In the living years.....

We traveled back to missouri for the Easter weekend and on the way home as I was searching the radio for something to listen too.... a familiar song came on.... and I just had to stop and listen. It's called "In The Living Years".... thoughts flooded my mind and I realized this was something I needed to blog about....

You see each day we get wrapped up in so much stuff...... and sometimes we forget to enjoy the things that are most important to us...

I lost my father when I was 9 years old..... had he known he only had 9 years with me I wondered what he would have done different... if anything.... if I had known I only had a short time with him... what would I have done different..... then I look around me... I see people lose people suddenly all the time....




The songs lyrics talk about how he had disagreements and instead of just admitting they didn't see eye to eye... they let bitterness get between them.... I see those around me doing that as well... and sometimes myself...... until one day.. they lose that person......



I think it's a daily struggle for us to stop.... take a breath... and really cherish the things most dear and precious to us..... to let things go that have hurt us.... or to realize not everyone is going to see it our way.... and to not let that get the best of us...

So take a listen.... then go and hug the people closest to you and let them know how much you love them... or maybe the dreaded words "i'm sorry" or "i forgive you"...... so that we won't have to say ... " I wish I could have told them... in the Living Years.....