The Best Thing about a Funeral
Greetings friends who come through the air---does that make you space travelers?
I attended a funeral this week, so it started me thinking about other funerals I've attended.
This was for a very sweet young woman---only 38 & the mother of four year old twins.
She was taken battling cancer her whole short 5 year marriage. Cancer is the biggest killer in
my family: grandmother, father, mother, uncle, aunt and several friends. I hate it.
At first I was focusing on death. Of, course that is usually a prerequisite.
You know you're going to a funeral, but somehow when you see the hearse sitting at
the entrance to the church it hits you hard. Inside you see the casket adorned with flowers.
You'll never see her again. No more bright smile, no quiet little laugh, no phone calls, nothing.
It's over. She is gone. That's a shock. It slowly sinks in. It's real. No one escapes.
You realize the world has changed. Someone is missing. But, you know that somehow you
will adjust. It will fade. . . over time. Mental distance is our friend.
So what was the best part of the funeral? It was the fellowship afterwords. Hundreds
of people stayed for food & refreshments and a chance to speak with her husband & her mother.
We got to share the burden of missing her by expressing our love to them. Her life was
celebrated during the funeral and they made a video with comments by friends. It will
be a legacy for the children.
We got to see so many people who have been dear to us at one time or another.
You got to hug lots of old friends. You got to see them in a new light and reflect back on the
times when you were close. Some ties were reestablished. Some plans were cemented.
Some we agreed to get together some time but probably won't. Some we left in the past.
Her "going home" to be with the Lord was a coming home for us in some ways.
That's the best thing about funerals. The good news is we know we will see her in Heaven.
If you're not sure how to get there, check out this site.
PHOTOTIP: Spend a little time looking at some old family pictures and appreciate now
what you didn't then. Express it if you are able to.
BLESSINGS!
John 3:16
Revelation 20, 21 read like a movie
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I attended a funeral this week, so it started me thinking about other funerals I've attended.
This was for a very sweet young woman---only 38 & the mother of four year old twins.
She was taken battling cancer her whole short 5 year marriage. Cancer is the biggest killer in
my family: grandmother, father, mother, uncle, aunt and several friends. I hate it.
At first I was focusing on death. Of, course that is usually a prerequisite.
You know you're going to a funeral, but somehow when you see the hearse sitting at
the entrance to the church it hits you hard. Inside you see the casket adorned with flowers.
You'll never see her again. No more bright smile, no quiet little laugh, no phone calls, nothing.
It's over. She is gone. That's a shock. It slowly sinks in. It's real. No one escapes.
You realize the world has changed. Someone is missing. But, you know that somehow you
will adjust. It will fade. . . over time. Mental distance is our friend.
So what was the best part of the funeral? It was the fellowship afterwords. Hundreds
of people stayed for food & refreshments and a chance to speak with her husband & her mother.
We got to share the burden of missing her by expressing our love to them. Her life was
celebrated during the funeral and they made a video with comments by friends. It will
be a legacy for the children.
We got to see so many people who have been dear to us at one time or another.
You got to hug lots of old friends. You got to see them in a new light and reflect back on the
times when you were close. Some ties were reestablished. Some plans were cemented.
Some we agreed to get together some time but probably won't. Some we left in the past.
Her "going home" to be with the Lord was a coming home for us in some ways.
That's the best thing about funerals. The good news is we know we will see her in Heaven.
If you're not sure how to get there, check out this site.
PHOTOTIP: Spend a little time looking at some old family pictures and appreciate now
what you didn't then. Express it if you are able to.
BLESSINGS!
John 3:16
Revelation 20, 21 read like a movie
See more pix
Connect on Facebook
Beautifully written Pam, and of course beautiful imagery too! I'm sorry for the loss of your friend, but rejoice with you that she has arrived home where there is no more sorrow!
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