Taking a moment today...

We had an absolutely great weekend and Hal made fun of me on my way home when he said, "Hey! That was bloggable!"
I got up this morning in the throws of hustling to get everything done (everything from re-planning Kya's birthday party for tomorrow, church stuff, frantic food prep for Kya's preschool picnic in 10 minutes, yadda yadda)
but I have been excited because I loved my weekend. I loved spending time with Hal and Kya.

So I was looking forward to uploading my pictures and seeing how they turned out when my mom came in and informed me that one of my friends growing up has been diagnosed with cancer and given less than 2 years to live and can I bring her sweet little 4-yr-old to Kya's party because this will be the roughest week in her treatments. I had no idea. I was shocked. I could feel all the tears swelling up.

Then my Dad called from Canada to tell let us know that my Grandpa's surgery will start at noon. He's been diagnosed with cancer and they're trying to remove the lumps with a surgery the equivalent to recovering from open-heart surgery (which he already did a year ago). My Grandparents, who I love dearly, have already gone through so much.

So I'm taking a moment today to step away from the fun of blogging and dedicating today to all of the wonderful people in my life. I sit here with tears brimming over as I am reminded, once again, of how precious and delicate life is. How important so many of you are in my life and wondering if I've taken the time to quietly let each of you know how much I care about you.

What would you do if I knew you only had one year left? What would you want to say? Who would you spend your time with?

I am so thankful for every person in my life and how much every single one of you mean to me...