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We can all get caught up in our daily activities and forget to enjoy life with the ones we love. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes a life-altering event to make us see what is really important. That´s what happened to me.

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It is so easy to get caught up in everyday activities that we miss focusing on what is most important. For many, work, social activities or even housework can cause us to forget that what matters most are the people closest to us, those in our lives that we can’t live without. Sure, in our hearts we know that people mean more than anything else, but do we act that way? Where does most of our time go? Sometimes it takes an abrupt change in our lives or even a near death experience to open our eyes to what matters most.

When Nathan was six months old, he, my husband, Steve, and I were in a terrible car accident on Interstate 75. It was October 7, 2005. We had been to visit a dear friend whose husband had passed away. We had eaten supper with my family and were headed home. It was about 8:00 p.m. and raining. I was glad my husband was driving because I hated driving in the rain. Nathan was asleep in the back seat snuggled down in his new car seat. In the blink of an eye and out of nowhere came a pickup truck directly in our path. The driver was going too fast and had hydroplaned across the median. There was nothing we could do. Steve hit the brakes, but it was too late. We crashed into them going about 60 mph. It was a direct hit into the side of their truck. I can still see the truck and hear the impact. It rolled up onto our hood, hit the windshield and bounced off. I passed out briefly and when I woke up, I saw smoke and could hear my baby crying. Steve was in a daze and his door was jammed. My back was in excruciating pain, and I didn’t think I could move. It seemed like forever before someone came to check on us, though it was probably less than five minutes. When the young man came to ask if we were OK, all I could do was scream, “check on my baby!” We were told we needed to get out of the car, so I hobbled out and lay down on the pavement. Steve crawled out behind me. The man who had come to help us got Nathan out of his seat, and gave him to Steve. Nathan stopped crying and began to look around. He wasn’t hurt at all. I, however, was in so much pain that I closed my eyes to take my focus off of all the chaos. The ambulance came and took us all to the hospital. When we finally got there, we were all evaluated. I had a crushed vertebra in my back. One of Steve’s hands was broken, and the other had been bleeding profusely from several large cuts. Nathan however, was completely fine. He had no bruises, cuts or broken bones. Steve and I later teased that all he knew was that he had been awakened from his nap.

We all have tasks that need to be done. We have to work, and errands have to be run. Houses have to be cleaned and dinners have to be made. Diapers have to be changed and laundry has to be washed. Time doesn’t stand still. Somewhere in all of these tedious activities are the reasons why we do what we do: our spouses, our children, our parents, our sisters and brothers, and our friends. It is the people that matter the most, and they should be where our quality time is spent. We sometimes just need to stop and enjoy a smile or a laugh. We need to enjoy a beautiful day with the ones we love. We don’t know how many more we may have with them, so we need to make each and every one count.

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Written by: Kay Stone
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