I have been listening to this song by Pax 217 called, "Countin' Down the Days" that is about remembering someone who used to be on earth. You can listen to this song in full athttp://new.music.yahoo.com/pax-217/tracks/countin-down-the-days--7353371. He talks about how he is counting down the days until he can see that person again. Marshall's death and Mason's accident have really made me think about death every day. Whenever I leave some place, I often think about how I am leaving it. "What if I never return? Is this how I would want to leave things? What if I never see this person again? Is this how I would want our relationship to end?" It has also made me think about making the most of the time I have with people. On the week before the accident, I kept telling myself, "Oh, just focus on your school work now because you will get to hang out with Marshall during Thanksgiving break and you can ask him all about Iraq and everything then." Don't ever count on the future. You do not know what God has in store for you. He is the only One we can count on who is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hug and kiss your loved ones good-bye whenever you leave, whether for a day or a week. Don't leave anything unresolved - you may never get the chance. Appreciate even the not-so-lovely qualities in people because when they are gone you will miss the things that used to annoy you. No one got to say goodbye to Marshall but praise the Lord we will get to say "hello" to him someday.
"I'm gonna see you in a little while ...
when I die I'll see something beautiful ...
I'm countin down, countin down the days ...
now I'm waiting for the day, the day to come ... when I, when I will be with you ...
I know where you went, I know where you are ... I know who you're with cause you're just like Him. ... I'm gonna see you in a little while
echo in me, echo in me
every day every day
that goes by without you
that goes by without you
goodbye, I love you
come and see me sometime
