What We Do On Earth Is What We Leave This Earth

Today we celebrated the life of an incredible man who loved his family and his community.  Frank is synonymous with father and police officer.  To serve and protect was just who he was.

I'll never understand God's plan, but I will always trust in His love.  As I listened to the service and realized the psalm and the gospel chosen were the same ones we chose for our wedding, I kind of smiled to myself.  That's because through all the stages of life and death, God reminds us to show mercy and to love one another.  And while we're on earth, the thing that matters the most is how we treat each other, because that it was stays on earth beyond our time here. 

It seems cruel to take away someone we love when they should have more time with us, but no one is ever really gone from us when we have been touched by their love.  After a long battle with cancer, Frank is finally at peace, but his greatest gift to us is his love.  His legacy lives on in his two beautiful children and they will pass that legacy on to their kids.

So, as we celebrated one man, one hero's life, we were all bound together by his love and reminded that...

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. 
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 
Rejoice and be glad, 
for your reward is great in heaven.

BIG LOVE & HUGS

Love,

​Justine