Tonight when your son whines because he wants his book to be read to him again for the 15th time and it's an hour past bedtime be thankful that he's alive to whine and can do so.

This afternoon when your daughter gets a tattoo without your permission be happy she's alive to defy you and not in the ground like 20 kids are from Connecticut

Tonight when your husband says "I'm going to be late coming home dear because the boss is making me work overtime be grateful that he didn't work in the school that was shot up.

This morning when your wife spills the coffee on your papers remind yourself they are only papers and unlike the children in Connecticut they are replaceable.

This afternoon when your friend borrows your necklace and accidentally loses or breaks it be glad that is it not her that is lost or broken

This evening when your sister loses her cool and acts in a way that you disagree with be glad that your sister is alive to disagree with you

Lets take the moment to tuck our children in and tell them we love them tonight.

Lets take an hour to be there for a friend today

Lets take a few minutes to listen to an idea that a co-worker has this afternoon

Lets take the time to realize how precious the gifts that we have are every day

Lets take a few hours to sit back and sip some water and laugh today

Lets take ten minutes to make our children a hot breakfast this morning

Lets look at the people we love and realized how blessed we are to get this chance to appreciate them every day