Unconditional Love

Most people wake up and know what to do and where to go. I wake up and just want an easier day. I want to make the most of the day and sometimes that a great barrier in our life. Wanting to do things and getting to do them are a struggle each day. We never know what the day may bring and that has me thinking outside the box most days.

My grandson had a tournament this past weekend and I was so excited. Usually his tournaments take him out of state and I know that I’m not going to be able to attend all of the games, so having the tournament here was exciting to me. I knew that I may not get to see the whole tournament as it spans over the three day weekend, but I was determined to be there. I am that grandma but sometimes this life doesn’t allow me to attend. Making plans ahead of time usually causes some hiccup in the plan so I just decided not to express the idea of any plans and just play it my ear. The whole idea of spending the entire weekend at hockey games just doesn’t appeal to Joe and I get it, but I want and need to be there.

I didn’t give him a choice this time and just decided to be ala carte all weekend. The first game was early in the morning and we are usually up at the crack of dawn. I got up, got dressed and so did Joe. I told him we are attending the first game at 8;30 am and it’s usually only two hours long and then we can go here, there and anywhere in between. Hockey arena’s are too cold for Joe so he sat in the car while I was being the best Memaw and doing what makes me happy. Did I feel bad? Not this time. If I want to be BACK ON TRACK in this crazy life we live, then making compromises are small compare to what I do each day.

We did this all weekend and I got to see my grandson win his first tournament ever since playing hockey. It was the best feeling being that Memaw again and not having the darkness surround me because I couldn’t be there. Making sacrifices for someone you love should work both ways. I feel I have sacrificed enough and it’s time to give that courtesy back. I know it’s harder because he is sick, but he has got get BACK ON TRACK too and enjoy the life we have left. It’s time to live and there’s no time like the present. Enjoy each day. LIVE, LOVE AND LAUGH.