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Reading Your Own Obituary

Last night Google Alert sent me an obituary. Phyllis Ann Sather had passed on. Not only did she have my full name, but she lived just a short distance from where I live. It was quite shocking to open that email and see that I was dead.

Last night Google Alert sent me an obituary. Phyllis Ann Sather had passed on. Not only did she have my full name, but she lived just a short distance from where I live. It was quite shocking to open that email and see that I was dead.

I have to admit that I did a quick check to see if I was still breathing.

Funny how a moment like that can make you stop and think.

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” Hebrews 9:27-KJV –

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things in body, according to that he hath done, whether good or bad.”
2 Corinthians 5:10 KJV

“… if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9 NIV

“… choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” – Joshua 24:15 KJV

What about you? Are you ready to read your own obituary? If you aren’t sure where you will spend eternity feel free to contact me at Phyllis@Phyllis-Sather.com and I will be glad to tell you more about your Savior and Lord. He’s waiting…

Finding Joy in the Journey,

Phyllis

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15 Comments

  • Naomi
    Posted April 3, 2012 at 9:57 PM

    Phyllis…truly thought provoking. Thank you for linking up at What Joy Is Mine’s Monday’s Musings.

  • Cindy Swanson
    Posted April 2, 2012 at 7:59 PM

    Wow…that would be a very weird feeling indeed. Great food for thought!

    Cindy at Notes in the Key of Life

  • Phyllis
    Posted April 2, 2012 at 2:48 PM

    That is very thought provoking Jill. I’m going to have to spend some time tossing that around in my mind. I know I’ve found it difficult to write my own bios for different writing projects – hard to beat my own drum so to speak, but I’ve never considered writing my own obituary.

    We have a very small family so at this point I won’t leave too many people behind.

  • Jill
    Posted April 2, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    I took a Death and Dying course in college. One activity was for each of us to actually write our own obituary. And really an obituary is a list of those you leave behind, and a summary of the (hopefully!) good things you did in this life.

    This writing excercise is actually something everyone should do. Would those you leave behind really be able to write a list of accomplishments or good deeds that you did? Do you have people that would truly feel honored to be named as a survivor? If not, why not? Are you living the life that is worthy of a long obituary….or will yours simply say “funeral services were held” and nothing more?

    Try writing your own! It’s a very thought provoking exercise to really ponder what others would say about you after you’re gone.

  • Lisa
    Posted April 2, 2012 at 12:31 PM

    Great post! I actually have written my Obit on how and what Id want it to say.

    • Phyllis
      Posted April 2, 2012 at 12:55 PM

      Really. What an interesting idea. I spent some time writing out what hymns I would like sung at my funeral but that’s as far as I got.

  • Kate @ Teaching What Is Good
    Posted April 2, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    That would be fascinating! I pray that my life would reflect Jesus enough to make me proud to read my own obituary!

    Found you through What Joy Is Mine link-up.

  • Phyllis
    Posted April 1, 2012 at 3:41 PM

    Thanks for stopping by Rachel.

  • Rachel @ finding joy
    Posted March 31, 2012 at 7:51 PM

    Thank you for an excellent reminder — and for all the Scripture. Truly grateful. And now off to think about things — things to change and where to grow.
    Blessings,
    Rachel

  • Phyllis
    Posted March 31, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    I recently heard of a father and son who were both born on Leap Day.

  • Laura
    Posted March 30, 2012 at 5:37 PM

    My dad had a similar experience, an obituary with the same name, same age, same state, same number of children… weird.

    Great reminder, though! Thanks for sharing!

  • Wendy Gunn @ Faith's Firm Foundation
    Posted March 28, 2012 at 10:38 PM

    You are so funny! “Rumors of your death are greatly exaggerated!” Great post, and something everyone must think about! Sorrowfully, many do not until it is too late. Praying that many will read this and it will bear the fruit of salvation in people’s lives.
    Love you, friend, and grateful you’re still with us!
    Wendy

  • Carla
    Posted March 28, 2012 at 9:16 PM

    Phyllis,
    Thank you for unselfishly offering up your time to provide assurance of salvation to your readers. I pray God will use you in a mighty way to draw more believers into the faith.

  • Phyllis
    Posted March 28, 2012 at 2:00 PM

    Wow Angie. That is amazing. Mine isn’t that common although there is a Sather Candy Company and a Sather Cookie Company but we don’t own either. We are always getting asked if we are related to ____ Sather, but my husband is from a very small family – in fact our son Eric is the last male Sather alive in his family. He’s going to have to have a lot of sons to keep the family name going.

  • Angie
    Posted March 28, 2012 at 10:41 AM

    I have a very common name. In fact, it is so common that there are too many women to count living in my city with the name, at least five of us are nurses, and at least three of those are in the same nursing specialty. Two of us worked at the same hospital at the same time, had baby boys within months of each other, and used the same pediatrician. There has been confusion for two full decades, and I don’t expect it to end. The other day I got a frantic call from a friend I hadn’t seen in a while who had run into someone she thought was MY SIL but was actually another of the cardiac-nurse-Angie’s SIL, and thought my youngest son was in the hospital in critical condition. I said many prayers that day, both for strength for the other Angie and thankfulness that my son was well. God sends us messages in odd ways sometimes, doesn’t he?

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