Things I learned at a 12-year-old's memorial service

"[God] will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mouring or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. He who was seated on the throne said, 'I am making everything new!'" Revelation 21:4-5

**Never underestimate the impact you can have on a person.
**Never underestimate the impact you can have on the world.
**Your day-to-day life, not extravagant acts, may be the greatest impact.
**I'm not the only one who insists poems must rhyme.
**There is never a day when you can't smile.
**God is worthy of praise and trust everyday.
**Many times, kids really are wiser than adults.
**No matter what you look like, the people who love you will always think you're beautiful.
**Ice cream and soda are best enjoyed in large quantities.
**Amazing Grace, when sung a capella, is the most beautiful sound in the world.


"It [Heaven] had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. . .The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. . .The twelve gates were twelve pearls. . .the great street of the city was of pure gold. . .On no day will its gates ever be shut. . .Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life." - Revelation 21:12, 18, 21, 25, 27