I thought this beautiful:
"On the way to the funeral, I was explaining to our kids why it is important to attend funerals, even when we don’t really know the family or the deceased very well. One thing that I mentioned is that we need to be comfortable with the circle of life. We rejoice at births, but shy away from death. That is wrong, because death is the doorway to heaven, and if you are afraid of death then you will focus on your life here and get stuck in “earth-mode”. Having a heavenly outlook on earthtime helps us find purpose here, as we do our work for God rather than ourselves."
This is beautiful and I fully agree. I've never commented before but read your blog faithfully. I even met you in Covington in March. Thank you for writing and sharing.
Posted by: Jennifer | May 05, 2008 at 02:59 PM
That is beautiful.
Our kids have been to many funerals in their short lives. And they view death as part of life, though they miss the people very much.
Posted by: Deb | May 05, 2008 at 09:44 PM