Some people might think it strange. Actually, most people would think it very strange that I am going to preach my own memorial service. Added to that, I am going to preach my wife’s memorial service also, whether she and I are alive, or not.
Let me add one more layer of unusualness. I, my wife, Cherry, and our two sons, Jae and Robert, will be singing two hours of music during the visitations and singing the music during the memorial services.
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