Tuesday, September 2, 2008

You'll have to forgive me, I am not a writer, but I will try



as i soaked in the bathtub with my favorite gal, i felt a piece of heaven.






i thought about what people imagine heaven is like.
i don't think it's a place where we eat thamnak thai's mussaman curry (although i do hope that i get to enjoy my curry there)
and reeses cups all day long while watching our favorite re-runs,
sitting on clouds. i feel it is much like our world here.
i think it consists of joyful moments like these mixed
with learning and hard work. did i say work in heaven? yup.
i believe we will be taught more and understand things we can't
come close to comprehending now.


while my daughter was gooing and smiling at me in her darling birthday suit, i dreamt of the day that i will see my brother again.
i imagined what he would say, and how he would embrace me and my children. i imagined us gathering with the rest of my family: our parents, and siblings, and ancestors, reminiscing of this earthly life. and i imagined mark laughing at me for missing him so much over all the years.


as i thought of the scenery, i imagined the most beautiful of God's
creations all in one place: the mountains, and oceans, and trees, and flowers, and grass. oh, how i can't wait to see the grass.
miles and miles of green, luscious, weedless grass.



and although i imagined things i would love about heaven such as:


a thin, stretch mark free body,



my thai curry,



no politics,



fire ants that don't bite,



the scenery,



etc,



i think the best part will be loving my husband forever.
i can't wait to grow old with him in this life and then enjoy
our relationship for eternity.
i KNOW families can be together forever and i can't wait.


mark thomas carter


noel, mark, taylor, brandon, mom, dad, trevor, jennifer, and me

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That was beautiful...well said, well said.

Anne said...

love this post and still so sorry about your brother.