I was thinking back to what a friend told me about a year ago. When we were in the hospital with Emma, we asked everyone that came to see us if they would like to hold her. It didn't dawn on me that some may find it odd to hold her. While I understand she was dead, I was taking every moment I could to hold her and feel her in my arms.
As I said, it had been about a year since Emma had died when my friends and I were having lunch. One girlfriend was sharing that her sister-in-law had passed away a few weeks before. She said that she wanted the chance to say good-bye and didn't get that opportunity. She said she now understood how important that was to us when Emma died. We had the opportunity to say our good-byes to Emma. We had the chance to hold her and love her, to sing her lullabies and wrap her in her blankets. Although my friend had not wanted to hold Emma she now understood how important that closure was for us.
Sometimes in life we are not given the opportunity for closure, for that one last kiss or declaration of love. We never know when we walk out the door if we'll be home that night. Take each moment as it comes and tell those you love that you love them. Tell them how you feel. Don't wait as one day you might way too long and miss your chance forever.
As I said, it had been about a year since Emma had died when my friends and I were having lunch. One girlfriend was sharing that her sister-in-law had passed away a few weeks before. She said that she wanted the chance to say good-bye and didn't get that opportunity. She said she now understood how important that was to us when Emma died. We had the opportunity to say our good-byes to Emma. We had the chance to hold her and love her, to sing her lullabies and wrap her in her blankets. Although my friend had not wanted to hold Emma she now understood how important that closure was for us.
Sometimes in life we are not given the opportunity for closure, for that one last kiss or declaration of love. We never know when we walk out the door if we'll be home that night. Take each moment as it comes and tell those you love that you love them. Tell them how you feel. Don't wait as one day you might way too long and miss your chance forever.