Yesterday was a very emotional day. We had the funeral for a dear member of our ward pass away after a very long battle with cancer. We know that Heavenly Father has a plan and that the separation is short and she was so ready to go. For the past week or longer she has expressed her desire to go. The emotion was because we will miss her and my heart aches for her husband who fully understands the eternal perspective of things but I know he has lost a part of himself. Whenever I attend a funeral it really brings home the realty of how short our time here on earth actually is and that we never know when our time on earth or the time of someone very dear to us has come to an end. It really makes me think I need to take advantage of every moment I have with my loved ones. Hug them a little tighter, talk with them a little longer, and always let them know how much I love them. Sometimes we get so busy living life, we take for granted what means the most to us. I wish I didn't have to attend a funeral to be reminded.
2 comments:
That is so said, but as you said the separation will only be for a short time. I don't know how people who don't believe in God or that families can be together forever deal with the death of a loved one. Was she an older or younger women?
She was 58 and was very active and her husband hardly sits still. Her husband has such a strong testimony but of course that doesn't make the missing any less but certainly the hope and comforted of eternal families is what will help him begin to heal. They were a couple very much in love.
Post a Comment