Just a Thought....

After last Sunday's Relief Society lesson I have been thinking a lot about the questions that were asked to everyone. One was are you afraid of dying... I remember when I was a little girl about every summer right before and after when I would go see my dad Steve in California I would freak out about dying. I remember crying so hard every night before bed that my dad would have to give me blessings to calm me down about it. Fast forward too now and I would half to say I still am a little bit like that. I understand what is on the other side and I am not afraid of that part, I am afraid of leaving my kids and husband and everything that I will miss in their lives. Another question or it might have been a comment...About just being able to live each day as it was your last. I think that I have really thought about that one a lot. My biggest thought is, if I were to go today would my kids and husband know how much I love them? As I pondered these thoughts this week I found out that my neighbor Audrey passed away. I didn't really know her well, they moved in a year ago and ever since then she hasn't felt her best so she didn't come outside a whole lot. She was 38, she had two kids, a grand daughter, and her husband-it just seems to young. When we talked to Roger her husband and he asked us to take care of a few things for him my heart just aches for what their family is going through right now. We are taking care of their dogs for a few days and I know it sounds crazy, but I also feel bad for those dogs, as we put them in the house for the night and let them outside during the day I wonder what they are thinking about these strangers walking in their house taking care of them. So tonight as our thoughts are with my neighbors family as they deal with the death of their mother/wife, I will think am I doing my best for my family to remember how much I love them?!

I know that many people have read the Audrey Caroline story, but I am not sure if you continue to read Angie's blog. If you haven't I encourage you to do it, if you do you will agree with me on how wonderful it is to read her posts. Her words are so inspirational, truly I love reading her thoughts. This last post that I just read makes me realize even more how we just need to take every moment of our life and make the best of it, "freeze moments and store them away"!