A Life Remembered - A Time of Reflection
/Dear Mum 💜
This was the slideshow I made for your funeral. I didn’t want it to be 100’s of photos on a USB key - you deserve better than that, I think you would have been proud! The photos don’t do you justice but they make me smile (and cry).
Ed Sheeran’s song ‘Supermarket Flowers’ is the track used in the slideshow.
I took the supermarket flowers from the windowsill
I threw the day old tea from the cup
Packed up the photo album Matthew had made
Memories of a life that's been loved
Took the get well soon cards and stuffed animals
Poured the old ginger beer down the sink
Dad always told me, "Don't you cry when you're down"
But mum, there's a tear every time that I blinkOh I'm in pieces, it's tearing me up, but I know
A heart that's broke is a heart that's been lovedSo I'll sing Hallelujah
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
When I fell down you'd be there holding me up
Spread your wings as you go
And when God takes you back we'll say Hallelujah
You're homeFluffed the pillows, made the beds, stacked the chairs up
Folded your nightgowns neatly in a case
John says he'd drive then put his hand on my cheek
And wiped a tear from the side of my faceI hope that I see the world as you did 'cause I know
A life with love is a life that's been livedSo I'll sing Hallelujah
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
When I fell down you'd be there holding me up
Spread your wings as you go
And when God takes you back we'll say Hallelujah
You're homeHallelujah
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
You got to see the person I have become
Spread your wings and I know
That when God took you back he said Hallelujah
You're home
I can’t comprehend how I can be using the words ‘your funeral’, it can’t be real. I can’t watch it, without tears streaming down my face. I just want to give you a hug, hear your voice and hold your hand.
I think it’s my bedtime. I Love You so much 💜
Matt