If Tomorrow Never Comes

Some of you avid country listeners may remember the mid 90′s hit from Garth Brooks entitled, “If Tomorrow Never Comes.” Whether this was song was made in an attempt to save his marriage is besides the point. The song is roughly based around the premise of always making sure your loved ones know the way you truly feel for them because you may not see them tomorrow.

Sadly, for one of my cousins, this song is becoming all to true. He and his wife have been married now for nearly a decade and have been experiencing problems, but are trying to stick it through. Sticking it through hasn’t always been easy and has led to bitter words. Saturday evening his wife decided she was going to go to a nearby town for a night out with the girls. On the way back the driver of her car merged into the other lane and was hit head on by a semi. The driver was wearing a seat belt and left the scene with minimal damage, however, his wife was not wearing her safety belt and was seriously injured. She now lies in a hospital bed with fatal injuries, a pierced lunge, and a swelling brain. It is unknown whether she will make it past today. My cousin and his family are on their way to the hospital to hopefully see her before she dies.

Beyond the grief he is experiencing are the words he last shared with his wife. Those words will resonate through his mind, lips, and heart for the rest of his life.

If tomorrow never comes for you will you make sure your loved ones know exactly how you feel for them? If tomorrow never comes for someone you love will you let them know the same? Who do you need to talk to right now? Who do you need to forgive right now? What relationships do you need to start mending?