Usually, I don’t think about death.
It’s scary to contemplate.
What will it be like?
Will it hurt?
When?
I was able to ignore these questions until a close family member died.
If someone so young and vibrant and good died,
then I wasn’t immune, either.
It didn’t bode well.
Frankly, I didn’t want to think about how all my mistakes would affect my death.
But when I had kids, I realized that I had to take a good hard look at my spiritual beliefs.
I didn’t want to teach my children something that I didn’t understand.
It’s hard enough teaching them stuff I do understand.
Yet, I was still afraid to take a close look at my faith.
A funny thing happened when I took a deep breath and faced my fears.
I learned that love doesn’t point fingers, embarrass, or unjustly punish.
Love is much harder than that.
It’s about treating people with kindness, even when they don’t deserve it.
It’s about choosing to act warmly, even when you don’t feel like it.
Maybe most difficult of all: it’s about forgiveness.
I still haven’t mastered these concepts,
but that’s the beauty of being human…
we are lovable, despite our faults.
Lynn Kellan is the creative force behind For Love or Funny. She is a romance novelist devoted to finding the love and the funny in every story. 
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Oh. Death scares me as well. I know that when I die I will go to Heaven since I strongly believe in Jesus but still…just the thought of the ones we love being left behind is scary to contemplate. I love your pictures.
I hope your Easter is very special and wonderful. God bless.
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Very thought provoking, particulary the last bit, I’ll try and master those concepts today, have a lovely Easter :0)
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I remember facing my own death at 17 away from home and family wilth out knowing when or if I would return. I realized I would die after waking in the night frightened. Looking in the mirror I understood that I was the only one that could control my thoughts on this. I decided to have faith in myself to live what time I was to be allowed to the best of my ability. To use my mistakes as guidance correcting the direction of my path. Life has taken me since then to do everything I desired. I am now living all the bonus’s. I don’t have the answer about what will happen to me when I die but I have never been frightened again. I do know that life led me here to see the beauty of the variety of crocus as Lynn sees them. Ain’t that wonderful. I have faith when I die it will all be ok as that is what I think and can control. Happy Easter to all.
I don’t fear death. I fear leaving my family. Stopping from SITS!
I try very hard to be forgiving and sometimes it’s tough. One thing I try to remember is that God loves each and every other person on this earth as much as He loves me. If He loves even the most unlovely, then surely I can offer forgiveness when I’m called upon to do so.
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No doubt, the thought of leaving family is heartrending!
This was a great reminder this Easter weekend.
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I went to a youth seminar with my husband last weekend and the speaker was excellent. He said one thing that has resonated with me:
“God is so in love with you, smitten with kitten, goo goo gaa gaa in love with you.”
(This probably stuck because he said it about 100 times, but it worked!) God loves you in so many ways you can’t imagine and never begin to understand. He doesn’t want us to understand or try to figure Him out. He just wants our faith in return. He just wants to love us and have us accept His love in return. If you can teach yourself and your children to be loved by God (which is one of the hardest things I do on a daily basis… ) then I think you have succeeded..
God bless!
this is such a great post! i struggle with this topic alot. i just can’t seem to wrap my brain around it, nor do i want to, but i know that i need to. it’s so very scary to think about. i think the only thing that can make it better is faith.
thanks for sharing.
found you on etsy forums, hope you’ll come visit me too!
those are lovely crocuses.
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It is always the fear of the unknown that gets us!!
Happy Easter!
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Great post! Happy Easter!
This is just what I needed today. This Good Friday has left a lot to be desired. I feel better and…softer now.
The pictures are beautiful.
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I am afraid to die as well. The pictures are stunning, esp the first few
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That was so beautifully said. Death is just a new beginning with people we already know and love! I’m not in a hurry to get there, but I don’t think it will be so bad! Loving your pictures!!
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Moving post.
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Really beautiful post! You know, I’m not really afraid to die. But I am afraid to lose more loved ones.
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