Change...no expansion of this blog :)

Now that mom is on the mend...I was thinking about this blog and what I should do. Ruby's heart is healing and what on earth would I update on her here. Then it hit me....her family is her heart as well. So the tone of this journal might change a bit as time goes on to include more family things and not necessarily health related. Though I will always keep her health updated as well.

Family is more important than money or jobs or beliefs or anything really other than God and faith of course. We look into each others eyes and we see a piece of ourselves. Family love should be more unconditional, more tolerable, more easy, more expected, more freely given, more freely accepted. Time can't be taken back, we lost yesterday...did we spend it doing the important things such as praying, laughing, loving and fellowship with our families? If so...those memories are forever, if not...what do you remember about yesterday? I know we all have our family of husband and some have children, and those do come first...but why not open up to the other layers of family. We don't have to spend every day with our cousins, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, brothers, sisters, grandparents and parents...but we should remember time is fleeting. Regrets burn and I am sure we all have them. I think about family I have lost, Mark mostly...I don't want to feel that regret that I felt with him. I don't want anyone to feel that regret with anyone else in their families.

So just take time to go see someone, take time to send a card, a picture, make a call. I know we are all busy but time...it just is so slippery and we can't get it back. If there are things that upset you, things that have caused you to avoid family...is it really worth it? I am writing this to myself as much as to every family member that might read this. Apologies are not even needed, just start today as a new day and tell someone you love them. God says to forgive as he forgave us. Simple as that....ok not so simple, but we are commanded to do it nonetheless.

On that note, I shall digress. Next stop July 7th!