Oh, Hannah, I love your mama from your writing. This is so beautiful, and now I'm all choked up thinking about it as a daughter and as a mother. I've been thinking a lot about the kind of death I want to have today too because I was helping a family member edit an obituary that was so Christ-honoring that I was blessed just getting to edit it. I kept thinking all day, "What kind of life do I need to live so my grandkids will write me an obituary like that?" Thank you for sharing these precious memories. Thank you for pointing us to our eternal home. Bless you, friend.
I’ve definitely thought about this too. The final days before my grandpa died of pancreatic cancer were painful (even though 7 year old me didn’t understand the full gravity of it) but we did sit around his bed singing and praying and knowing it was time to say goodbye. Anticipating the goodbye was difficult but so is never getting the chance to say it at all.
Beauty is also the infinite presence of the earth, the dimension of our earthly sojourn that can persuade us that death, albeit omnipresent, does not reign. - Michael Edwards, The Bible and Poetry
This year will be 11 years since I lost my mom to cancer. 💓 This is beautiful. Definitely got a tear thinking of my own daughters in the position I was in.
This is beautiful and made me cry! I think it was thinking about if my daughter were ever in your shoes. All I can say is thank God for Jesus.
Thank you for reading, Kacey! And yes, thank the Lord for the hope we have in him. Your daughter is blessed to have you as her mom!
“to plant and tend those seeds over years so that this fruit would one day grow and show up here, at the end of all things.”
I am always grateful when you write on this topic.
Thank you Leah!
Oh, Hannah, I love your mama from your writing. This is so beautiful, and now I'm all choked up thinking about it as a daughter and as a mother. I've been thinking a lot about the kind of death I want to have today too because I was helping a family member edit an obituary that was so Christ-honoring that I was blessed just getting to edit it. I kept thinking all day, "What kind of life do I need to live so my grandkids will write me an obituary like that?" Thank you for sharing these precious memories. Thank you for pointing us to our eternal home. Bless you, friend.
Thanks, Abigail! You know I love a good obituary (weird, but true). Glad you got to help out with it, that is a blessing! Grateful for you!
I’ve definitely thought about this too. The final days before my grandpa died of pancreatic cancer were painful (even though 7 year old me didn’t understand the full gravity of it) but we did sit around his bed singing and praying and knowing it was time to say goodbye. Anticipating the goodbye was difficult but so is never getting the chance to say it at all.
Yes, even at a young age it definitely impacts us!
Beauty is also the infinite presence of the earth, the dimension of our earthly sojourn that can persuade us that death, albeit omnipresent, does not reign. - Michael Edwards, The Bible and Poetry
This year will be 11 years since I lost my mom to cancer. 💓 This is beautiful. Definitely got a tear thinking of my own daughters in the position I was in.
Thank you, you get it! ♥️