My Mom has been a funeral luncheon coordinator at her church for many years now. It's kind of funny...I remember after my Grandma passed away how touching the funeral luncheon was, seeing all the ladies working so very hard to make our luncheon so wonderful. I made a point of getting involved in funeral luncheons so I would be able to offer the same love and support we received. I was the one who asked my Mom to go to a meeting with me at church! And that's how she ended up in funeral luncheons.
Since October 1st, we have had 6 funerals. I'm praying that no one else passes away between now and October 31st because quite frankly, we need a break. You see, I personally don't work at every one of them because I work at other jobs. But when I AM available I do work. Initially my job is to call for all the donated salads and desserts a couple days before. Sounds easy, no? Well, it's not rocket science so in that sense, it's easy. But the difficulty arises when I sit down with the list of people who signed up to donate dishes and make 18 calls to find that only 2 people will answer their phones! It's a lot of time on the phone and sometimes I even get yelled at by these people. Christians. Go figure. At least I didn't get yelled at this time. My sister, Sherry, did! =)
Today was a long day but one filled with many blessings. We see families who come in after burying their loved ones in the cemetery, often times with tears still in their eyes, and we offer them food made from the heart and served from the heart, too. They're surrounded by their close friends and family and by the time the luncheon is over, the family is laughing and talking and reminiscing about the good times and it's beautiful. It's a beautiful ministry and I'm so glad to be a part of it.
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