Your Family Preserves

I created a PRESERVE once, just after a family member's death for a couple of reasons. Not necessarily to REMEMBER or to the MEMORY of this person - after all, their life would be well remembered through those still living and from a pretty good collection of pictures and writings. But, more as a TRIBUTE to her earthly life, and as a TRIBUTE to her unexpected passing because for this particular person, much good came from her death, as did from her life. Is this possible?  Can any good come as a result of the death of a well beloved person? The simple truth is, YES. If those left behind are willing to allow the Lord to show them that good. For at the time of her death, there was an outpouring of Spirit that touched the hearts of all of those she knew and many more people whom she did not know. Mostly because of the way she conducted her life, and then because of the way her death was handled. She was killed. Words that describe the reaction to the events that took h...

Gosh, I wish I had an awesome picture regarding this posting! Who wants to sit and read a bunch of words without something to look at? I think I'll just stick on this unrelated picture... however, the more I think of it, the more that I think it really does have EVERYTHING to do with the subject...you'll see... YOUR PERSONAL-LIFE'S STORY... Most people I know have heard this term before.  But sometimes (as I did) we confuse it with another method of preserving one's life in written form...JOURNAL-ING. The more lessons I had about these subjects at church the more confused I became. Until one day, I finally made sense of it all and that is what this posting is about...the difference, and the "how to" (or at least MY "how to") about getting 'er done. Part of one's Personal History (Personal Preserve) is THE STORY OF THEIR LIFE - from beginning to the point you are at now and beyond. A Journal is a DAILY OR PERIODIC PRESERVE OF YOUR LI...