All of this talk of the end of the world has definitely gotten me thinking though. Have I been living everyday like I could face my Judgement the next? Have I been loving my friends and family like I might not see them tomorrow? If tomorrow is truly the end and today is my last chance to let the people that mean the most to me know just how important they are, then I am going to take this opportunity to do just that.
I decided to write a note to the most important people in my life. I know, I could have just written it and given it directly to them without posting it on my blog for the world to see, but I decided that I want the world to see. I want to have it here, on record, for however long we have left, just how important these people are to me. If we wake up on Saturday and have more time, I want to have this out there to remind me that I need to live each day as though it could be my last.
To My Loved Ones,
If this truly is our last day here, I
want to take this chance to let you all know how blessed and thankful
I am to have had each of you in my life.
To my father, thank you for stepping in
and being an amazing and loving dad to my sister and I. You have
been a REAL father to us, shared DNA or not. You have supported us
and our mother through some challenging times and some pretty
ridiculous teenage attitudes. Thank you for being an amazing dad and
now an incredible grandfather.
To my mother, thank you for being the
strongest woman I have ever met. You worked a hard everyday of my
life to make sure that my sister and I would never want or need for
anything. You have been an amazing example of what a wife and mother
should be. You have supported me through everything I have ever
attempted. I always knew I could go to you for guidance and love.
Thank you for being a wonderful mother and now a fantastic Nonna.
To my sister, thank you for being the
goofy, loving sister that you are. When I look back at us growing
up, I don't know how I could have done it without you. You have been
my support system, my comic-relief, and my partner-in-crime. I have
been so blessed to be able to grow up with not just a sister, but an
amazing friend. Now, I get to see you be the best aunt in the world
to my little boy. Thank you for being the best sister, my closest
friend, and now an unbelievable aunt.
To my sons, you are the loves of my
life.
To my first born, you are my goofy,
rough, tough, wild, little boy, but you are also sweet, cuddly, and
incredibly loving with endless hugs and kisses for your Mommy and
Daddy. Although I have not even had two whole years with you yet, I
have already been more blessed than I ever thought possible. I pray
that I will get to see you grow up to be the strong and incredible
young man that I know you can be. Thank you for being the most
amazing, perfect child a mother could ever ask for.
To my unborn son, I haven't even met
you yet, but I love you just like you were in my arms right now
instead of still in my belly. I can already tell that you would have
been my little trouble-maker, but I been looking forward to your
mischief everyday since the day I discovered I was having you. I
pray that I will still have the chance to cuddle you and to see how
much your big brother is going to love you. Thank you for blessing
me with these last few months of bonding and getting to feel you
wiggle around in my belly.
To my husband, you are my best friend.
You are the most amazing man I have ever met. You work hard every
single day so that your son and I can have a great life. I don't know
what I would do without you, you are my strength. Thank you for
loving me, even when I have not been the most lovable. Thank you for
giving me the most amazing little boy in the world and another on the
way, and for loving them with everything you have. Thank you for
choosing me and blessing me with your love everyday since the day we
met.
I love you all and I wanted to make
sure you all know exactly how I feel. If this was my last chance to
tell you, then I am truly sorry that I waited so long to let you know
how much you all mean to me. If we get more time, then I will make
sure to do a much better job from now on to let you know how
thankful I am to have all of you in my life.
With All My Love,
Carmen
