Comments on: DEATH and YOU

By: Renee Garcia

Renee Garcia — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:11:50 +0000

Death has been a HUGE part of my life over the last 4 years… I have been to 4 funerals and have sat by while many more people died… all children… all to cancer… and it SUCKS. I know they are in Heaven now, with Jesus, pain free and cancer free, but for the friends and family left behind, it royally sucks and it’s NOT fair. There’s my vent for the day.

I think about death a lot, especially where Kennedy is concerned. I think any parent with a child with cancer would tell you the same… it’s an unfortunate part of our world and we just pray that God doesn’t let it destroy us.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:29:55 +0000

I never thought death was real. I could never imagine a world without me in it. HOW self centered is that!

THEN ……back in December of 07 I got to hear that I have stage IV lung cancer. There is no stage V and they never down grade you. I am dying.

YUP I had to do some amazing re-thinking! MEEEE …….sssheeeesh how would the world turn without me.

I sure hope God is real.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:18:11 +0000

I have been thinking about it lately mainly because of a friend. I don’t think I am afraid of it, but it is one of those things that I guess I will know when it happens. I want to make sure I leave a legacy that pleases and glorifies God. I want to make a moment out of everything. For right now I want to spend as much time doing God’s work and planting seeds and spending as much time with the people I love.

By: Amy I

Amy I — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:31:13 +0000

wow, thanks for making me cry. Yea I think about death a lot. How I couldn’t imagine life with out my baby or Chris. Couldn’t imagine livng with out my family and more than anything thinking about there suffering when I’m gone. Sad sad thought I think

By: Kelly S

Kelly S — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:42:17 +0000

I’m more afraid of those I love dying, than dying myself. I lost my dad in a plane crash and I’ve been afraid of EVER having that type of pain again…and losing someone. But, I trust God to get me through it, should it happen.

I follow Randy Paush’s (sp) blog..he is still doing okay, he made it through Christmas and with Father’s day being this Sunday, looks like HE WILL ENJOY ANOTHER FATHER’S day with his kids. I praise God for that. He is an amazing man.
Kelly S.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:11:43 +0000

It’s funny… i’m not the least bit nervous…. ABOUT ME. But I’m petrified that my wife or children will die.

I don’t know how I’d make it through that one

By: rebecca

rebecca — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:28:13 +0000

I don’t fear my own death. Now, my husband, he should fear my death (5 kids to raise). Ha.

What I fear is my parents’ deaths. We are so close, and I can’t imagine how we’ll live when they’re not in the world anymore.

So, I just don’t think about it. 3 mantras I live by:

1 My children will always be young
2 I will always be healthy
3 My parents will never die

Nothing wrong with a little denial to get you through the day.

By: Heidi Reed

Heidi Reed — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:42:26 +0000

I think about death almost daily. Hard not to when I have 2 kids and 1 on the way. Things changed when I became a parent. I don’t want to die young either. Not because I am afraid. I can’t wait to get to heaven. No. I don’t want to die young because I don’t want my family shattered. My kids need me. So does my husband.

Here’s to long life, Los. And when we meet in Heaven it’ll be awesome… but not too soon. Ya know!

By: RachelB

RachelB — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:10:30 +0000

I don’t fear death at all! I don’t fear looking my Father in the eyes and accounting for my choices. I am so amazed that I GET to look Him in the eyes and I can’t wait to be with Him and have all of the pain of this world removed FOREVER!

BUT, I do love this life for all of its heartaches and brokenness. There are so many glimpses of Him everywhere you look. But why would I want to just catch glimpses when I can be in the presence of the real thing with the people I love??

That’s how I feel about it… Not to say that I wouldn’t be horrified if my end came in the form of a shark bite or anything, but at least it would get me to the gates! : )

By: gbrad@mag

gbrad@mag — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:29:20 +0000

NOpe. Used to. And every now and then I forget and panic . . . but absent with the body, present with the Lord. Church-ed up answer or not these are the words of truth and life. Better than anything that’s here. We have to love GOD more than the stuff HE GIVES US so that we can be set apart for everlasting life. GOD gets all glory. ALL. Iwouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Him, so I am His . . . and I’ll never forget the price He paid for me.