Referring to the book

.... we inherited an extraordinary amount of bibles in the two homes in the clearing ... they lay silent within ... presently ... one that belonged to my deceased hubbys Mum did however last year get laid onto my late mum in laws coffin, from which my daughter picked up to read from at her Promotion to Glory. During the second part of the services at the crematorium...

Both my hubby and my father in law could quote from memory ... I miss these comments on moments in time in everyday life .... today it was a cousin who divulged much about the relevance to the current political arena in the more recent times ...

I was twirled back right throughout the time of the decades I knew my in laws. who brought a different prospective to this. My own father was an atheist until the time, he was dying, when he eventually experienced, relaying those very precious, personal experiences to him, to us ... we have never forgotten Mums reaction to this. A momentous time in our family ... My Mum was the one who had the background from her parents. She consequently sent us to a C of E school, and a church at the back of our road. To me though, I was fascinated with the diversity of my own parents. I still smile at his commentary throughout life on this. 

On my own road throughout life, I have attended various services of different denominations through friends, the Guiding movement from Brownies to a Young Leader, employers and colleagues ... very diverse. 

My first experience of a synagogue was for a funeral 

In fact my father in law in particular, who met my mum in law through the Salvation Army, quoted a personal to us from the bible on his deathbed, whilst he and I said goodbye for the last time ... therefore from the time we met to his very last words was full of praise, hymns, singing and more ...

He was an accomplished musician, arranger and pianist, unfortunately by the time I came along I did not see this much, the complex relationship where he was only home occasionally. He had many facets where he had a different life elsewhere ... the piano was there, not at my in laws ...