I am not sure if I have shared this before, but we own a cemetery. Jim owned it even before we were married. It is in Alabama, where he is originally from and he has decided he wants to be cremated and since I just want a normal burial, he wants to wait and have his ashes buried on top of me! He has recently decided that we should take our oldest daughter there and show her the spot we will be buried.....
So, our trip today is to Alabama to check out just that! Not sure how you feel about what we are doing, and some people don't like to talk about it. We both are saved and know where our final home will be, but our bodies will lie in wait for God to come and call us home.
My prayer is that you know for sure where your final home will be as well. Have a wonderful day my friends.
My title picture today is the sign in front of my church!
I like your church sign!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you - once we are gone, our bodies don't matter. What's important is where our soul is going.
Linda, I have been to your church, no lie. I bet we even met, only I surely don't remember, lol. It was a 5 or so yrs ago when we were in Chattanooga for a week. ANYWAYS..We have discussed it and it is in writing, we will be buried in whatever state we are in. Plain wooden boxes, no funeral, gravesite. He will get a full military burial. I agree with Mari. Blessings
ReplyDeleteLinda, that is amazing. To think that we will know one another in our Heavenly home, we 'knew' one another here and didnt even know it! Do you have someone you visited in Lookout Valley? How did you come to visit my church?
DeleteLinda, we were visiting Chattanooga...one of our fav places. ANYWAYS, it was Sunday, had to go to church. (well..not HAD)--just plain and simple as that.
DeleteHave a safe trip my friend...
ReplyDeleteActually, I find it comforting to be prepared for such things. It is thoughtful to your children that they won't have to worry, and they will be sure that our wishes are being fulfilled.
Actually...my father was in charge of the cemetery in my hometown. He planned very well. And listen to this,,,my father and Steve's late father were very good friends...my father bought a large plot in a secluded part of the cemetery and then he and Steve's father split it. Now, Steve's father is laid to rest near my father...and Steve and I will be side by side in between!
there is a cemetery across the street from us and us we were building our house the neighbors came over and stated it was an old family/neighborhood cemetery and we could be buried there....whoa....we got a deal...12 acres, one house and 2 plots....LOL!!
ReplyDeleteIt may be difficult to discuss, but I believe it is truly the loving thing to do for our family members that will be left behind. Having had to go through the decision process with my mother, I realized how much easier it would have been had we discussed it and made plans. I want to do this with Hubby as well, but I can't get him to discuss it. I know it will be hard, but it will also be a load off my mind and a comfort if I can just get him to consent.
ReplyDeleteIt is an important subject and I agree it should be taken care of while we are still here, relieve those decisions and pressure from our family. But I've told mine I don't care. We're both saved and we know where we'll be.
ReplyDeleteYou have a safe trip.
This IS an important subject "And as it is appointed unto men once to die ..." [Hebrews 9:27] We're all going to make that journey. It's nothing to fear. Believing in Jesus gives us such comfort. I think it's really responsible to have these plans so the grieving relatives don't have to. I've already made my Will, laid out the basics in writing of what I want (graveside funeral, plain box, no embalming, etc.) and know where my remains will one day rest.
ReplyDeleteI pray your journey today was a pleasant and easy one my friend. ~:)
Joe and I have both declared we want to be cremated, and our ashes put in sacred ground (or a cubby in a mausoleum). I don't want to be on a shelf in the closet, or on a mantle somewhere!
ReplyDeleteHope the trip to Alabama went well.