Tonight, as I sat watching the Sunday Night Football game, my phone rang. At first, I did not recognize the number. Reluctantly, I decided to answer it. I recognized the prefix as being from California, so I knew that it could not be a customer.
As I answer it, the voice on the other end sounded a little shaky at best. It was a former colleague of mine from a former job. As he started talking and telling me of the issues that he and his wife have recently encountered, it made me think of this song.
I could hear the sadness in his voice as he spoke. Today, they found out they are losing the youngest child to cancer. It was the saddest thing that I have heard and I could tell that it was eating him up.
I have known him for a number of years and I know that they love their daughter dearly. It was hard to sit there and listen to him, but that was all I really could do. He left me with this statement; "No matter how long we knew about this, we are still not prepared. I would gladly take her place if I could."
I share this not for sympathy for them. I share this so that all will treasure every moment with the people that are precious to us.
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