Time Marches On.

Hello, My Friends!

I hope your Friday has been a beautiful start to an even more beautiful weekend!

Life isn’t going to wait for you.

You have to get up every day

determined to live life to the fullest,

to make the most of each moment

and to keep moving forward

no matter what obstacles you face.

~Charity M. Richey-Bentley

 

Time Marches On.  You know the song by Tracy Lawrence, right?  It is so true.  Time Marches On.

 

“The south moves north, the north moves south
A star is born, a star burns out
The only thing that stays the same is
Everything changes, everything changes”

~ Bobby Braddock (Songwriter)

The only thing that stays the same is everything changes.  Life happens.  Every second of every minute of every day.  Life is happening.  Time doesn’t slow down for us.  No matter how much we want it to.  It keeps marching on and the older I get, the faster time marches.

I’ve been doing some reflecting, making sure I have my priorities right.  That’s something I tend to do more of too (as I get older).  But actually, during this past year, I’ve needed to reflect, prioritize people and things in my life and let go of things that weren’t helping me grow.  I say “prioritize people” to say that I needed to make sure my time was being spent with the people who love me and who I love.

This past year, my parents have experienced more health problems than all the other years combined.  My mother went to a doctor’s visit and before we knew it, she was scheduled for an emergency quadruple bypass surgery the following morning.  Out of nowhere.  It scared me to death.  A woman who has been a rock, a shoulder, a confidante and the best friend I could ever have was suddenly very sick and facing a very hard surgery and long recovery.  Once out of bypass surgery, one of her lungs collapsed and she was rushed back into surgery.  She came through the surgeries, but her road to recovery has been long and difficult.

My dad has had his own health issues with high blood pressure, dizzy spells and on Monday, he had a pace maker put in.

I guess they are so much on my mind right now because they are leaving early Sunday morning for their annual reunion and visits in Michigan.  My husband is driving them and serving as their chauffeur.  He’ll take them anywhere they want to go.  J  My husband is wonderful that way.

Nobody really says it out loud, but we are all wondering if this might be the last time my dad gets to make this trip.  He is 92 and, well, we just don’t know.

I guess I’ve said all that to say—Don’t wait.  Don’t wait to go back to school.  Don’t wait to mend relationships.  Don’t wait to forgive.  Don’t wait to learn how to sew, learn how to ride, learn how to mend fences (both in the pastures and emotional fences).  Don’t wait to tell your family, animals and friends that you love them and that you want what is best for them.  Don’t wait to call your mother and daddy just because.  Don’t wait to call your children and grandchildren just because.  Look at every opportunity as “I need to do it now because I may not get another chance”.  Don’t wait to take that trip.  Don’t wait to go to the beach.

Just don’t wait.  Period.

Because time doesn’t wait.  Time Marches On.

Blessings!

Charity & The Horse Mafia

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