Ten years ago, my mom died suddenly leaving a gaping hole in the lives of everyone who loved her. Tomorrow is her birthday, she would have been 70.

Even though it's been a decade, I still can't believe she's gone. That she never met Son No. 1 and Son No. 2.  That she's just no longer here on this earth.

I spoke to my mom on the phone the night before she passed away, my last words to her were 'I love you'.  Knowing we ended our last conversation with love was a saving grace in my life, a life preserver I held on to when I thought I would drown in my grief.

In the past five days I've heard of three people who passed away unexpectedly.  Young people, people with families. I can only imagine the devestation and grief.

Take a moment today to let the people you love know how much they mean to you and that if they were gone, how much they would be missed.  A phone call, an email, a hug, a kiss.  Whatever it takes to get your message across.  

Life is precious and yet in the day to day grind it's easy to let go of that simple fact.  It's easy to take for granted it will always be there.  Because it is, right there in front of you.

But then it isn't. 

So take that moment today to tell the people in your life how much they mean to you.

And always end your conversations with love.