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If Only Heaven Had a Phone

I miss you more than words can ever say. If Heaven had a phone, I would never say goodbye.

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Death. It’s not a topic that anyone likes to talk about. When I first read the above quotes, it was about two, maybe three years after I laid one of the greatest men I ever knew to rest. It reminded me that just because life changes here on earth, it doesn’t change in your heart.

When you lose someone you love, it’s never easy. You often hear people say “it’ll get better or they’re in a better place” but it doesn’t get easier. It doesn’t make the grief feel better. Your loved one might be in a better place, but at the time of the loss you feel heartbreak. Life is hard. Moving forward without the person you love is hard. This quote helped me to remember that while life on earth will continue on, your loved one has simply changed worlds from you. They’re never completely gone. They live on within your heart and through the memories you have created.

However, I know that many of us question everything that happens in life. It’s hard not to. I’ve once heard folks say you’re not supposed to question God and His will, but I believe it’s okay to question. You’re human. Even as a child of God, I question many things and circumstances, but I still trust and believe in Him. My faith is what keeps me going and my belief that Heaven is real and I’ll see my loved ones again someday. Sometimes I can’t help, but think if only heaven had a phone.

If Only Heaven Had a Phone:

I would call and talk for hours to my great grandparents, who I never knew, and ask what they would do in certain situations or things I do not understand.

I would talk to the sister I never met.


I could talk to my grandparents and tell them how much I miss them. I could even get advice from them on what to do when life becomes hard.

I could talk to my aunts, uncles, and cousins that I miss and sometimes asked for advice.


I could talk to my brother, who was my best friend. We could talk about fishing and everything in life. He was one of the people I could go to when I needed a good laugh or advice. There’s not a day that I don’t miss him or wonder what life would be like if he was still here. I often wonder if he would have kids and could have walked me down the aisle with my dad on the other side (yes, I would want that even if it isn’t tradition).

I could ask about my animals that have passed. I know that seems minor, but those were my babies too.

Oh, and if Heaven had a phone, I would want to talk to Eve and find out why she ate the apple and so much more!

If Heaven had a phone, it would help ease the pain of missing them. I would love to see them, but being able to hear their sweet voices would ease some of the pain of them being gone. I know that one day I will see them again and I can’t wait to walk by their sides and to fish with my Bubba.

And to those of you that read this, just remember it’s okay to miss your loved ones and it’s okay to cry. Keep their memory alive and let them live in your hearts. Your loved one didn’t leave you nor forsake you. It was a change of worlds, but one day you can see them again.

John chapter fourteen, verse number two says, “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.”

This verse reminds me that when I die and go to Heaven I have a place that is prepared for me with my loved ones. I will be with my heavenly Father and with my loved ones. It reminds me it’s okay to wish that Heaven could have a phone, but I’ll be able to see and talk to my loved ones.


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