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It's funny how Christmas bring about a lot of thought in people - thoughts about what's important, or more WHO's important.
About a month ago a good friend of mine from high school was killed in a car accident. The man that ran into her was a drunk driver, as my friend was driving to school to teach her 6th grade students he ran into her and she was killed instantly. My mom e-mailed this morning telling me that she ran into the girl' mother yesterday and all the girls mom had to tell her was to cherish every minute she had with us kids when we were home at Christmas.
This year has been a great year for me but unfortunatelly for many of the people that I love it has been the worst year ever.
I have gone to more funerals in the last 6 months alone that I've ever gone to in my entire life.
Most of them have all been funerals for people whose deaths were totally unexpected. They were the kind of funerals that make you say "they were way to young to die."
After receiving the e-mail from my mom this morning telling me what my friends mom had said it made me think about how lucky I am.
Many of my friends will be celebrating this Christmas without a brother, or a mother, or their father, and some of them will be celebrating even without their own children. It's got to be a devasting feeling to be a parent that out-lives your children.
I know I've been writing about the gifts that Steve and I have been exchanging and it's been fun but trust me - I do know what's important in life and it's not material possesions - it's people.
We should be cherishing every moment with our loved ones every day but for some reason at Christmas time - the time designated for getting together with family it just becomes more important and necessary. Holidays are like sacred time for many families.
As I go into this Holiday season, excited to spend time with family that I haven' seen in awhile and to be together with my family for the first time in a long time and also perhaps for the last time in a long time I do want to cherish every moment.
My thoughts and prayers are with all of those who I love that have lost loved ones this year.
I can't imagine how much harder that must make the Holidays but please know that you are loved and in my prayers.
About a month ago a good friend of mine from high school was killed in a car accident. The man that ran into her was a drunk driver, as my friend was driving to school to teach her 6th grade students he ran into her and she was killed instantly. My mom e-mailed this morning telling me that she ran into the girl' mother yesterday and all the girls mom had to tell her was to cherish every minute she had with us kids when we were home at Christmas.
This year has been a great year for me but unfortunatelly for many of the people that I love it has been the worst year ever.
I have gone to more funerals in the last 6 months alone that I've ever gone to in my entire life.
Most of them have all been funerals for people whose deaths were totally unexpected. They were the kind of funerals that make you say "they were way to young to die."
After receiving the e-mail from my mom this morning telling me what my friends mom had said it made me think about how lucky I am.
Many of my friends will be celebrating this Christmas without a brother, or a mother, or their father, and some of them will be celebrating even without their own children. It's got to be a devasting feeling to be a parent that out-lives your children.
I know I've been writing about the gifts that Steve and I have been exchanging and it's been fun but trust me - I do know what's important in life and it's not material possesions - it's people.
We should be cherishing every moment with our loved ones every day but for some reason at Christmas time - the time designated for getting together with family it just becomes more important and necessary. Holidays are like sacred time for many families.
As I go into this Holiday season, excited to spend time with family that I haven' seen in awhile and to be together with my family for the first time in a long time and also perhaps for the last time in a long time I do want to cherish every moment.
My thoughts and prayers are with all of those who I love that have lost loved ones this year.
I can't imagine how much harder that must make the Holidays but please know that you are loved and in my prayers.
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