Just One More Day

It just dawned on me the other day that we have had a death in our family every year since 2009 when my father died. Keith Thomas died in 2010. Debbie Oldland passed in 2011. No wonder I get so depressed. Don't get me wrong, I am happy, healthy and humbled. But death of a loved one brings me down. Death can be a relief. It can be a shock and sometimes it can be expected. But it does not make it any easier to accept it and to move forward. Our family continues to get smaller year by year. People hurt. Is this what we have to look forward to? Anticipating the next death? Sheesh, I hope not. Each and every person that has died was a significant human being and in my life for a reason. They each made a difference. Whether they realized that is subjective. There are those still grieving families and friends left behind to look at another empty chair at the dinner table. Another robust giggle to miss and all the memories. Those memories are especially vivid @Christmastime. I want each and every person back on earth for just one more day. What would you do with one more day?


Rest In Peace Deb xxxooo