Gracie's Gift

This past week sweet little Gracie passed on to the other side. Her journey here on this earth was short lived but her spirit touched so many, including ours. Today I want to share with you a message I was reminded of during the services and have thought about all weekend long.
It is by Thomas S. Monson...
"...Stresses in our lives come regardless of our circumstances. We must deal with them the best we can. But we should not let them get in the way of what is most important—and what is most important almost always involves the people around us. Often we assume that they must know how much we love them. But we should never assume; we should let them know. William Shakespeare wrote, “They do not love that do not show their love.”3 We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships with those who mean the most to us…
Send that note to the friend you’ve been neglecting; give your child a hug; give your parents a hug; say “I love you” more; always express your thanks. Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. Friends move away, children grow up, loved ones pass on. It’s so easy to take others for granted, until that day when they’re gone from our lives and we are left with feelings of “what if” and “if only.” Said author Harriet Beecher Stowe, “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.”

Thank you Gracie for gifting us with your sweet spirit and for teaching us once again how to be better people. May you fly with the angels….