James 3:17 is a great litmus test

owls
aren't owls supposed to be wise?

Why not plan our death as best we can?

James 3:17. Is the solution pure and holy? Does it bring peace? Is it considerate and humble? Is it full of mercy, impartial, and sincere?

If we answered yes to each, we’re on the right track.

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Can we, should we, plan our death the way we plan our vacations?

sanibel island
sanibel island, our favorite vacation spot - breakfast outside with a view

Can we, should we, plan our death the way we plan our vacations? At first glance, most of us will gasp at the notion. Why? Because no one has made this radical idea mainstream. We hold baby showers and get the baby’s room pre-set, etc.

What’s so different about death?

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Grammy waited for Cheryl to come home before she could die

heaven
where is heaven?

Grammy knew we were coming home for Cort’s wedding on September 30, 1989. Years earlier, she met Cort, cooked for him, and watched him give a toast – as our best man – on June 25, 1983.

Grammy never moved out of this house where she raised seven girls and one boy, while running a one-room grocery in the front room of the row home. Neither did Cheryl’s Mom, who to this day still lives in the house she was born in 89 years ago.

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She died in my arms

Grammy
one grand daughter and two great grandsons, among Grammy's many fine accomplishments

Grammy was going to be 94, but never made it. Yet I must say, she was one of the most amazing humans I ever got to know personally. She was physically active and abundantly prayerful until her very last breath. She was always surrounded by people she loved and who loved her. She never had an ill word about anyone. She lived with her infirmities and never complained. She choose me to get her wings started.

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