tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post116499121235978291..comments2023-11-03T06:26:00.486-07:00Comments on Ms. Kitty's Saloon and Road Show: In shock...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post-1165160757952247372006-12-03T07:45:00.000-08:002006-12-03T07:45:00.000-08:00Thank you, Bill.Thank you, Bill.Lilylouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328027965155428624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post-1165130340646305622006-12-02T23:19:00.000-08:002006-12-02T23:19:00.000-08:00I'm not sure which memorial worries me more, the o...I'm not sure which memorial worries me more, the one I would try to put together for a stranger by talking with the family, or the one for a beloved congregant who will leave a personal hole in my life. It's true that "joy and woe are woven fine," but it really can hurt being carved and baked by loss. I'll be thinking of you.<BR/><BR/>BillKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post-1165029017204637652006-12-01T19:10:00.000-08:002006-12-01T19:10:00.000-08:00Thank you, LF, for your kind words and expressed c...Thank you, LF, for your kind words and expressed confidence. It tastes very sweet at the end of a long, hard, sad day.<BR/><BR/>One of my tasks at a death is to spend time with the family, gathering information about the person who has died, creating a memorial service, helping them with the details of honoring a life and mourning a death.<BR/><BR/>Today I was privileged to sit with the family for several hours, hearing their stories about this dear man, viewing his body with them at the funeral home, listening to their hopes for the memorial service and helping them shape a ceremony that will meet their needs, the congregation's needs, and my own needs to honor him.<BR/><BR/>I feel much better tonight and your comment has helped me reflect upon my role as a pastor. I am grateful to you.Lilylouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328027965155428624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post-1165028475259313182006-12-01T19:01:00.000-08:002006-12-01T19:01:00.000-08:00Having read much of what you have posted since the...Having read much of what you have posted since the beginning of your site, I feel that you have built very strongly towards the role of minister. As the daughter of a pastor, as a career counselor, although a relative newcomer to the role of minister, you project great strength. Recently you have celebrated the coming of life, the joining of a young relative to the communities of family, love, and religion. At the other end of things, whether with warning or without, of course, comes death. You understand that deeply, since you have labored under its threat and survived. The death of this man is and clearly will be a deep loss to one of your congregations, but your obligation is to the living, and I have confidence in your ability to deal with it. Probably everyone around you does as well, so you are stuck with having to carry out the active, reconstructive, and healing role for which you seem very well suited. <BR/> LinguistFriendLinguistFriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02695715246663202212noreply@blogger.com