Remember Me

"Hey, Dad," said Malachi as he and his family were on their way home from a visit with their grandmother, "what do you want written on your tombstone?"

"What a question!" said Mom. "Why are you asking that?"

Malachi laughed. "While you were visiting with Grandma, Nevaeh and I went and talked with Uncle Kevin, remember? He was mowing the grass at that cemetery down the street, and we wandered around there a little. There were some interesting things carved on the grave markers--like little sayings or poems. I was just wondering what you'd want on yours someday."

"I think I'd like a Bible verse," Dad said. "I want people to remember that I'm a Christian."

"Why do people put flowers on graves?" asked Nevaeh.

"It's an expression of love for the person who died," said Mom. "They do it in memory of that person, and it comforts them as they remember who they were and what they did during their life."

"That reminds me of the memorial service we have at church," Dad said.

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