Take the time.

It only takes a few minutes to make a quick call, drop a short note or a send a brief text.

I’m talking about keeping in contact with those relatives with whom you never feel you have time to connect.

Thoughts meander through your brain like “I really should call my cousin” or “I should have the kids phone grandpa before they go to bed and tell them how their ballgames went.” or even “I should send Aunt Patty a Facebook message to tell her I love and miss her.” (Okay, I know not all women in their mid 40′s like me have an aunt nearing 70 who has a Facebook page, but I do.  As my kids say “Our Aunt Patty rocks!”)

Now, you may wonder why the sudden urge to encourage you to make the extra effort to connect. Well, just this past Saturday, two people very close to me lost loved ones and a third had a member of their extended family get a horrible diagnosis of wide-spread cancer poising to kill him very soon.

In two of these cases, it came out of the clear blue. Seemingly healthy individuals who were fine one minute and then either gone or in a hospital dying the next.

We never know when it may happen to someone we love. Someone we’ve been thinking about, but not taking action to contact and voice our love.

So today, take the time.

In fact, stop reading blogs or cruising the Net or going on Facebook or watching TV. Spend that time today instead writing notes, making calls or sending an email or message to your own  ‘rocking relatives’.

It doesn’t have to be long.

After all “I love and miss you” is only 5 words.

Do it now before it is too late.

I know I’m grabbing me some note cards and a pen and heading out to the back deck for a while.

Will you join me?

_________________________________________________

Congrats to Kirsten; Timestamp June 27 at 5:41 p.m. You are the winner of the summertime basket-in-a box giveaway. Send your home address to karen@proverbs31.org so I can ship you your summer stuff

Taking-time Blessings,