Life is a Gift by Candice Bond

 

As I sit here and reflect on the past few months I can’t help but count my many blessings. I enjoyed a wonderful summer that was full of lots of new adventures and fun. I have a wonderful family and lots of friends. As I keep up with friends and family members and hear the things that go on in their lives and some of their day to day struggles I am again reminded how blessed I am. Some may be big while others are small but we all have our own battles to fight. Last night I heard some sad news about my friend’s family members that were taken from this world all too soon. In the 24 hours since I heard this news I can’t stop thinking about how precious life really is. I am reminded of the Garth Brooks song “If Tomorrow Never Comes” it goes like this: 

Sometimes late at night,

I lie awake and watch her sleeping

She's lost in peaceful dreams 

So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark

And the thought crosses my mind
If I never wake up in the morning

Would she ever doubt the way I feel

About her in my heart

If tomorrow never comes

Will she know how much I loved her

Did I try in every way to show her every day

That she's my only one

And if my time on earth were through

And she must face the world without me

Is the love I gave her in the past

Gonna be enough to last

If tomorrow never comes 

'Cause I've lost loved ones in my life

Who never knew how much I loved them

Now I live with the regret

That my true feelings for them never were revealed

So I made a promise to myself

To say each day how much she means to me

And avoid that circumstance

Where there's no second chance to tell her how I feel

If tomorrow never comes

Will she know how much I loved her

Did I try in every way to show her every day

That she's my only one

And if my time on earth were through

And she must face the world without me

Is the love I gave her in the past

Gonna be enough to last

If tomorrow never comes

So tell that someone that you love

Just what you're thinking of

If tomorrow never comes 

This got me thinking about my life and about the things that I would want to change if my “tomorrow” never came. Would I have told those around me how much I loved them and what they meant to me? Would I still be carrying around feelings of anger and resentment for those who had hurt me? Would I have spent enough time on the things that really mattered in life? All of these thoughts inspired me to take a look at my life and reflect on what I could do today, to make a better tomorrow. As I hold my babies a little tighter tonight I am so thankful for a loving Heavenly Father who has given me this wonderful life and I am grateful for another tomorrow and a new chance everyday to try and be better.