Yesterday, while driving down the road, we witnessed a terribly tragic accident. Brad turned around and went back, along with several other people who witnessed. Unfortunately, the driver was killed. Just like that, in that one instant, she was gone.
Although, I'll never meet the family of the woman who passed, they are in my prayers. May they find peace and comfort.
And all of that got me thinking. First of all, how thankful I am that I know what would happen to me if I died. I'm grateful to have that peace and comfort of knowing that I have a heavenly home.
But it also makes me think about this life that I have right now. When it's all said and done, I'm not going to brag about how my laundry was always done or the dishes were always clean, or how we had the nicest clothes or the biggest house. But the memories that were made, the love that was given, and the impact on others is what will last.
As with everything in life, however, there has to be a balance. A balance of the everyday necessities with the memory-making, love-giving, impacting-others moments. There are days when I feel like I'm standing in the middle of the scale, equally balanced on both sides. But there are also days when the scale feels dramatically lower on one side or the other. Those days are ok too, because they are just a part of life.
The days that are completely weighed down with just spending time with them........
......and seeing their happy, smiling faces............
..............will always be my favorite.
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