{"id":9222,"date":"2019-02-05T09:52:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/the-last-bite-last-word\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T17:19:30","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T23:19:30","slug":"the-last-bite-last-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=9222","title":{"rendered":"The Last Bite. The Last Word."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>My husband was a food-of-any-kind connoisseur. He actually treated his meals like an art form. Once he\u2019d try every different food item on his plate, he\u2019d determine which was his favorite. He\u2019d ensure his favorite bite was his last bite on his plate so he could savor that taste as long as possible afterward. I can still see him smacking his lips after that bite.<\/p>\n<p>While I was thinking about the last bite, I started thinking about our last words. Don&#8217;t we want them to be those tasty morsels of delectable and sweet words of love so that we\u2019ll never have regrets about the words we said? My sweet Bryson wants to sleep with me when I\u2019m in town. I left Austin for home early this morning while he was still sleeping. I take with me the treasure of the last words he spoke to me before he fell asleep. \u201dI love you so much, Princess.\u201d And, my last words to him were &#8220;I love you so much, my Prince!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-hTQRsih-vdU\/XFj40jAdrSI\/AAAAAAAAxEc\/BAN7_A2VpGk7j7ToRrikycZLkD3h08pHACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Kind%2Bwords%2B3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Kindwords3.jpg\" width=\"286\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" data-original-width=\"514\" data-original-height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m so glad the last words I spoke to my Sweetheart before his graduation to heaven were \u201cPush, Baby, push. I\u2019ll be okay, so go ahead and go home. I love you forever and I\u2019ll see you soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve learned my lessons well. I\u2019m so glad God has forgiven me for the times my words weren\u2019t so sweet and how, now, He continually reminds me that my last words with a friend or loved one should be LIFE, not death; PEACE, not fear; LOVE, not hate; JOY, not sorrow. We have the opportunity, every day, to leave those sweet words for those around us to savor. Proverbs 16:24 says &#8220;Kind words are honey from a honeycomb &#8212; sweet to the soul and healing for the body.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whether our days run smooth as glass or are rocky and bumpy, may our hearts and our mouths produce &#8220;soft and sweet\u201d words&#8230;..so that if we have to eat them, we&#8217;ll be eating yummy, delectable treats. What was your last bite today? What were the last words you spoke to someone? What are they savoring?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kind words are like honey &#8212; sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.&#8221; Proverbs 16:24<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My husband was a food-of-any-kind connoisseur. He actually treated his meals like an art form. Once he\u2019d try every different food item on his plate, he\u2019d determine which was his favorite. He\u2019d ensure his favorite bite was his last bite on his plate so he could savor that taste as long as possible afterward. 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