Live like you were dying...

I just love this song by Tim McGraw! It reminds me of how we really need to embrace life, as today could very be our last on Earth. I pondered this as I spoke to a dear friend, Jesse; who is awaiting a kidney transplant. I found out that we have the same blood type, and I hope to get tested soon to find out if I am a potential donor. I've known Jesse and his family for 30 years now; and I would be so happy to be able to give him a second chance at life -- just as the Lord has given me. :) Friends mean that much to me & I often think of the scripture, "What greater love than to lay down ones life for a friend."

I've also experienced a close brush with death myself-- back in April 2004; I had a life threatening blood clot in my left leg that had spread from my upper thigh; all the way down to my ankle. I was so BLESSED that I sought medical attention in time, had it surgically removed & I am alive today!!!!!!!! :) :)

It really makes you stop & think, to stop and smell the roses--- as our lives are truly a gift from our Creator! :)

Live Like You Were Dying
Tim Mc Graw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6BLG4TfX2Q

He said I was in my early forties
with a lot of life before me
when a moment came that stopped me on a dime
and I spent most of the next days
looking at the x-rays
Talking bout the options
and talking bout sweet time
I asked him when it sank in
that this might really be the real end
how�s it hit you when you get that kinda news
man what�d you do

and he said
I went sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named fumanchu
and I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
and I gave forgiveness I�d been denying
and he said someday I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying.

He said I was finally the husband
that most the time I wasn�t
and I became a friend a friend would like to have
and all the sudden going fishin
wasn�t such an imposition
and I went three times that year I lost my dad
well I finally read the good book
and I took a good long hard look
at what I�d do if I could do it all again

and then
I went sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named fumanchu
and I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
and I gave forgiveness I�d been denying
and he said someday I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying.

Like tomorrow was a gift and you got eternity to think about
what�d you do with it what did you do with it
what did I do with it
what would I do with it?

Sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named fumanchu
and then I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
and I watched an eagle as it was flying
and he said someday I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying.
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying