FOREVER LOVED***

By Author- Alisha Prien

This Blog was a tough one to write. I didn’t realise how much this hit home for me. Last Saturday at my stepfathers 60th I witnessed his mum go through a stroke, and just like that she was gone.  I witnessed a husband lose the love of his life in an instant, 64 years of marriage. I witnessed a great amount of sadness all at once, and a whole lot of tears shed by many. It was at this moment I realised just how precious life is, all my worries seemed to shrink away. I can’t quite find the words to write about this, as thinking about it all still brings tears to my eyes. That’s 2 people I’ve known and lost this year…

This woman was the kindest, gentlest and most loving lady. You could always see how much she loved her children, her grandchildren and her great grandchildren. She always asked about my kids and always made the effort to come to all thing’s family, despite her elderly age and health. I recently went to my stepsister’s wedding to which she was in attendance. I watched her dance with her husband one last time, embracing each other laughing and cuddling, their love for one another stronger than ever. How lucky we are that she got to be there for that moment, and how lucky we are that she gained one more moment with her son at his 60th birthday.

My heart goes out to the family, the children, the grandchildren and friends. Life is precious, hug your loved ones, make the effort, chose experience over vanity and superficial things. You never know how long you and those closest to you have on this earth. If there is one thing I’ve learned its that there is no point in stressing over the small things. We don’t have long here, but we do have a chance to make our life one to remember, one to be grateful for, and one to look back on knowing we lived it the way we wanted with those we love most <3