Missing You.........

My dad is going to kill me for posting this picture=D But, it is one of my favorites. My Dad is in the middle, with the cigarette between his fingers, glasses on his face and vest over his chest. From the left you have ; my late, Uncle Marcel, My Aunt Sasha, My Dad; Carry, Uncle Steve is the tall guy and then my late Uncle Paul; who my son, Samuel Paul, is named after (he is also named after my Uncle David Paul, too. I will tell you all about him in later blogs). I try to think back to those days and wonder what life was like? To look at pictures it seems life was so easy and simple. But was it really? Looking at this picture I would love to know what My Aunt Sasha is pointing at....could it be a gangster driving by=D? (JOKING) Some kids riding on their bikes with cans dragging behind them? Or maybe she was simply telling someone," look in the car, it's in there?"=D My Dad seems to have something on his mind, as well,....along with my Uncle Marcel and Uncle Paul. My Uncle Steve is the only one paying attention to the task at hand; which was, taking a family picture with his siblings.=D

Now, that time has passed, I can't help but wonder if any of them thought they would ever have to lay one of them to rest. Obviously, they didn't. They probably thought they would be together until the end of time. Growing old together with the rest of their families. Making new memories and reflecting back on the old ones. Sadly though, we have laid to rest two of them....My Uncle Marcel, who was murdered in the 1980's and my Uncle Paul, who died of Pulmonary Hypertension, in 2002. Both were in their 30's; so young to be gone.

It shows us that we are never promised another tomorrow. You need today, to put to rest any bad feelings you have for your loved ones and make peace. Tomorrow their time or yours could be up. If not, you will be left with a lot of guilt and sorrow. Believe me, I know, and it hurts every day. Get to know them. Just because you think you know your family doesn't mean you do. There maybe things you never knew about them. There are things I never knew about my Uncle Paul, until recently, when My Aunt Donna; his wife, told me about them. I was amazed at the man ; the Christian man, he was. To have know what I know now, back then. To have that chance to connect with him. To have had a deeper relationship ; other than the occasional visits and phone calls. For some there is still time to make things right. For others, your time has passed. If we only had one more chance to say, "I LOVE YOU!"