Kiss me like you'll never see me again...

Yesterday morning while taking my son to school I heard Alicia Keys on the radio. I'd heard the song a million times so I didn't really pay attention to the lyrics as I had other things on my mind.... Suddenly the lyrics jumped out at me and I haven't been the same since...



This song has touched me, not because of what the doctors said about my dad or what anyone else believes but because it's so true. We tend to take our loved ones for granted... but we never know when the last time we will get to see their face will be and that makes me so sad. Last night while helping my dad into his wheelchair, I held on to his arms a little longer than usual because that's really the only time I am able to actually hold him... While putting my daughter to bed, I squeezed her cheeks & pressed my lips to them longer than I did the night before... While my son was sleeping, I held his hand.... This morning when I came back from dropping my son off to school, I watched my husband while he slept... And after I type this post I plan on asking my mom to help me paint so that I can spend more time with her...

Last night it hit me that my parents have not been able to sleep in the same bed for at least 7 months. Because my dads bones are so fragile, she doesn't want to hurt him so she lays on a mattress right beside his bed. I tried to convince them yesterday to just lay in the bed for 10 minutes together but they were both worried that she may lay on the wrong spot and hurt something.. I can not wait until we can get him into an actual bed (not medical) so that they can hold eachother again... "'Cause Lord only knows another day is not really guaranteed" (for ANY OF US)

If I had no more time

No more time left to be here

Would you cherish what we had?

Was it everything that you were looking for?

If I couldn't feel your touch

And no longer were you with me

I'd be wishing you were here

To be everything that I'd be looking for

I don't wanna forget the present is a gift

And I don't wanna take for granted the time you may have here with me

'Cause Lord only knows another day is not really guaranteed

So every time you hold me

Hold me like this is the last time

Every time you kiss me

Kiss me like you'll never see me again

Every time you touch me

Touch me like this is the last time

Promise that you'll love me

Love me like you'll never see me again

Oh Oh Oh

How many really know what love is?

Millions never will

Do you know until you lose it

That it's everything that we are looking for

When I wake up in the morning

You're beside me

I'm so thankful that I found

Everything that I been looking for

I don't wanna forget the present is a gift

And I don't wanna take for granted the time you may have here with me

'Cause Lord only knows another day is not really guaranteed

So everytime you hold me

Hold me like this is the last time

Every time you kiss me

Kiss me like you'll never see me again

(can you do that for me baby)

Every time you touch me

(see we don't really know)

Touch me like this is the last time

(see everyday we never know)

Promise that you'll love me

(I want you to promise me)

Love me like you'll never see me again

(like you'll never see me again)

Oh oh oh oh oh

written by Alicia Keys & Kerry “Krucial” Brothers

 { you have forever changed me with this song}