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A lot of life has to do with preparing for death. No, I don't have a premonition of death but let me tell you, after spending a few weeks planning for our wills and talking and reviewing legalese with our lawyer, it was all I could do - taking a hard look at this earthly life and its transience. DH and I had wanted to get our wills done in a long while. We finally bit the bullet and called up a lawyer. That sure set the cogs in my head whirling. There are so many ifs in this life. The main one is if both of us go when the children are still minors. Who will take care of them? Educate them? Feed them? Love them? Ensure they continue to grow in the Lord? So choice of trustee and guardian has to be prayerfully made. Details of the trust will have to be set up. Then of course I cannot but help but think of all the stuff I've accumulated. Seriously, the children's guardian/s will have no space for a fraction of the "special" stuff I've stored away. Reality check. Declutter now, or someone might have a horrible headache. Of course I pray I'd be around for my grandchildren, but we don't know when the Lord will take us home. Meanwhile what sort of legacy do I want to leave behind? When I go to be with the Lord, what can I leave behind that will allow the children to understand what really is important to me? Precious to me? So even as school winds down (yeah, 16 more "official" days'), and even as I plan for our long awaited trip, I'm making lists. I'm "inventorizing", if not on paper in my head - things to keep, to let go, to give and to bequeath. I'm seriously wondering if my life has been lived well, if I will leave my children a legacy of deep faith and love for the Lord... Yes, life is a preparation of death. It starts with, "Are you saved? Do you know the Lord?" for after death comes the judgment. Can a person not want to be assured of his or her salvation knowing that death is inevitable? It boggles my mind how so many refuse to address the desperate and wild cries of their souls. Oh, dear reader, if you are not sure if you know the Lord today, please at least check out this link! And life is also preparation of death for while we are able and clear-minded, we want to prepare the groundwork for our children, that their needs will be taken care of should we pass on. We need to be prepared so they will not be left fumbling and confused. Without being morbid, we can also prepare them that as a family, we'll always be together. Someone has to go home to be with the Lord first, though. And the living can rejoice for while the body may die, the soul never dies. It lives on forever. And we'll all meet again in Heaven, our true home. So, if you don't have a will, I encourage you to make one. For your own peace of mind and for the love of your children. |
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