Life is Short

Pictured here are my mom, Clarice Clark and my sister Joan Marinaro. Both of them passed away not too long ago. My mom lost a battle with cancer and my sister died suddenly due to heart problems at the young age of 50.

It is hard to lose a family member, and even though I know that they are in a much better place now, I get very sad every time I think about them. Life is short, we are only here on this earth for a little while.

I am writing this post as a reminder to everyone that no matter how busy we get in our day to day life, we need to take the time to keep in touch with family members. Years ago, when I was growing up, the family was close together and we could walk to grandma's house. Every weekend we would gather together and enjoy a good meal and play with all of our cousins. Now everyone is scattered all over the country and we seldom see each other anymore. I could not even tell you how many cousins or nieces and nephews I have anymore! It's a darn shame, but I'm sure it's that way with many of you also.

I had lost touch with my sister for several years and had no idea what she was up to, I spoke with her maybe once or twice a year on the phone but that was about it. Joan moved back to our home state of Connecticut a few years before she died, and I did get a chance to visit with her and get to know her again a little bit.

My point is this; I failed to keep in touch with her while she was away and I will never know what she was up to during that time. So please pick up the phone, write a letter or send an e-mail to your long lost family members. Life is very short...if you put off contacting your family, it may be too late! Don't let that happen to you.