Never do I miss the opportunity to tell my children that I love them. So often that at times I hear the "I KNOW MOM" after I tell them. If I have gotten home from work late and they are already in bed, which honestly has happened more often than not lately. I still go in, kiss them and tell them I love them. ALWAYS! Not a hard thing to do but something that can be easily skipped due to "oh they know" or "I will tell them in the morning" or "I am EXHAUSTED"
You and I know that we have all done this, saw on the caller ID who was calling and said..."mmm I think I will talk to them later." Or "it's just my mom/dad/brother, I can talk to them later." Literally the day before my brother's last day of life, he called me. I looked down at my cell phone and thought, I really just need to finish this vacuuming and I will call him tomorrow or the next day. For some reason I did the exact opposite. I answered spoke to him for a long while. We talked about random things, everyday things, we laughed. There is not a moment that goes by that I don't CHERISH that conversation. In the conversation he had told me somewhat randomly that he had just finished reading the book of John in the Bible. He told me some cute southern girl told him to read the same book of the bible I encouraged him to read. He left it at that and I did not push. I found a lot of peace in that in the days after his death. But what would've happened if I missed or ignored his call, the guilt and regret would've been overwhelming.
I recently heard that a powerful business man, I am pretty sure its Trump but cant remember, always answers calls from his children. NO matter who he is meeting with or doing. And he meets with some pretty important people. But by taking those calls he tells those kids that they are the most important people in HIS world! Love this, something to live by!
Have a fun, safe, and BLESSED Memorial Day!!
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