How is it possible that it seems like our family wouldn't be complete without someone who has been here for such a little amount of time?I found out today that some friends of a friend of mine lost their 3 year old little girl yesterday. I don't know the details, just that she had an accident and died later at the hospital. I can't even imagine how broken their hearts are. It made me think that even with the assurance of salvation and the knowledge that they will see their daughter again in heaven it doesn't make the hurt of losing her go away.
We never know exactly how long we are going to have with our families, and we are fools if we don't treasure every moment we get. We have been blessed with these past 7 months with Samantha, even though there are days when we miss our sleep and quiet time! We pray that we will have many more decades with her, but we aren't taking a single moment for granted.
I am as guilty as the next person of walking away angry, saying things I would regret if they were the last thing I said to a person I care about, and not living as though I might not have tomorrow.
I don't want a tragedy to be what changes the way I live. I want to have peace if I am ever looking in the face of something as devestating as losing a loved one. I want to know that there is nothing I would have done differently, and that everyone I care about about knows it.
So happy 7 month birthday Sammy. We love you.
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. ~Danny Kaye
Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies. ~Erich Fromm
God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only question is how. ~Henry Ward Beecher
We should give meaning to life, not wait for life to give us meaning. ~Unknown
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