![]() The prints from 1960, we were able to look at them without a problem.HOW TO USE THE FUNERAL AND MEMORIAL PRESENTATION TEMPLATESĮnclosed you’ll find several funeral powerpoint templates for your use. The other thing was one cousin saying I have photos that are on a CD, but none of us had a CD-Rom to pull them off with. In the past I have blogged about how sorting through photos can help healing after the loss of a loved one. This was a bright spot in an otherwise difficult week. There was never even a discussion about it. Happiness.Īgain we did not go to our digital archives. This is what I wanted the slideshow to convey. “Do you remember how happy she was to get that rabbit fur jacket?” “We even have photos of her walking down the aisle in a wedding with her tongue sticking out”. The stories told as we passed photos to each other was therapy. Sharing memories.Īs my family and I sat to sorting through photos it was helpful to see her happy and laughing. We kept hoping there would be a magic cure and we could have her back. I think this is what is making coming to terms with her loss so difficult. At times it was like spending time with a pod person and then we would get a little glimmer of her normal behavior. As one lady said: “Yes, she was peculiar, but she was also caring.”įor those of us closest to her the past few years have been a struggle. This is how I think she should be remembered. Lucky for me over half the photos had her sticking out her tongue. In my deep dive I found Brad Paisleys song “ When I get where I am going” featuring Dolly PartonĪs I sorted through photos I searched for memories of laughter. She flew up to Heaven on the wings of angelsīy the clouds and stars and passed where no one seesĪnd she walks with Jesus and her loved ones waitingĪnd I know she’s smiling saying Don’t worry ’bout me Immediately I did a deep dive into Jackson’s music looking for something that fit my criteria. ![]() At last, one of my great aunts mentioned Alan Jackson, older country, and gospel. I asked friends and family what she was listening to in the last 10 years (all I could think of was Christmas music). I sat for hours googling and listening to songs about family, remembrance, ect. Regrettably I knew the Beach Boys would not sit well with everyone at the service, because most would not be aware of the connection. When she first moved back to northeastern Oklahoma after her divorce she had a Beach Boys cassette tape in her car that we wore out. This being said, the song I so desperately wanted to add was “ Wouldn’t it be nice” by the Beach Boys. No one wants the first time to hear a song from a funeral to be while you are in public picking produce for lunch the next day. I have an important rule about slideshow music: no songs with steady radio play. It was her effort that kept me from leaving the family for good after a particularly bad fall out when my biological father passed. In spite of this distance I put between myself and her brother, my aunt still worked to stay in my life. As a teen I cut ties with my biological father, and this made my life much more stable. She worked to keep a family connection with me. As an adult I have tried to follow this example with friends’ kids when thought the tension was getting too high with the adults. Those nights were escapes from often frightening situations. When my Aunt noticed things getting weird she would bring me to her house to spend the evening with her and my cousin. Our family is well known for mischief and she was no exception.Īs a child I was often placed in unpleasant situations by my biological father. One of the things that I remember the most: she loved to laugh. As I sat down to work on the slideshow honoring her memory I knew I wanted to focus on the good times. This illness caused her personality to shift. Recently my aunt passed away after a long time suffering from illness. (This is just a little bit of my control freak side). I want to see the people that we are remembering, and not just some stock footage. ![]() Largely because I greatly dislike the plug and play funeral home slideshows with bridges, water, plants and birds. It started as a means to save money on funeral costs years ago but has morphed into a labor of love. How I found myself creating the slide shows For me that given is the funeral slideshow. As a photographer, some tasks are always going to fall to you in your family.
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