The Saddest Celebration part 2
Last night Miss Farley passed on. She was the 3rd person that I have watched die this year. About an hour before she passed the family asked those of us at the house that wanted to to come and sing some of Maw Maw Farley’s favorite hymns. We did and tears flowed from everyone.
I felt humility and honor all in the same moment, as Jerry asked me to lead the hymns. Some of them older and burried deep within my chidhood memories, but they justseemed to come from Heaven. I couldn’t literally see angels or even Jesus enter the room, but I did notice that Maw Maw Farley’s lips were moving, and not just to breathe like before. I believe she was singing right along with us, as those angels that had encamped around her for the long 92 year journey of her life, began to pack their gear in order to take MawMaw Farley home. I think Jesus stood up as he welcomed not one but two great women saints home on the same day. Billy Graham’s wife died yesterday too, but she couldn’t hold a candle to the lady that I knew here in Gaffney.
Maw Maw Loved everybody. She even chose pall bearers that weren’t the regualr church folk, but peole that she prayed for everyday everyday everday of her life. We’re gonna miss you maw maw. Now I need Jesus to give me the right words to honor her tomorrow at the funeral. So if you read this and you are a pray-er. Pray for me as I honor one of the greatest prayer warriors that I have ever known.
Family night tonight 6-8 Blakely Funeral home
Funeral tomorrow at Elm Street CoG 11:00 am.
I’ll blogg if I can tomorrow….
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