Take time for your parents.....

[blind one]

I did something today that I havent done in 25 years. I went to church with my mother. I was on my way home from hunting and thought it would be nice to suprize her. I still had my camo on and thats how I showed up. She has been going to church every sunday for 55 years. The service had already started when I got there so I went to where she was sitting and said" May I sit here with you." She was so happy that she started to cry. It made me realize how parents dont ask for anything more than a little love in return for all they do for their children. The pastor said one thing that really stuck with me today. He said " tommorrow is NOT guaranteed". So I guess what I'm saying is to take some time out of your busy schedule to let your parents know that they are still special. It made my mother feel better than she has in a long time.....Roy

[Taiga Recurve]

[Onions]

Good for you Roy! You made a great decision.

chris <><

[Squirrel Bait]

Your right Roy, I found out last week that the kemo and radiation that my mother has been doing has not done any good. Her liver looks worse and she already has fluid on her lungs. She ask the doctor if they thought she could make it to christmas, they told her she could have christmas early. She will be 60 years old on the 19th of Dec. I lost my Dad at 56 so you never know.

[canoeman]

Good for you.  "Tomorrow is not guaranteed", and it's good to remember and give thanks.  I've had to realize this as I've spent the whole month of October(so far) with my wife in the hospital.  It's always good to have another day.

[R.W.]

Heed Roy's word's.

My mother passed away recently, (Sept 14.)

I never missed a chance to tell her how much I loved her, and it still hurts that I couldn't be there with her when she passed.

R.W.

[bigbuckmalik]

My mother passed away 9 years ago today.  I was only 25 at the time.  Trust me when i say do or say all the things that you should now. It can all change with one phone call.

[xtrema312]

Good for you!  Not only is your mother happy to see you go to church with her, but for you.  She is probably concerned more about your sole than just seeing you.  We parents are more concerned about our children’s long term wellbeing than anything else.  

Cherish the time you have with her.  I still remember taking a couple days to do some extra stuff with my mother and my last hug two days before I got the phone call that she had been killed in a car accident.  Back then I went to church with her to make her happy.  Funny thing is after she was gone I started going for me.   Now I have a family and take them every week.  I have no greater joy than to serve the Lord and see my children growing in faith.  Mom is up above grinning ear to ear.  I have no doubt about that.

[Wary Buck]

I preach all the time to my students in school about valuing and staying in contact and visiting with their grandparents and asking them how they met each other, etc. while they still can.

For folks of my generation, it's the same with our parents.  Good reminder.

[hit or miss]

Great reminder, sometimes we think we're "too busy" to just take a minute to catch up.

[Scrub_buck]

What an inspiring story!  I applaude the effort and pray that you find yourself there more and more!

[jcar315]

Amen brother!!!

My Dad is gone too and my 10 year old son and I were discussing something today and it came home for the 1st time in a while.....I don't have a Dad to take anywhere or do anything with anymore now that he is gone. He is with me in spirit though.

None of us are promised tomorrow.

[BAK]

Way to go.  My dad passed last week.  Take nothing for granted.  You won't have to say "I wish I had ----".

[Zbearclaw]

My old man and I are going to Alaska next year to chase deer.  He had me at 25, 31 years ago so he isn't a relic yet but I know that we won't be able to do hunts like that forever.

He comes out here to chase pigs in CA at least one a year.  My best friend and someone that can be thanked, or blamed for shaping who I am more than anyone except for his father.

[Canyon]

Boy sure wish I woulda passed a few days of hunting to sit with my Mom and talk a little more often before she died. Of course mom woulda asked why aren't you hunting.. is there something wrong? Then knowing how much I love my hunts chased me out the door.

[snag]

Sounds like you got your priorities straight Roy! The joy of loving each other and spending time together out weighs anything else in this life. Thanks for sharing this..you made my morning!

[Coop]

Very true words. Both my parents are gone (Mom in 1988, Dad in 2002) and I will never get the chance to spend more time with them. I keep trying to teach my nephews and nieces they should be nicer to their parents and enjoy time with them, but kids are stubborn.

[twitchstick]

Roy you are right on.Luckly my parents and I have always had great relationships.My mother is the sweetist lady around and will always charish her.This next week end I will take my dad rifle deer hunting.Its the only rifle hunt that I get real pump up about and I will not have a weapon in my hands.

[Littlefeather]

I was lucky and never knew how much till now. I spent lots of time with my Dad over the last few years. He was ever-present in my bowhunts, video camera always in hand. Now he's gone. This is my first season without him. It's not been the same but I did hunt opening day and shot a fat doe with Dad's bow just cause I wanted him close. I certainly find myself lucky that I did spend lots of time with him while he was here. I think a few more of us should find some spare time for those close to us. The rewards will only be measurable in death but there will be no regrets.  

[Altiman94]

I love hunting with my dad-wish he would come out more with me.  But he's not into the cold weather and its been in the 30's here already.  He was the one who got me into bow hunting.    

Was hoping to hunt Early Muzzleloader with my grandpa, but he just underwent a quadruple bipass surgery, so that hunt will wait until next year.  He is always asking me about my hunts though.