Monday, September 7, 2009

EBBANDFLOW (in memory of Ardeth Anne Smith, "One of the sweetest somebody's that i have known")

I LOVE LIFE
I LOVE MY FAMILY
I LOVE THE BIGGER FAMILY CONCEPT
I LOVE MY TEAM
I LOVE GOD

I HATE DEATH

death the cycle, from dust we come-to dust we return.
death the thief, after that last breath there are no more- NO MORE.
death the passage into eternal glory.
death the shocker, someone that you cannot fully prepare to meet until you are face to face.

But as i have been forced to deal with death over the passed week, i have lessened in my hatred of death.
My grandma is in Heaven.
no pain
no tears of sorrow
smile forever.
before the throne.
Through her passing my family came together in a very special way. Her three sons and their children and families shed tears together for one that we all loved.

It is true that you never really realize what u had until it is gone. What i had. A constant support in prayer and encouragement, the reason my father is who he is and what i have to emulate in my own future. To her the family was ultimate and thus she dedicated everything she had to keeping it stable and intact.
There is soo much to say about her...here is not the place for that. And to be honest she would protest every compliment to her if she were here.

Her 77 year life journey ended last sunday.
But the effects of her life LIVE ON.
and this is the punchline.
wat will be left after the ashes are scattered or the coffin buried?
Do not make this question a main concern, just live well, love hard, love God, be kind to others, be selfless, try to emulate Christ in your life and the question will take care of its self.