajamas ...
Secular songs are not sung or played at a Mass of Christian Burial. Popular choices includeAmazing Grace;Here I Am Lord; andJesus Christ, Our Sovereign King. There are dozens or even hundreds of songs from which the family may choose. ...
He played the piano so beautifully and the songs were of winter and despair, hope and light, of sharing each others woes and realizing it is like dust really, like mites, like the sand you wipe from your eyes, like the dead grass you trod in the park going home so late at night, ...
Seven is the number of stars in the Pleiades, known as the Seven Sisters, each of which represents for the Hopi one of the universes designated for the people and defines the length of the seven songs of Creation, and all together “the way of man on his Road of Life through seven con...
Worship services, community meetings, weddings, funerals, and educational events. 5 How is a precentor appointed? Appointment processes vary; some are hired by the church, while others may volunteer. 4 Is the role of precentor unique to Christianity? The term and specific role are primarily assoc...
When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me Sad Bad; unfortunate; My finances were in a deplorable state A lamentable decision Her clothes were in sad shape A sorry state of affairs Common Curiosities Is somber always related to sadness? Not always; somber can describe seriousn...