Random Thoughts and Musings

Wow, what a weekend it has been. Most of the weekend was spent hanging out with the man who is both my best friend and my husband. Just hanging out with friends, drinking lots of beer and wine (that was me...) and eating chili and just generally having a good time, we did manage to fit some time in with the kids too.

And in the midst of all this merriment, Mike got word that a woman he has known most of his life had passed away after being removed from life support.  A close family friend.  And then totally out of the blue, I was told that a very close friend of mine had to remove her 15 year old daughter from life support Thursday, she passed away shortly after being removed.   Both deaths are painful.  But for some reason I am just totally sideswiped by Taylor's death, she was so young and vibrant.  I didn't know Brenda well, although I know the family.  But I keep thinking about how it would feel if that was my child lying there and I had to make that kind of decision.  And I cried for Dee and the fact that she had to do that.  I cried for the people left behind trying to make sense of that. And I cried in fear that I would ever have to do that myself.

Today we took my mom to dinner, my husband decided last month that we needed to make a more concentrated effort to spend some more time with her since we are pretty much all she has (my dad passed away four years ago) and we had a good time.  I was glad to spend the time with her since who knows how much time I do have with her.   And I know the kids enjoy seeing her.

Then I saw on Facebook that one of my cousins, who loves his son dearly, is losing him because the woman who birthed him is taking Jonathan and moving to Delaware with her boyfriend.  My cousin lives in Georgia.  We all pretty much think she is worthless and this pretty much seals the deal.  And I thought how horrible it would be to not see my kids every day.  Even though I jokingly threaten to lock them in closets periodically, I adore my kids and would die before I would let them live that far from me.

So I just got to thinking how crazy life is, how precious each moment we have is.  And how we should not take for granted our ability to show our appreciation and love for the people who we encounter.  Even if it is a simple note to say you care.
I had a woman call this week and I helped her out with some information, as I help many people, and she told me in closing, "Thank you, I appreciate you".  It is a southern way of saying thank you for everything you did, I appreciate the time you took to help and acknowledge me. God Bless your and yours.    Yes, 5 words say that and a whole lot more... Southerners have a remarkable way with inflection.  It truly isn't just the words, but the tone and sincerity projected.  

So in closing, Thank You!  I appreciate you. And I thank God you have entered my life in some manner/  I hope you have a wonderful week and it turns out to be everything you need it to be. 

A Michigan Rebel.