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My time to die...
Bradigans:
--- Quote from: Bradigans on October 20, 2007, 12:58:16 PM ---Jesus is not the dead and/or dying Christ THE PASSION tried to depict, but resides in hearts of saints, the holy children of God. He says in Matthew 22:32 - I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
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You're not going to die. You're about to really live. Paul new it. Philippians 1:21 - For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.Why are you talking about dying? 2 Corinthians 5:1 - For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. There's no dying in Christ unless you're already dead. Matthew 8:22 - But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
DuluthGA:
1Tim 5: 8 Anyone who neglects to care for family members in need repudiates the faith. That's worse than refusing to believe in the first place. [MSG]
I think for a change we are discussing the physical instead of the spiritual. :D
Janice
dessa:
No more time should pass without answering the responses of all taking time to give me personal thoughts to my question.
Joe, your answer gave me the desire to jump on board a funeral planning train! Can you imagine me almost looking forward to the event I want to plan?
Ursula, it was great to get an agreement to go for the plans. Speaking about the Hospic worker, one of my nursing ed requirements was to fill out a Death Certificate for my imaginary death. Working around death (my nursing home) takes an edge off death and dying for me.
Arcturus, I am overjoyed with another green light to proceed! Death taxes are terrible and where sensible I am also giving possessions to my children now. My final days are numbered but not for me to know so if I have health care expenses they must be my responsible. Thank you for your input.
Janice, my funeral plans are in the works! Waiting a couple days and rereading what I've written always makes for needed changes. My college professor once said it took more time to write a good short story than a longer one. The local hospital and my doctor both have a copy of my living will. Changes were made in documents in the past but now they are up to date. Thank you for bringing up this information.
Charles, thank you for bringing up a solution for my present church membership being part of my obituary. Each forum membership response has had unique, very helpful, suggestions. Your name is the one I said or thought daily for 56 years before my husband died..... I know you miss your mom very much. Bless you.
Sandy, you may have shared your life on this forum before I joined so forgive me for wanting to know more about you. Perhaps your parents are infirm and causing unusual stress in your life. Death must be in your thoughts since you are thinking about your funeral also. Do you have siblings? Thank you for your comments to me.
Hi Alex, don't you know I was hoping the subject of this post would grab someones attention. Thanks for letting me know it got your attention. You sound just like my children! :D Just think what they have to put up with! I don't expect to leave this 'house' any time right away.
LittleBear, thanks for consoling Alex. When I was young it horrified me to think of a funeral as a celebration. Time sees a lot of changes. :D Think of no phone or cell phones, no TV and horrors, no Internert.
Sue Ann, had my husband wanted to be cremated I probably would have chosen that also. Thinking about my own cremation doesn't bother me but visualizing my husband's body in a furnace was most unpleasant at the time we bought our cemetery plots. One of my children favors having her ashes scattered. Thank you for another go ahead on my funeral plans.
Bradigans, guess you must be one of the young whipper snappers! Only recently have I given serious thought to my death. First I planned our retirement (my huband would have been happy with your response) I've been an organizer all my life and yes, lots of times I over plan. ;) Humor me in my senior years. Thank you for your answer. PS I am of the living!
Janice, your second comment is appreciated. I had a discussion once with a friend about giving to a stranger who asked for money as I was on my way to pay an electric bill. The supposition was that the payment would take all the money I had. Would I give money to the stranger? My evaluation of the situation was that the money was not mine. I was paying a debt and would put my family in jeopardy of not having lights, etc. if I gave some of the money to the stranger. My friend never agreed with me but we remained good friends. Thank you for your wisdom.
I am well along with what I want to get done. It is gratifying to have others (most :o ) agree with me.
Shalom,
dessa
DuluthGA:
Bravo on your recap Dessa even if nobody else is, you and I are both ready physically mentally emotionally and spiritually ANYTIME, and that's the way to be.
I pray your thoughtful thread serves as inspiration to those who do not yet have their ultimate agenda lined up.
As for now... we are blessed to tarry and enjoy each other more! It's not good-bye yet!
HA! Sorry I am so 'eat up' with these emoticons... :D
Let us rejoice that sooner or later in God's perfect timing every enemy will be conquered!
Joyfully,
Janice
PS: BibleTruths dot com could be mentioned in a Last Will and Testament!
SandyFla:
--- Quote from: dessa on October 31, 2007, 07:38:06 PM ---
Sandy, you may have shared your life on this forum before I joined so forgive me for wanting to know more about you. Perhaps your parents are infirm and causing unusual stress in your life. Death must be in your thoughts since you are thinking about your funeral also. Do you have siblings? Thank you for your comments to me.
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My parents are both elderly. My mother is diabetic and legally blind. My father is extremely hard of hearing; he also had a stroke and has some bleeding problems that he doesn't talk about. He refuses to have a blood test or physical. To my mother's knowledge, he never had one. My sister and her family moved to PA a few month ago, so I am in Florida trying to take care of them myself. I have my own 1-bedroom condo, but I've been living with them since my mom's second quintuplet by-pass surgery 4 years ago. I was hoping to sell my condo so I could buy a 2-bedroom condo and have them live with me, but until I find a regular full-time job, that is out of the question. I was out of work since the first week in August and ineligible for unemployment because I worked at a church. Just last week I began working at a temporary position that will last until January. Hopefully it will turn into a REAL job.
My father doesn't want to discuss funeral plans, and my mother is ambivalent. I was so depressed while out of work, that after I wrote my last comment about planning my funeral, I sat down that same night and did just that. I just need to talk to my sister and see if she'll look for 3 side-by-side plots in PA, as I most likely won't stay in Florida after my parents die. All my relatives are in PA and CA.
Sandy
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