The last few days have seemed like a horrible dream. The 36 year old daughter and 4 year old grandson of our very close friends were involved in a freak auto accident Saturday night. They hit a horse at the crest of a hill at 9:30 pm. The daughter died of severe head trauma and the grandson suffered mild injuries and will recover. We had all just spent the evening at another friends' daughter's wedding reception and had a wonderful time. They were on their way home and she had just spoken to her husband and told him what a great time they'd had and that she would see him in a few minutes. Little did we know that none of us would ever speak to her again. We just returned from the visitation and the funeral is tomorrow.

This is so tragic. She leaves her husband, a 4 year old son, sisters, brother, parents, aunts, uncles and many, many friends. Too often we take our relationships with our loved ones for granted. Tell the special people in your life how you feel about them and if you have relationships that need mending, try to fix them. We may never get another chance. This may be our last day on this earth so make the most of it. Life is precious.