Monday Moments with M. G. #22

As a writer, an author, I often mix time and place location in ways that fit the storyline, the characters, the location whatever it may be… and more. I often write things that are so close to real or historical it is hard to tell the difference and then make up some fiction to create the realm by design. This week. I find myself wishing that I could create a new anything and make it real. Reality came knocking in an unexpected and horrible way and it has impacted me and my entire team.

The sudden and unexpected loss of my youngest brother has left me and all of those at M. G. Lorraine, wishing we could rewrite the chapter, fix the punctuation, change the imagery… anything to change the outcome, but there are no rewrites, edits, or do-overs that can fix this or dull the sense of unbelievable loss.

Few people in the outside world know that the incredible team at M. G. Lorraine are all family, either by birth, blood, marriage, or choice. These incredible women, my team, those who help every day to build this brand, are family. The works we produce, the legacy we are developing, is additionally important to us because we are all connected in one way or the other, and this is personal to all of us.

My brother’s beautiful wife, and their combined family are painfully grieving and there is no way to make it better except for time and an immeasurable amount of love. We are all here to support them as they claw their way through the worst of the pain and onto the other side.

So, as you look at your day today, and prepare for Father’s Day next Sunday, look at those important men in your life and treat them like it was the last day. The last day to say, I love you! The last day to say I appreciate you! The last time to wrap your arms around them and hold them. The last time to refill their coffee cup, hand them the mashed potatoes, or sit at the edge of the lake and enjoy the sunset together. Worry less about the gift and more about the words and make them count. Whatever it is, in ways large and small, to say I love you!

Make sure you leave nothing on the table, and nothing unsaid for you never know when it will be the last time. The men in our life, husbands, father’s, son’s, son-in-law’s, cousins uncles, grandfather’s, friends, brother-in-law’s, wherever they fit in your life, take the moment and share with them how much you care for it will be the best gift you’ve ever given them for Father’s Day!

In loving memory of a special brother,

Until next time,