There’s never enough time

“there’s never enough time” – my facebook status earlier this evening

This phrase has taken on new meaning to our family over the past few weeks.  Normally, if I heard this, there would be a list of things that had to get done (laundry, dishes, ironing, groceries…) that I just don’t have enough hours in the day for, but now when I say it, it means so much more.

Recently, a friend of ours lost her husband in a tragic accident.  I will not spend this time to go into details, because that is not what is important.  In a second, my friends life changed.  Imagine for a moment that a loved one (husband, boyfriend, sister, brother, cousin, friend) was facebooking, IMing, texting, or talking to you, and the next they were not. 

No notice given.  Time had stopped.

What was the last thing you did with them?  What was the last thing you said? 

Upon hearing about her loss, these were thoughts that entered my mind, and have stayed with me since.  I cried that day.  Not just over a tragedy, but my over my own selfish ways.  I played over in my mind rude comments I had made to others.  Snippy remarks I had made to my husband earlier in the week.  Time that I sighed when I was trying to do dishes and Mauldin was pulling at my leg for attention.  I always assume that there is more time, when in fact, I don’t know if there ever is.

When did life change so much, that time with others became something that we tried to fit in between the “to do’s” on the list.  When did we forget how much one word, one look, can hurt someone to the core, even if they smile and laugh it off.

There’s never enough time.  Remember that as you go to sleep at night.  Remember to say I love you one more time to those around you.  Remember to reach out to the person you normally keep at arms length.  Remember that the next time you say something you think you can apologize for later.

I’m normally not one to be preachy, and I’m sorry if tonight’s blog comes off that way.  These are just the thoughts that have been circling in my head since that day, and tonight, I was finally ready to share them.

I hope everyone has a wonderful night with their families.  Those of you with children, I hope you left that dirty dish in the sink tonight to get a few more minutes of snuggles.  Those of you who are married, I hope you left the ironing for another night, so that you could have some special moments with your spouse.

There is never enough time…so make the most of each second.

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