How do you bring up the subject of suicide?  How can you tell that someone may be thinking of suicide?  Do you know someone who has committed suicide?  Do you know the survivors of someone who committed suicide? 

I am a suicide victim.  My mother took her own life.  Not only that, she had 2 siblings who took their own lives, and my younger brother has tried to do so on too many occasions to count.

I know that those who are in the depths of depression do not see beyond their pain.  I realize they cannot predict what is going to happen to those who love them once they are gone.

Living is hard.  Loving is hard.  But, I pray that those who may be thinking about suicide can stop for just a minute and think about love.  About joy.  God will hold your hand and walk with you, when you cannot walk alone.  He will lead you to people who can help you through your depression, so you can once again see the light.  Trust in Him with all of your heart, mind, body and soul.

And if you want to find out what life is like for a suicide victim, just ask me.  Funeral flowers are the worst to deal with, for the rest of your life.