til death do us part.....

Do you have ideas of what you want to take place at your funeral? Do you even want to have one? I constantly think about how much I do not want to have a so sad funeral. I believe death of a loved one is hard enough on surviving family and friends, why through in sad songs, videos, and preaching about "being with the Lord".

I am a Christian, I believe that because I asked Jesus to live in my heart and I was baptized that I will spend eternity with Christ, in heaven. I choose to live my daily life as a Christian. Sometimes I slip and fall, but I ask for forgiveness and try harder the next time.

I want my family to remember the good things about me and the fun times we had, Not dwell on the fact that I wont be at Christmas to fill stockings or at Easter to die eggs.

So, in Lu of this, I have decided to pull out my "funeral plans" from years ago and revise them. I want it all done. So all my family has to do is say, "okay this is what we are going to do."

I might even go ahead and write my eulogy. Who knows?

I began thinking about all this a few weeks ago, when my grandmother became ill. When I was 18 she came to me and asked me to sign some paper work for her. I read over it...it was her living will. She wished to donate her body to the local medical school to be used for research and education. At first I thought, wow...what if I am in medical school when she dies and I receive her body..but then I thought, I won't go to med school because I do not like throw up. So I went ahead and signed it for her. She told me, "don't make a fuss about my death. I have lived a long life full of love, have a party, pour some drinks, and say "thank god that bitty is dead!" (lol if you know my maw you know I didn't make this up!)

So when she left that day, I wrote down her quote...and I plan to fulfill her plans when that time comes.

Until then, I will thank God for all he has done for my family. And be grateful for that!