This past week I was saddened to hear about the death of actor, Bob Saget. For those who may not be familiar with Bob, he portrayed the dad on the television series, Full House. I remember watching this show every week, and binge watched every episode again last year with my youngest son.
Along with playing the role of Danny Tanner on Full House, Bob was a comedian. Many of his friends said he had a dark sense of humor and a very colorful vocabulary which earned him the nickname “Dirty Daddy.”
This was a very different persona as compared to his role in Full House. However, everyone echoed the same sentiment: the real Bob was truly a kind, loyal and loving friend, husband, and father.
The internet has been flooded with thousands of posts and comments about Bob. Yet, of all the posts I read there was one that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about.
When Betty White passed away just a few short weeks ago Bob made a statement on Instagram. He recalled Betty’s belief in the afterlife as she believed she would be reunited with her husband. Bob wasn’t sure about this and said he honestly didn’t know what happens when we die.
I’m not an expert on the afterlife, but as a Christian I know what the Bible says. Since my daughter died in 2020 I have also thought very deeply about what happens when we leave this life and enter the next one.
As a believer in Jesus Christ, I believe that the moment we take our last breath on earth we take our first breath in Heaven.
One of the things that has brought me so much comfort over the past 23 months is that Jesus has made a way for all of us to go to Heaven. He said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying” (John 11:25).
My daughter is not just a part of my past, she is also a part of my future. Jesus promised me that. Melanie believed in Jesus and so do I. I know she is in heaven now walking streets of gold and I will see her again one day.
Most people don’t want to talk about death or dying, but there is no one on this earth who can escape it. John Mayer told over 250K people on a live feed that he had never experienced grief in his entire life. He didn’t know much about death or grief or how to handle it.
It’s important for us all to think about death, eternity, and the afterlife.
This is something one needs to think about before it’s too late. On that final day, we don’t want to wonder where we are going, we want to be fully assured we are going to the promised land – Heaven.
I won’t give up on this race
Broken but I still have faith
That this old life is all part of a plan
And I can feel it in my soul
One day I’ll stand before the throne
With nothing left but hope in these two hands
Through all these seasons, I’m still believin’
You’re my promised land
In all my grievin’ I’m still believin’
You’re my promise land
I agree that we should all have “The Talk” about death and dying. It was never taboo in my family when I was growing up. Coming from an extremely large family, death wasn’t a stranger to us. I feel like I’ve carried the tradition with my kids and now with my grandkids. I don’t want death/dying to be something that scares them. Especially since my grandkids suffered two very devastating losses in their young lives. I remember my granddaughter staring at me crying one day last year. She started crying with me and said she never wanted to grow up because she didn’t want to die. I said to her…”When we die our souls still live. We go to Heaven and get to be with everyone we love who died before us but, there’s even more. Since our souls live on, our loved ones (Jace) are always with us. We just can’t see them. Although we should feel happy about that, we still cry because we miss them so much. Just remember, when you feel sad because you miss Jace just know that is when his soul is with you and he’s giving you a hug”. After my husband’s mother passed a few months ago, Bella saw him looking really down one night and I heard her telling him that same story.
@Aimee Nekoranik 💜🙏💜