We are all we have

I've always believed that something good always comes from something "not so good". On Sunday at an absolutely beautifully given funeral service for a family member of my husbands (new to me as I am still newly wed) I was first of all in awe of the church itself. Then listening to the stories with great respect for the family I found myself trying to remember the last funeral my family had been to. All the while keeping in mind that my husband and his family have seen to many in the last several years. I felt an overwhelming feeling that my turn is coming to feel the pain they have. Not because anyone is old or sick just because my family has been spared lately it seems.

But the thing that got to me the most was the message that was spoken there. I can't repeat it word for word. What it said to me was this, actually the service and all the events that unfolded there along with the message sent me out with this....

Life truly is short. Shorter everyday. Forgive. Forget. Move on from turmoil. Help others but be sure to take care of your own first. For I will give everything and have nothing for my own needs and in the past no one there to lean on. Watch your words you can't take them back. I want to laugh everyday not waste time gossiping about others short comings.
Love NOW! And show it to your people hug your kids and mothers and husbands. Death is part of life so LIVE it! Brush the chip off your shoulder for it will weigh you down. Let the marks you leave on this earth be remembered with a smile not a frown. We are all WE have.