Are you Ready?

I have to share a tough topic with you- sorry in advance if I offend anyone but I feel that if I don't say this, I would regret it in the future. 

We all live in such a way that we count on tomorrow. We plan our steps and organize our days, believing that we will wake up the next morning, and the next, and the next....

No one ever thinks they will be widowed at a young age. No one thinks they will lose a child. No one thinks that their children will be left behind because a tragedy strikes both parents. I know I didn't think it would ever happen to me. You see, I counted on tomorrows. For the last 39 years. I clung to my memories and was eager about each new day I was blessed with. I made dumb decisions, didn't hold my tongue, never returned calls or texts, took advantage of my life. I was living a fast paced life. Too busy. 

Looking back at the last few weeks of my life and how it has been tragically changed, I must say that I do not count on tomorrow. My husband was supposed to return the next day from a business trip but he never came home. He never woke up. While I was here going about my busy day, he was dancing with Jesus unbeknownst to me. 

No one is ever prepared to lose a loved one. No matter if they battled terminal illness, or if there were warning signs. When death strikes, it crushes you. When it is your spouse, you feel your heart has been severed. When it is sudden and unexpected, you are grieved to the point of illness. Tomorrow never came for my beloved husband, but it did for his sons and me. I wasn't prepared to lose him so early, but I am thankful he thought of things in case he did.


I'm not sure who this is for, but regardless if you are single, newly married, married with kids, an empty nester, divorced, etc you must do this. You must put a plan in place in case tragedy strikes. That means a living will. That means retirement accounts. That means life insurance. That means disability. If you haven't done this yet, please accept my advice and do it tomorrow. We never know if tomorrow will come. We have to plan and be wise in case tomorrow doesn't happen. I say this is utmost love for all of you.