Life is funny sometimes. If I would have thought about the top 10 things I want to do in my life just a few days ago my list would have been hard to narrow down. I would have had a hard time choosing just 10 things. Things like camping in the mountains...taking my kids to Disney World...seeing the latest movie and going to the newest resturaunt would have been on that list.

But now...I am not so sure such frivilous things matter anymore. In a matter of hours my whole life changed and so did my priorities. Some events in your life happen and pass by with little thought..others, well, others are so momentous that there is no getting around their life altering state.

In mere seconds life became too short and the top 10 things in my life were suddenly life and death matters. I now can say with a sincere heart that for me these are the top 10 most important things I want to do with my life.

1. I want to wake up each God given morning and kiss the love of my life. Make sure that he knows that I love him and each morning kiss is a pleasure not to be taken lightly. The same for nightime..hold him close and make sure before he closes his eyes that he is loved and each moment is charished. Life is way to short to not "kiss and make up". Never go to bed angry and make sure you love your family.

2. I want to care for someone who cannot do for themselves. Go to an elderly neighbor or friend and offer to cook, clean or run errands. Just a short visit can brighten their day too. I want to shovel their walk, rake some leaves or offer to do something that is hard for them to do Find someone in need and fill that need. I want to make someone's day brighter just because I can.

3. I want to spend time with my kids. Take them for icecream or hiking. I want to show them the wonderful world around us and to appreciate the beauty of our Earth. I want to show them a loving, caring, unselfish parent who puts others first and especially them. That life is worth living and that they are important too.

4. I want to watch my infant daughter grow up. To see her enter kindergarten and cry that first day. I want to kiss the tears of hurt and joy in her life. To see her graduate and go to college. I want to be there for her on her wedding day and kiss her new babies hello.

5. I want to see a sunrise over the ocean. The beautiful colors float across the sky and dazzle my eyes. To feel the warm breezes on my skin and and the sand between my toes.

6. I want to see the sunset from my bedroom window. To feel the curtain brush my cheek as a soft wind blows. To hear the voices of my loved ones call to each other as they end the night and head for bed.

7. I want to go on a honeymoon. To be all alone with the one I love and just spend quiet time focusing in each other. To have fun being together and laughing like old times at the the antics of our past.

8. I want to laugh again. To be in the moment so much that nothing else matters but the tears running out of your eyes and you pee your pants. That something be funny enough to make me forget the sorrows of yesterday and make today a good day for laughing.

9. I want to have a food fight. For no reason at all except that it looks like fun. I have never had to nerve to start one..someday I will.

10. I want to walk hand in hand with the love of my life...for the rest of our lives. To charish each day as if it was our last..amd to make every second count.

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