Comments on: The Ultimate in Pre-Planning http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/05/10/the-ultimate-in-pre-planning/ Making The Most of MidLife--Together Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:56:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Barbara http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/05/10/the-ultimate-in-pre-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-6005 Barbara Fri, 28 May 2010 21:56:10 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=2972#comment-6005 @cyndee, I got chills just reading about it! It sounds absolutely beautiful! Amazing Grace makes me cry, anyway, but to have it played by bagpipes - I'm sure no one will ever forget the service or your daughter's friend. @cyndee, I got chills just reading about it! It sounds absolutely beautiful! Amazing Grace makes me cry, anyway, but to have it played by bagpipes – I’m sure no one will ever forget the service or your daughter’s friend.

]]> By: cyndee http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/05/10/the-ultimate-in-pre-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-6002 cyndee Thu, 27 May 2010 18:21:20 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=2972#comment-6002 i just found your story about pre-planning. my daughter had a friend that died young of aids and had planned her funeral. she had everyone sobbing uncontrollably at her service. she had arranged a bagpiper to play amazing grace. he came in the back door playing, walked to the front of the church and back, then again to the front, all the time playing. no matter how hard you tried you could not control your emotions. if people weren't crying they were laughing. she got us, we'll never forget that moment. i just found your story about pre-planning. my daughter had a friend that died young of aids and had planned her funeral. she had everyone sobbing uncontrollably at her service. she had arranged a bagpiper to play amazing grace. he came in the back door playing, walked to the front of the church and back, then again to the front, all the time playing. no matter how hard you tried you could not control your emotions. if people weren’t crying they were laughing. she got us, we’ll never forget that moment.

]]> By: Barbara http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/05/10/the-ultimate-in-pre-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-5970 Barbara Tue, 11 May 2010 18:42:36 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=2972#comment-5970 @Laura, That's exactly what we thought. It makes it much easier on the ones left behind having to deal with it all ... and death is the only thing in this life that's guaranteed, right? Don't you just love "I'll Fly Away"? I think people won't be able to help but smile when that one's played! @Laura, That’s exactly what we thought. It makes it much easier on the ones left behind having to deal with it all … and death is the only thing in this life that’s guaranteed, right?
Don’t you just love “I’ll Fly Away”? I think people won’t be able to help but smile when that one’s played!

]]> By: Laura http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/05/10/the-ultimate-in-pre-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-5968 Laura Tue, 11 May 2010 10:44:00 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=2972#comment-5968 Barbara, I love that you've chosen this topic, it something I have given thought to this and written about it a few times on my blog. I know things I don't want: no picture in the paper of me when I was 25, no really tacky music, no major sobbing and wailing, no punch and little finger sandwiches in the church hall... I plan to write out my wishes mostly for my sons' benefit. I don't want them having to figure it all out alone...and get it wrong! I'll Fly Away is the one song I consistently say I want at my funeral and I think about others too. Need to do some research. It sounds morbid but really it's very practical. We plan our weddings, why not our funerals? Barbara,
I love that you’ve chosen this topic, it something I have given thought to this and written about it a few times on my blog. I know things I don’t want: no picture in the paper of me when I was 25, no really tacky music, no major sobbing and wailing, no punch and little finger sandwiches in the church hall…
I plan to write out my wishes mostly for my sons’ benefit. I don’t want them having to figure it all out alone…and get it wrong!

I’ll Fly Away is the one song I consistently say I want at my funeral and I think about others too. Need to do some research. It sounds morbid but really it’s very practical. We plan our weddings, why not our funerals?

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