Birthdays and Funerals

Tim's 16th one last Sunday, Joshua's 24th yesterday.
Kim-kim's mom (that's my mom's only brother's wife's mom(!)) passed away on Monday morning, and Rev. Arthur Yoong yesterday afternoon. A church staff, Sis May Ling's mom also passed away on Mon, but I attended the other funeral.

Next Monday is Qi Wen's birthday and next Tuesday's Aaron's.

Four celebrations of life sandwiched against memorials for the dead.

There was a mad rush in the office today trying to get both the memorial service bulletines and weekly cell lessons out in time. Well, it's 7.15pm as I type this, everthing done before the deadline of 8pm. Cell leaders meeting was canceled tonight due to the funeral, but the lesson still has to be handed out and most of the leaders would go for the funeral.

To me, birthdays are naturally a celebration of life and well, birth. Funerals mourn a loss, albeit a temporary one.
Yet, in about 30 mins I'll be attending my first 'Home Going Celebration' in the old church at Jalan Gasing. That's what the bulletine calls it.
'Home Going Celebration'? Sounds slightly shocking, but I like it for the truth it conveys.
Now excuse me, I have a celebration to attend. Ciao.