Perspective

3 posts in one day were GREAT! HA! Don’t get used to it! 

I was going to have a lazy day today. Where I would just cross things off the very long checklist my dear father has left me to do before I move, well instead I went to work to put bills in the computer! I knew this wouldn’t be the only thing I did. I tried that last week, and I ended up staying and helping finish a few things. Well, today was no different. I went and did bills and then ended up staying and helping out! I believe that everyone needs to deal with the public on a daily basis. I promise you’ll have a whole new outlook on life of you do this. OK, not that bad, but still.

This story I am about to tell is a humbling one. I promise they are NOT like this all the time.

Today, while I was at the computer, a man and a woman came in. I don’t know if they were married. They looked like it, but I don’t know. Anyway, the woman was looking for cemetery flowers, which is very common; I mean it is a florist! So, we help her with the flowers. As I am sitting at the computer, the man starts asking about sending some roses, again, not uncommon.

They talk a few seconds about his options and then he says well, they are for my daughter. He then proceeds to say that she passed away yesterday. He wanted to send her roses and place a butterfly in them because that was her favorite. Ya’ll, I couldn’t look at the man because he was chocking up and I was in tears. I do not know this man from Adam all I do know is that he made me think about a lot today! 

He looked to be about my mother’s age, so his daughter couldn’t have been much older than me. Think about that. Losing your daughter! My heart immediately broke for this man I didn’t even know. I don’t know if she was sick or in a wreck or anything, all I do know is that, my heart is hurting for him and his wife and their family.

Death has been the talk of our town these past few days, and I just can’t help but wonder how these people make it through this. I have dealt with death on 2 occasions. Losing my grandfather and a very close family friend.  You never really know the last time you will ever see/talk to one of your own. I never knew that July 4^th, 2008 would be the last time I ever saw my Granddaddy alive and partially well, and I certainly did not know that we would bury that man who had always been there for my mom and my family that next month. It is so hard for me to wrap my mind around all of this. The way I felt when I found out will always sting, but I know he is rejoicing with Jesus right now, and we’ll meet them soon! 

All of that to say this one statement, we NEVER know when our time will be, so cherish it with others. They will be gone before you know it, and there won’t be a thing we can do about it then!

Hope you all had a GREAT day!! It’s finally Friday! We have a long weekend ahead as well!