Death

Death, do you ever think about death?  What it really means, what it would be like?  I'm really not trying to be morbid.  It has just been on my mind lately.

You know, there is only one thing certain about your life:  you are going to die.  It will happen sooner for some than others, but it is going to happen.

The summer of 2015 will always be the summer of death in my mind.  It all started in June (while on a little family vacation) with the death of our dog, Hershey.  Only a few days later, we received the news of the unexpected death of my mother's brother.

As of today, it has been exactly two months since my dad left this earth for his eternal home in Heaven.  He died exactly one week after the unexpected death of my husband's grandmother.  My dad's death was definitely anything but unexpected being that we watched for over six years ALS completely destroy his body.  However, that did not make it any easier or make me miss him any less.

Now you know why my brain has been parked on the subject of death.  I have some very strong convictions and beliefs about death.  As previously stated, it is going to happen.  The real question is, "Are you ready?"

I believe that Heaven is very real and what a glorious place it will be!

I believe that if you believe in Jesus Christ as the son of the one true God and have accepted Him as your Savior, then when you die your soul will go to Heaven for eternity.  That belief gives me such great JOY!  I look forward to the day when I will be reunited with my loved ones, especially that precious little girl, Maggi, whom God only allowed me to keep for 46 very short hours.

I believe that people are people and angels are angels.  People are God's chosen being.  We are the only thing created in His imagine.  How exciting is that!  Angels, on the other hand, are God's special messengers.  They act and move and do according to God's command.  When we die, we move into the heavenly realm, but we are still people!

I believe there will be people in Heaven that you never in your wildest dreams thought would be there.  I also believe that there will be people who got so caught up in this world here on earth that they didn't take the time to find out if Jesus is real or not.  And, then, it will be too late.  The thing about it is if Jesus is not real (I believe he is) and you have accepted Him, then you've lost nothing. But, if he is real and you didn't accept him, then you've lost everything!  Just a little something to think about.

I will leave you with my husband's very favorite Bible verse:

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life.  

No one comes to the Father except through me."

John 14:6

Until next time . . . may your heart be filled with Joy!

Tami