How one call can change your life

It was already a stressful morning as we sat on the bridge between home and work as a accident was cleared. 45 minutes we sat there. Enjoying the water and fresh air. Not really getting too worked up (which is really good for me) about it and just waiting. Finally the traffic was cleared and away went.

We decided that we needed to reward our self with a breakfast from our favorite breakfast place, Chik-fil-a. We were talking about what we wanted to get. I could already smell the biscuit and cup of coffee that I needed even more then I needed the biscuit! It was a good day in spite of the delay on the bridge.

Then the phone rang.

There are just some things you don't expect to hear. Things that come out of the blue. Things that can take a normal morning and make it anything but. This was one of those phone calls.

My beautiful bride has decided that this year she wanted to ride her bike to work. It is about 3 miles each way so about 12 miles a day. I applauded her desire but was apprehensive because I know the roads she has to travel. Those roads coupled with the average driving age in Florida is like 120 I had reason to be concerned.

She starts out asking me if I am in a meeting. Then she starts crying. She was hit by a car on the way to work. My heart skips a few beats. My mind goes blank. I start to sweat. This can't be good I tell my self. I ask her if she is ok. You have to understand that my bride is one of the strongest people when it comes to pain. 6 Children and I never heard her once complain about the pain. Me I am hitting the aspirin bottle for every little ache. She was ok. Bruised and scrapped up. Her wrist and thumb are a little painful. But all in all she is ok.

Not wanting to be overly dramatic but this call could have been much worse and it wouldn't have come from my bride but maybe a State Trooper. One call and your world can be turned upside down. Time stops. Nothing else is heard. Nothing else matters.

I realized more and more as the day went on that I was becoming more of that "old married man". Well can't do too much about the old part. But I was living the everyday life. Get up and do the normal morning routine. Give a kiss and say "I love you" as I walked out the door. Go to work. Then come home. Do it again the next day. Everything was taken for granted.

Wow how wrong is that? One call and my life now becomes filled with "I should have ....".

Well I know that I need to change my attitude and my outlook. I need to start creating more memories. Creating more opportunities for my family to live a life filled more with life and less with the routine.

One call.