As I sit here reflecting and having flashbacks from my life,

I see mommy in the kitchen preparing a special holiday meal for us all,

Daddy sits watching football,

And my sisters and I play in the yard,

An interruption enters the scene,

Fastforward twenty-five years,

Mommy holds her aching back while cooking the special holiday meal,

Daddy drinks an Ensure shake after eating a small portion,

My sisters have since married, had children, and left home,

I sit at the dinner table alone, eating the special dinner.

Although the years have brought about change, I am still grateful.

I am thankful for mommy and daddy. I am grateful for the many

memories created over the years.

I wish I could turn back the hands of time to sit with my entire family one

last time, but memories are treasures.

I am thankful for telephones. I get to laugh with my sisters from miles

away.

I am grateful we are all still alive and in fairly good health.

I am grateful there is still time to say "I Love You".