Today...

Today my heart is heavy.
Life is precious and sometimes very unfair.
We all need to take a step back and think about the things
we say to one another, especially our children.
We need more hugs and more patience.
We need more laughs and less yelling.
We need more time...why only 24 hours in a day?

Because sometimes there isn't enough time to
say the things we should have said.
To do the things we should have done.
It's cliche, but it's true...life is too short.

Please hug your children extra long today.
Tell them too many times that you love them.
Buy them pizza for dinner. Play board games.
Take them to see the Lion King this weekend.
Head to the backyard or park and swing for hours.

Our children are a part of us. They affect so many people.
Never to be replaced, but we often take that for granted.
Be grateful that they are healthy and never, ever forget that.