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I
had just watched my Grandpa pass away right in front of my eyes.
 

After a week long battle with a respitory infection – the ol‘ stubborn
Greek finally faced

a battle he
couldn’t overcome.
 
I had stood
over his body, kissed
his forehead – told him
I loved him and said goodbye one final time.
 

My Aunt Cindy was there with me and we cried together.

I let some other
family members know what happened.
 
 

I wanted some fresh air badly.

I just needed a place to get alone with God.
 
 

So I went out to my car – Cried Some
More – And then listened to hear what my Heavenly Father had to say to me.
 

God Told Me He was proud
of me.

That the thought
of our family reunion in heaven excited
Him.
 
 
But there was one thing He said to me that stuck out the most:
 
 
“This is what it’s like to live and
love without regret”
 

I let it sink in for a moment.

Then He said
to me:
 
 
“This is
a feeling you always want to have”
 
 
 
I thought back to
the times (even in the last
couple months) where I didn’t
feel
like going to visit my Grandpa.
 
Or times when
he would ask me to stay ‘just a few more minutes’
and I would battle all the thoughts of things I needed to be doing instead.
 
 

My battles with my impatience (especially
in the last couple years) when I would

have to repeat
myself 20 times in a 30 minute conversation.
 
The difficulty
of getting him out or the discipline to stick to praying
together.
 
 

I wasn‘t perfect by any means but looking back I can
honestly say I have no
regrets in my relationship
with my Grandpa.

 
 

More often
than not:

I made time in my schedule.

Stayed that few more minutes.

Made an effort to be kind and patient in repeating myself.

Got him out of the nursing home and prayed when we got together.
 
 

As I look at the other relationships
in my life.

I am not no
sure I would have this
feeling of peace and no regret that I have right now.
 
 But I want it to be a hallmark
of how I live
and love.

I want to make the effort to appreciate
and love
people well.

Not leave
things unsaid.

Never take those close to me forgranted.
 
 
I want this
feeling when people pass away.
 
 
I want
to live and love in a way that I have no regret.
 
 

With my Grandpa George I had about 10 years to prepare for his
passing.

That is not a blessing that will replicated very often.

 

 

What about you?
 

 

Is there a conversation you need to have?

Someone you need to forgive?

Are you putting off
that phone
call or spending quality
time?

Do you withhold compliments, encouragement or challenges?
 
 

Seek God out

And He will
give us what we need to

Live and
Love without Regret.