On Saturday, September 20, 2014 my Uncle Sonny passed away. He liked NASCAR, restoring tractors, camping, and country music just to name a few things. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with family and friends. I'll also remember him with having some of the cleanest vehicles for living on a gravel road. Uncle Sonny was quiet, but maybe it just seems that way because when the whole family (really speaking of all five of my Grandma Pollock's daughters) got together and started laughing no one could be heard.
DeAnn and Connie filled me in on what a beautiful service it was in remembering Uncle Sonny. And the music.
Talking with DeAnn on the phone, she sang a couple of the verses from two of the four songs. One of those songs he requested gave me a jolt. I had just popped in a cd in my car and it was the first song I listened too. It's been a very, very long time since a cd has played in little Spud.
That song - is "I Can Only Imagine". One of my very favorites, and the artist I was listening to was Wynonna Judd. There is a part before the song that she talks of tough times.
From her album "Wynonna Her Story: Scenes From a Lifetime".
This is not verbatim, sorry. You'll just have to listen for yourself.
"The road has been long the journey has been like a roller coaster ride. My heart has been broken so many times but mom recently said "Honey, let them see the brokenness let them see the cracks in your armorer that's how the light gets out"....So..this next song saved me through a time in a time you know music does that how you walk through a time, you know how music does that.....there's always a song there......You know how to work, you know how to get up in the morning but when the quiet stillness of the night comes..and you kind of sit there and wonder well, is this what's all about..... and in a flash I realized.....I will meet my Heavenly Father".
This is one of the songs I would like sung at my funeral. Or I'd rather have it called my Life Celebration.
One of the other music selections Uncle Sonny requested was by Johnny Cash. "I'll Fly Away".
Music never fails.
May You Rest in Peace, Uncle Sonny.
Grandma Becker's entry for September 30, 1990
"Beautiful morning-went to church had been a long time. Very good sermon-good crowd. Birthday Sunday-Home for lunch. At 3 went to Western Home. Dorothy looked a bit better today. Went to Mary Sisils' with Charles and Alberta-a delicious supper - and a nice visit. Marie loos a bit older. Home at 10:45pm".
It's a great day to be alive~make it a great day.
Melody
xoxo
P.S. DeAnn may be ready for "The Voice".
