Thoughts....

I have heard that when people are terminally ill and only have a few months to live that they see the world in a different light. Everything is vibrant and they feel that they should fit in as much as they can in the time that they have left doing the things that they love or wish to do, or they may regret it. Life is short. You could live till your 100, or you could die tomorrow just walking out your front door. Life is full of the unexpected, and we can't take it for granted. We only have one chance to live, or to change our life, and we should do what we can to fulfill it, and make the most of that time.

Spending time with loved ones, and enjoying every minute of every day with the people you love, doing the things that you love. That is what counts. It is the same being married to a sailor, or a marine, or a soldier. You don't take them for granted, and you spend as much time as possible with them before they go out to sea, or go IA and we worry for their safety. I have heard many people that say to me, 'Oh my husband works as a doctor. He works nights and I won't see him until the day after tomorrow and i miss him sooo much. I wish he didn't have to work nights so he could be with me" My response to them??
"Well my husband is in the Navy and he's floating in the middle of the ocean and is gone for 5- 9 months..so don't moan and talk about not seeing your husband for 2 days...have some dignity and respect for what i'm going through, and the fact that I have to sleep in MY bed on MY own..every day and you only have to wait 2 days. I wish I had to wait 2 days to see my husband"
I think its selfish that they can say that to someone married to military. We knew what we had gotten into when we got married, and we knew it was going to be hard, but you really don't need someone rubbing it in your face all the time..

Everyone wishes they had more time in life. You can't buy it, you can't sell it. We live and we die and its up to us how we do it, but one would assume that if time got shorter, that they would want to cherish that time, and fill it with good memories that people will remember and keep in their hearts for the rest of their lives. They want to remember the happiness and the laughter, not the sadness, and the tears. That's why I cherish every moment I have with my husband, when he is at home, for the chance that I may never see him again ( well for at least the duration of time he goes out to sea if he does) but you never know. You can''t take it for granted. So each and every one of you, stay close to your families, and friends and know that they love you as much as you love them. Spend quality time with them....that's whats important. Take lots of pictures, so the memories will stay not only in their hearts but on paper as well..and enjoy life whilst you have it...