Life is Short

Today I woke up to the unfortunate news that a good friend of mine passed away last night in a car wreck. Needless to say today has been spent lost in thought. In 2008 I was in two bad wrecks, both cars were flipped and in one of the wrecks I was knocked unconcious and my best friend had to crawl over my lifeless body to get out and get us help. Thinking about this, thinking about my beloved friend Amanda has been a bit of a wake up call today. It has made me realize how lucky I am to be on this earth and that every day is a gift and I cannot take it for granted. Amanda was so young and beautiful and full of life, if this can happen to her it can happen to anyone. Do me a favor and keep her and her family in your thoughts. She left behind a husband who loved her greatly and I cannot even begin to imagine what he is going through right now. And while you are at it do me this favor, live every day like it is your last, love the people around you and never hold a grudge. Life is too short, you must seize every opportunity you have and take into your heart as many people as possible.


And now I leave you with a picture of Amanda with Mel and I when we first met during Spring Break one year. You can easily see how her smile could instantly brighten a room.