"Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows"
~President Thomas S. Monson~
Wow.. it's been awhile since i've blogged! But I seriously feel like I need to tonight. I have so much going on in my mind. I'm sure most of you have noticed the amazing tributes on facebook to class members who have passed away over the years.. As i'm going through them all and remembering everyone, (and noticing many I didn't even know passed) I can't help but feel so sad.. and blessed. I've started wondering why?? There are so many people.. women and mothers.. who did so much more and were such better people than I am. Why am I still here and they are gone? Leaving their children and husbands behind..
I'm sure a lot of you are with me when you say sometimes you feel like you take things for granted. Like the fact that you get to see your sweet babies everyday. You get to hold them and hear them tell you how much they love you. From now on, I am not taking anything for granted. I am going to hug my kids more.. read to them when they ask me (every time).. lay with them when they are falling asleep.. play with them outside when they beg.. get them a bandade and kiss it even though I don't see an owee :) Just come to them whenever they say "mommy" and be the best mom to them that I can possibly be.
Anyway, as I was reading about everyone I came across a blog that truly touched me in so many ways. I don't even know this girl and now I feel like I do. Even her amazing family who obviously never let a second go by without thinking about her. It makes me wonder what my family and friends would have to say about me when i'm gone? So it really inspires me to be a better person. You should check it out...
http://rememberingnatalie.blogspot.com
~President Thomas S. Monson~
Wow.. it's been awhile since i've blogged! But I seriously feel like I need to tonight. I have so much going on in my mind. I'm sure most of you have noticed the amazing tributes on facebook to class members who have passed away over the years.. As i'm going through them all and remembering everyone, (and noticing many I didn't even know passed) I can't help but feel so sad.. and blessed. I've started wondering why?? There are so many people.. women and mothers.. who did so much more and were such better people than I am. Why am I still here and they are gone? Leaving their children and husbands behind..
I'm sure a lot of you are with me when you say sometimes you feel like you take things for granted. Like the fact that you get to see your sweet babies everyday. You get to hold them and hear them tell you how much they love you. From now on, I am not taking anything for granted. I am going to hug my kids more.. read to them when they ask me (every time).. lay with them when they are falling asleep.. play with them outside when they beg.. get them a bandade and kiss it even though I don't see an owee :) Just come to them whenever they say "mommy" and be the best mom to them that I can possibly be.
Anyway, as I was reading about everyone I came across a blog that truly touched me in so many ways. I don't even know this girl and now I feel like I do. Even her amazing family who obviously never let a second go by without thinking about her. It makes me wonder what my family and friends would have to say about me when i'm gone? So it really inspires me to be a better person. You should check it out...
http://rememberingnatalie.blogspot.com
5 comments:
I knew Natalie. Her mom was my manager at SkyWest before I had Chandler. They really are an amazing family. It was so sad to watch them go through that. I remember when she got the phone call at work. And seeing her little one year old come in to visit without his mommy. I can't even imagine. We truly are so blessed.
What a great way to remember someone~ it really is very sad and will definitley make me hold my babies a little tighter~
You are here for a reason! I know Natalie... I went to beauty school with her..and she worked at fantastic sams in washington and i worked at the one in the Pheonix plaza..we would have meetings together.. It is so sad what happened to her...and she was pregnant when she died...It is so cool that her mom and sisters made that blog for her! I love to go and look at it to! We are so lucky to be able to be here with our children! I will try to be a better mom also! Thanks for the post!
You are so inspiring! I love that you can remind us all to take time to be there for our little ones. Thanks!
Okay, I am reading through some of your posts, and I have actually read this Natalie's blog before. I didn't know her, but I related. I actually got a DVT when I was pregnant with my last baby. I was 9 weeks along. I remember thinking that I was going to die from it, and feeling so scared. My husband said he knew that I would be fine, but I wasn't convinced. I had to give myself Lovenox shots everyday of my pregnancy.
You have reminded me that I need to try to focus on why I was saved, and try to live my life in a way that I will be proud of the things that I have accomplished since I was allowed to live.
Maybe I should wear my compression socks on our trip - just as a precaution! Thanks for the reminder!
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