Life is precious. Make the most of it.

Recently, I found out that my friends dad died. The funeral is on wednesday. Everytime someone dies, it makes me think about what life is all about. It makes me realize just how precious life is, and it makes me realize that my life is what I make of it, and I need to make the most of it.

When someone dies... All we have is memories. Pictures. and their things. It's really hard to say goodbye. It's hard to believe that we will never see that person again, it's hard to believe that they will never walk through that front door, they will never hug you, or shake your hand, they will never congratulate you, you will never hear their voice again, but we still have our memories of them.

I can't imagine losing my dad. I remember how hard it was when I lost my grandpa. We always find something that we beat ourselves up about. Something that never got resolved. Maybe it's not having spent enough time, maybe it's the fights, maybe it's just that you forgot that person's last birthday. Regardless, very few people lose someone without feeling some sort of regret.

Sometimes, we have a hard time moving forward after someone dies. Sometimes we cling so much to their memory that we forget that their is life after them. Sometimes it's really hard to imagine living your life without that person in it. But I truly believe that if we make the most of our lives together we will have an easier time saying goodbye. Relationships are so important. A lot of what defines us is the relationships we form with one another. We are daughters, mothers, wifes, children, fathers, husbands, grandparents. We are friends, we are lovers. The point is, everything you do affects someone else. So if you make the most of who you are. And realize that your decisions ultimately affect others, we will have good relationships, and we will eventually not have as many regrets.

I encourage you all to look at your lives. Look at your relationships, look at your decisions, and make the most of them. Think about what you want people to say at your funeral. Do you want people to say "She was great as long as she never got mad at you" Personally, I want people to love me so much that they can't think of anything bad to say about me. I want to reflect Jesus. I want to be a person who is not uptight, and who cares for everyone.

Think about what you want people to say about you. And become that.