It has been three years since our 25 year old son, Matthew, died in his sleep. It’s been three years since I’ve written anything in my blog. Three years since I’ve wanted to write. It felt, at first, like time stood still, like everything was seen in relation to that catastrophic event in my life. But time doesn’t stop. It goes on and carries you with it.
There are still meals to prepare, birthdays to celebrate, work to do, adventures to take, etc, etc, etc. In other words: LIFE. Life doesn’t stop when someone dies. You wish it would but it doesn’t. Our daughter will be 25 on her birthday and she has expressed how odd it feels to know that she is the same age as Matthew. Matthew will always be 25. He will never get older, like the rest of us, because life continues. Time doesn’t stand still.
Our oldest son, Benjamin, is finishing his first year of a Master’s Degree. Our daughter, Alannah, is expecting her first child, our first grandchild. Yes, life goes on. My husband and I have left pastoral ministry after 25+ years and have entered into an adventure in teaching. Changes take place in everyone’s life. Life, death, sadness, celebration....that’s life.
We have all been given the precious gift of life but we only have one life to live. There are no do-overs. We don’t get a second life to live if we waste the first one. So, we need to live our lives to the fullest. We need to make every day count and not get caught in a daily rut.
If you want to live your happiest life forgive quickly, laugh more, be the child you once were. Love without strings. Be a friend. Keep everything in perspective. Set your priorities right: God, Family, everything else. Most of all show love to everyone far and wide, near and far.
Time goes on. Circumstances change but the love you have will be what you are remembered for and will be the one thing you pass on to the next generation.
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