Remind someone you love them

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Liza that brought tears to my eyes... I'm sorry about your parents although it was a long time ago

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Lisa, those are great words of wisdom. I think one of the first thing you shared with me was that you lost both of your parents. This blog is a great reminder for us all to appreciate those we hold dear.

Thanks for sharing Lisa, it was my Dad's anniversary in January. It seems so simple eh, but people forget to do it.

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U just made me cry. My story almost seems like yours. But Im to stubborn to accept my dad for who he is or let my kids around him. It helps your dad got over the addiction though. Im so glad you were able to be with him though eventually and you have great memories. I serioulsy hope that one day I can say the same. you give me hope thank you. And bless your heart.

Awww Tox ....now Lisa inspriring you makes me cry!

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lisa... those are great, wise words.... thank you for posting my grandpa died almost exactly two years ago and the day he passed away, i kept on thinking i wanted to call him and tell him something... but just kept on forgetting.... then the next morning my mom called me and told me grandpa had passed away.... bottom line: never put off telling someone who you feel... a quick call is so easy!

Now I am crying again after reading all yall's comments. That all means a lot to me. Thanks everyone

Hang in there Tox. I will pray that everything will work out for you and him.

Lovely sentiment, I will go do that now. You can't say that too much.

(((HUGE HUGS Lisa))) It's getting close to my daughter's birthday/angeldate too (next month), so I've been spreading the message a lot latey - especially to the boys. Life is way too short.

Oh sweetie, I'm so very sorry for both of your losses. I couldn't agree with you more about telling your loved ones, you love them. I've been doing this for quite sometime because, I just never know...no one knows. I'm glad you shared with us.

Jinx, I'm sorry about your loss too.

T0x, I'll add your Dad to my prayers.

I love you, girls.

lisa! you are very sweet to remind us to do something that may seem so simple but so many forget to do! im glad you had the time at the end with your dad and im sorry you didnt have more time but i believe the time you had was quality time. i love you girls.

Oh, Lisa this must be a rough day for you. Thanks so much for writing this. Very wise words.

for you Lisa. It encourages me to know you had the second chance with your father. Something I wish I had. The first year anniversary of my dad's death is this Saturday, and I'm sure I'll be sad. After reading this, I called my mom after work and told her I loved her, out of the blue and she was a bit thrown off. She's coming over for dinner tomorrow. Thanks for your admonition Lisa.

Aww I'm glad you got the dad you wanted in the end.

*hugs all around* I love you guys too!

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This is so sad Lisa, you have made me think of so many thing i wish I can do right now.

I've been very lucky to have the family I have but still no family is perfect. I have lots of love for my parents but I wish I called them more often. For some reason it is painful for me to call them because it makes me sad that they are so dar away from me right now.

I can't even image the day I lose one of my parents. I definitely don't tell them I love them near as much as I should. Thanks for reminding me of that, Lisa

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Same here jg - my mom was just on a trip to Honduras, Costa Rica, & El Salvador for work, so I couldn't call her for 4 whole days. It was terrible just from that, so I don't want to think what will happen when I lose one of them. I'm glad they're still pretty young & only 45 & 47.

awwww Lisa, what a sweet post. It's true that sometimes we take our loved ones for granted and we waste precious moments that will never come back.

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i read your post yesterday and came across this in the obits today;
"You can shed a tear that he is gone, or you can smile because he has lived. You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back, or you can open your eyes and see all he has left you. Your heart can be empty because you cannot see him or your heart can be full of loved for what he has shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live for yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember him and only that he is gone, or you can cherish his memory and let it live on. You can cry and close your eyes, be empty and turn back, or you can do what he would want; smile, open your eyes, love and go on." contracostatimes.com

eaiser said than done i know, but i liked the idea of the poem.

best,

I really love this poem, Valerie. I'm going to copy it and paste it into a word doc. and read it, when I need too.

Thank you Valeri for posting that. I am going to do the same thing as BB.

Wow Valerie, that was such a beautiful poem. The line that stuck out to me was, "You can turn your back on tomorrow and live for yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday."

It's such a love fest in here! I need a box of tissues.

Lisa, thanks for sharing your story. You have inspired to reconnect/get over past issues I have with my grandma. I know you've been though a lot in your life but your positive outlook on things seems to help you get by. That's very admirable.

Oh, and Valeri, I really love that poem. Thanks for posting.

great post lisa k.. no one ever knows what tomorrow may bring

Wow.. what an awesome post!

My grandfather is an alcoholic and has emphysema. He just got put on a breathing tube.He lives pretty far away and we haven't been very close. It makes me sad, I'm scared for him. I give him a call and we can only talk for a few minutes, then it is like we both run out of things to say. I feel guilty and I know the clock is ticking. I sent him and my grandmother a care package this week and it made me feel better. Thanks for your post!

once in a while we need a love fest hahahahaa to cut through all the biznitching that goes on