“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, I used everything you gave me.”

Erma Bombeck

The other morning I woke up to one of those 3am calls when the news is never good. It was my Dad and he was heading to the ER with chest pains, complaining that “his heart felt full.” So did mine.

My Dad ended up having a procedure that removed a large blockage in his heart. He has stared death in the eyes many times and we are now referring to him as “El Gato” because he has had so many lives.  That being said, my Dad is very alive. When I think about what it is, that makes him that way, it only comes down to a few words….faith, family, friends and gratitude.  That is his life.

When his time does finally come (and I hope that is a long way off) I know that he will have answered Erma Bombeck’s quote correctly. He will not have a single bit of talent left and say he used everything he was given.

What will you say?

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