If I Knew
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I’m sure you’ll have so many more
so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there’s always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything right.
There will always be another day
to say our,” I love you’s,”
And certainly there’s another chance
to say our. ” Anything I can do’s?”
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I’d like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
You get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you’re waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you’ll surely regret the day,
That you didn’t take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last Wish.
So always hold them dear.
Take time to say I’m sorry,
Please forgive me,
Thank you, or It’s okay.
And if tomorrow never comes,
you’ll have no regrets about today.
Written By: © B.J. Mortbitzer
Music © Author Unknown
July 3, 2012 @ 1:24 pm
It is very well…when we are doing the things…without delay and with responsibility…
March 29, 2012 @ 8:18 pm
Just a thought Joy, in order for you to get a copy, you may wish to send a copy to your e-mail where it states, CLICK HERE TO SEND, under the writings. Then you might go into your icon file, and do a print out. I’m not certain, but it’s worth a try. Good luck, you’re right it is beautiful.
March 29, 2012 @ 4:40 pm
I love this is there any way I can get a copy.????? Thank you
February 7, 2012 @ 2:28 pm
This comment is dedicated to a very dear friend who died last fall. I had finished typing a letter and was waiting for my daughter to arrive to pick up my mail. Being crippled and housebound, I couldn’t mail the letter myself. She arrived the day after my friend had died. She mailed the letter, which was returned to me with a note explaining that this special friend had passed. I was heartbroken and I’m still mourning the loss. Nothing is sadder than not being able to tell a loved one how much you care before they die!
September 23, 2011 @ 2:29 am
How did the doctors appointment go?
September 22, 2011 @ 8:41 am
Dear Ann Hoskins,
Be sure I keep you in my thoughts…and I’ll pray for you…
God bless you!
September 22, 2011 @ 7:50 am
Dear Rodica:
In a tremendous amount of pain today, have three doctor appointments. Wish they would go back and make house calls. On these pain killers so I can keep the appointments. Just keep me in your thoughts and prayers that is all I’m asking. I’ll keep you posted as I find things out. Many thanks for your concern.
September 22, 2011 @ 3:46 am
My dear friend, I was yesterday evening very awared about your willing thoughts…but I couldn’t be on PS…
Yoy know I am always near…to wait your news…
Thank you!
September 21, 2011 @ 12:05 am
We may confront with evil and wrong doings, at times…
The only thing necessary for the “Triamph Of Evil” is
for the good people to do nothing……
September 20, 2011 @ 10:20 pm
Pinky leave me alone. You have been harassing me for the last several weeks. You can’t even get my name right. And what kind of name is Pinky anyway? Just leave me alone, stay away from me. Either face me head on so we can really have it out, or, if I knew how to have you reported on here I would. You are an evil person, you have lied about me, tortured me and are constantly harassing me. Worry about your own life and stay out of mine. If you don’t have anything good to say, say nothing to me.
September 20, 2011 @ 9:35 pm
Joan Ann Hoskins – Here we go again. Just order a pizza and maybe a Coke or Pepsi and take all of those medications.
September 20, 2011 @ 8:47 pm
Ann Hoskins; My heart goes out to you. My advice to you is to trust God. I know what it feels like to have lost a loved one; but God never gives us more than we can bear. He has promised to make a way where there seems to be none.
You have spoken as a christian; the enemy is out there as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour: please dont give him a foothold in your life. Guard the avenues to your mind; and let God give you the strength needed to overcome your weakness. Remember Job; he went through a terrible time, but he kept on trusting God. In the end he was victorious. Use his example to encourage you. May God bless and keep you.
September 20, 2011 @ 7:43 pm
It was just a few days ago that I was at the bridge, looking down at the water. I prayed to God to forgive me for what I was about to do. I stood and gazed into the river looking ever so peaceful, and thinking, how peaceful it would be just to be with Our Heavenly Father. To have Him wrap His loving arms around me. I have no one, my husband of only three years died last year, I have been on a spiral staircase with my health. Seven months laid up here in my house, with only my animals to comfort and console me.
I read what was written today, as thoughts of that river are instilled in my mind, but what would happen to my animals? They are innocent of all my pain and suffering. My physical pain is overpowering me by each passing day and hour. Asking for help to just get a sandwich from local neighbors and friends, I get
“is there someone else you can call? I’m going to a concert, or I’m watching my favorite show, or surely you can find someone to run around the corner for you, but if you can’t call me back and let me know one way or another whether you got a sandwich to take your meds.” I never called back, these are the very people that I dropped everything I was doing and helped them in all their crises.
I love God so much, and I want to be with Him so much its tearing me up inside. So please everyone or anyone just when alone with Jesus whisper my name to Him. Ask Him to help me with the trials and tribulations I’m going through alone. Thank you
June 12, 2011 @ 12:36 pm
Tomorrow comes…I am sure…because never doesn’t exist…
June 11, 2011 @ 4:07 pm
My husband died suddenly….I regret the unsaid things, the acts of kindness I coud have shown….Only God knows the exact time for any of us….be sure to use it wisely and always with compassion and love. Only then will you live with no regrets.
March 8, 2011 @ 6:48 pm
“……..Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, old or young alike, and today my be the last
chance you get to hold your loved one tight ….”
A powerful reminder how tenuous life truly is !
March 7, 2011 @ 7:35 pm
RUTH: Well said, well said…
Blessings… Elizabeth W.
March 7, 2011 @ 9:53 am
I pray that when I leave this world, I take no regrets and am forgiven for all the wrong I have done.
March 7, 2011 @ 9:14 am
This is the day the LORD has made… (just for you) Make it count…
Blessings… Elizabeth W.
February 22, 2011 @ 6:25 pm
Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Make it count for Jesus in all you do!
February 1, 2011 @ 9:07 am
Great Truth in this. It’s best to be clear in all relationships-friendships, marriages, and famlies.
Moreso: with The LORD. take care all. 🙂
January 31, 2011 @ 11:30 am
This is so true……….live each day as if you were dying!!!!
January 31, 2011 @ 10:28 am
we can put aside what we have to do and give some love to our soulmate…if not it might too late.. we all have to have fun today because we dont know what tomorrow will bring…love you
January 31, 2011 @ 10:28 am
Never overlook the best in life is so much simplicity and gratitude for knowing we are loved!
January 31, 2011 @ 9:58 am
Like Vanda, My Mother used to always say, “Bring me flowers today, not after I’m gone so that I may enjoy them.” Yes, I repeat her words, and live for today in the “Now” and Love as God loves us today and forever.
January 31, 2011 @ 9:54 am
To my son Mark who us with God now. I will love you forever my beautiful sweet son. Forever……Mommie
January 31, 2011 @ 9:50 am
We have to remember that tomorrow never comes for some.. May God encourage us to do & say things today..So that we will not have regrets tomorrow..
January 31, 2011 @ 8:33 am
It is best never to postpone anything because the next chance may not be available in life! Finishing then and there will be well and good!
July 3, 2010 @ 1:17 am
nice card….the message reminds me..of the very last moment i hugged, kissed and say i love you… to my husband while he was on the hospital bed. our time as a married couple was very short, 13 months after our wedding God took him. we shared happy moments, laughter, sharing things we learn in the past and i could still remember every time he holds my hand and say i love you so much dear…my joy will be your joy too. every morning he wakes me up, saying your coffee is ready, i prepare it for you. it took me almost 2 years to overcome the pain but i give back all the glory and praise to the Lord who make all things possible and give me joy after that storm. my husband love to see the beauty of nature and i too, we praise God for all of these things.
July 2, 2010 @ 8:08 am
it was dec 2008, one of my many visits to see my dear parents, my mom was sick we spent and shared many laughter, and tears,i think we both knew how much we appreciated and love each other, it was the last time i saw mom alive.always appreciate the people who are near and dear to u.
June 30, 2010 @ 9:47 am
Wordswith: Oh my, what a profound statement… I never thought of it that way.
Thank you so much… I will remember this forever…
Now I know why I “feel” my departed loved ones around me sometimes.
I immediately say “I love you” to them… Would you believe that it
happens to my animal creatures also ??? Yeaahhh I feel good, thanks
to you and GOD.
Blessings… Elizabeth W.
February 4, 2010 @ 12:13 pm
life is beautifull ,when its comes to words like this .Iwish avery one of u a wonderful masseges out there ,u guys are supper hero’s ur words are encouraging and understanding .I love it all and keep it up my dear one.
February 2, 2010 @ 7:38 am
Very true
February 2, 2010 @ 3:04 am
If I knew U will be so foolish as to stop talking to me suddenly and impulsively for so many years, I wouldn’t have loved you this long and this much. However I know neither of us can forget the bond that exists between us throughout our lives.Take care of your mental and physical health first. I love you as much as I did ten years ago, even now.
February 1, 2010 @ 5:45 pm
If I could only reach across the miles, and hold someone as they
spoke those words. Please pass the kleenex.
February 1, 2010 @ 5:15 pm
Henry: Apology accepted from a very strong and faithful child of GOD. It takes a good person to apologize. Believe me, I have had to apologize many times…
Oh, and by the way, it was Willie Nelson who said “enemy.” I just quoted him.
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY EVERYBODY !!!
Blessings….. Elizabeth W.
February 1, 2010 @ 2:18 pm
***### %%% &&& @@@ ^^^ +++ !!!
What did I say ??? I feel like a yo yo…
“Judge ye not that ye be judged.” comes from the bible and I believe in it.
I don’t remember saying that I classify a person as an “enemy”… When in doubt I remain silent and listen to the person that confuses me and say to myself, he or she is a child of GOD…By being silent for awhile, I stop myself of putting my foot in my mouth. (I don’t like the taste.)
Blessings to you and all who defended me…Thank you.
Elizabeth W.
February 1, 2010 @ 10:01 am
Good one and lots of good points noted. God bless you
January 31, 2010 @ 7:00 pm
Swannie: Wille Nelson said it best… Be kind to your enemies, it will drive them crazy. haa haa By my personal experience, IT WORKS !!!
Kevin: You have another chance: GOD is waiting for you.
Today is the tomorrow I worried about yesterday…and all is well…
Gabriella: Thank you sincerely, But I have a looooonnnnnnng way to go yet.
Blessings to all…… Elizabeth W.
January 31, 2010 @ 6:45 pm
Hooter Huen: Am I misunderstanding you ???
Isn’t it feed Love and it will grow for if you don’t feed it, it will die??? Love is the greatest feeling in the world, especially with GOD’s approval. When I got engaged
59 years ago, I was floating on air with a big smile on my face. I loved the world and everybody and everything in it. I still feel that love…it is the greatest !!!
Thank you JESUS… Blessings Elizabeth W.
January 31, 2010 @ 3:54 pm
Never say tomorrow……..do it today…
I ALWAYS say I Love You when talking to my loved ones in ending a conversation whether on the phone or in person. Also a kiss is good too. And a hug… I am so thankful that I did this before some of my loved ones passed away to Heaven with GOD. I also pray for all of our creatures as they are so innocent and faithful to us.
Thank you GOD for our being with all of our loved ones, human or creatures. I love you all.
Blessings Elizabeth W.
January 31, 2010 @ 3:53 pm
Really beautiful. We always need to express how much we love the ones we love.
I would have loved to have heard it so much more in my life, but now with my husband
I do and he never forgets to show and express his great love and gratitude.
January 31, 2010 @ 3:35 pm
Que lindo, eu ainda não tinha recebido algo tão maravilhoso, você deve ser uma pessoa muito especial, e sei que já está dentro do meu coração….. ah e essa música , eu voltarei atocar piano. Obrigada , por me Amar em seu coração 🙂
Agora é a hora de te dizer EU TE AMO.
January 31, 2010 @ 2:39 pm
Yes we may never get another chance to say I’m sorry. How does one know I
need to read these words and say I love you. Is there anything else i can do for
you before its too late. Thank you for always thinking of me.
January 31, 2010 @ 2:35 pm
Love is a strange animal.If it’s left hungry,it lives for a long,long time.But if it’s well fed,it dies instantly.
January 31, 2010 @ 2:32 pm
These poems today are just so lovly thanks so much for all of your hard work putting together all these lovly words. God bless .
January 31, 2010 @ 2:15 pm
All I ever asked for was for another chance.. to be a better person and these words ring so true. My lofe path has taken me in so many directions, all experience points to ponder. I will always be thankful for what I had and all that I have. And At least we have today.
January 31, 2010 @ 1:47 pm
human heart is a most” complecated ” thing as we all know.hard to understand and judge our own mind.people are tangled in their own mental jail that they think from thier one window of a jail..from barly anyone can see clear sky even.some how life is nothing except a responsibility..and duty towards to loved ones.even who are gone from our life.well…who wants, what wants, and who understands you and who judges you these all are very delecate and complecated questions.let us leave things on god as he is the one to guide us..proper way .love your self so you can love all..it is my way to live.love and do not look for reward.
January 31, 2010 @ 1:25 pm
THIS IS SO TRUE NEVER WAIT MIGHT BE TO LATE?
January 31, 2010 @ 1:22 pm
So sweet and so thrue!Dont wait for tomorrow to say
something Sweet!Say it today!Marcos I love You!
January 31, 2010 @ 1:18 pm
Life on this earth is so short……don’t waste your time . Tell the people you love how much they mean to you. My husband of 38 years died almost 2 years ago and his last words to me were “I love you sweetheart” I will keep those words with me the rest of my life.
January 31, 2010 @ 1:07 pm
Past is a history and future is mystery, but present is the only day. Past is gone and in fact future is not a future, when it comes, it is present.Therefore let us live in present and make use of the Present time, that is today. For tomarrow never comes.It is always tomarrow.
Let us thank God sufficiently for today and we may not have tomarrow to thank HIM. Thanks you God for giving me today.
November 2, 2009 @ 1:46 am
It’s funny that I just read this and it seems the first comments made all were on Apr. 15th 2009, which happened to be the day my love of my life died…suddenly…w/o any warning….and this is who I had thought of upon
reading this right now,,,,and how I wished I had sent it to him…and applied
all the wise words said here……So, in memory of us…and you, Ricky Ray, I
dedicate this oh sooo true words of wonder…..with love and missing you*
May 17, 2009 @ 12:18 am
I love you very much
April 28, 2009 @ 11:00 am
rest in peace shancy if only i knew that friday you were coming to say good bye i’m gonna miss you dearly fede
April 26, 2009 @ 2:50 pm
Baby if only I knew that was going to be our last day together on this earth I would had held you closer to me. Tightly in my arms as you slowly left me, kissing your lips for the last time, my tearsdrops falling on your face,baby I miss you so much,,Always in my heart, Babycakes
April 21, 2009 @ 11:53 am
Today, 10 years ago, I spent time with my father on his 63rd Birthday. The Lord had already told me it would be the last time I would see my father alive. He worked on his computer as I sat on the couch and we talked about several things. He had been in the hospital for three months and one month at home. The next day passed, the next morning he didn’t wake up here, but in Heaven. I woke up early and looked at the clock, just moments went by and mama phoned and said Daddy wasn’t breathing on his own. I hope you always remember this poem. I lived it. Happy Birthday Daddy. How is Heaven after 10 years? Leland Page Hodge
April 19, 2009 @ 4:29 am
bro. jeric,
you`re a man of WISDOM, thanks to GOD that HE give you
to me as my lightning rod of our life.
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
te lani
April 18, 2009 @ 3:24 am
Thanks dear,but you know that…..
Love is such a strange,crazy thing and it does what it wants to do,at its own time and venue and settles for nothing but what it wants when it wants.
April 18, 2009 @ 12:52 am
I thank God for the writer, the message is for us all!
There is so much in this life we take for granted, family, good friends, loved ones, even ourselves. Noone knows tomorrow so let us appreciate one another now, today. Let us all put our egos and pride aside and do whats right. It would be a shame if we dont…
April 17, 2009 @ 12:03 pm
YOU ARE RIGHT ADENIKE WE SHOULD LEARN TO APPRECIATE ONE ANOTHER,LOVE ONE ANOTHER,CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER,AND DONT FORGET TO SAY AM SORRY OR THANK YOU AT THE RIGHT TIME,l pray to GOD to grant me the grace and wisdom to apply all these things to my daly life.
April 17, 2009 @ 6:46 am
Today is what we have, express as much love as possible to anyone that cares and do not forget to have a ready ‘sorry’ ‘thank you’ a little appreciation goes far. I pray I could always be appreciative of little love showed to me.
April 17, 2009 @ 1:49 am
IT’S a very inspiring message for all of us… we should cherished & value the time precious moments we’ve shared to all our loved ones… for we don’t know when our time comes… expressing our love & concern not only to our dear ones but most of all to those people we don’t like.. love our enemy is d greatest commandment that GOD has given to us… GOD BLESS & MORE POWER!
April 16, 2009 @ 10:47 am
This is lovely,i lost my dad some 19years ago & my brother 11years now,he was 23.I was just a kid & young so when they said “God loved him most”it only make me want to love more than God Himself so that none of my love ones will go forever,so i invested much on love,only this i wanted to feel & give back.Much of it,God couldn’t just want them with Him becos i didn’t love them right or enough.And recently i learned people just chosed to go & some can’t be stopped no matter how much you love them but we should not stop loving them & make them knov what we feel becos we never know it can be any time………………
April 16, 2009 @ 8:36 am
Do what you want to do know as if there is no tommorrow.
April 16, 2009 @ 3:31 am
Its really a touching message…..Luv as dey say has 2 b xpressed n wat btr way 2 xpress r luv 2 r near n dear 1s dan by such beautiful..soul touching cards…..
April 16, 2009 @ 1:52 am
hallo, lets do what we have to do today for we never now about tomorrow.lets thank God for today,tomorrow may never come.thank you
April 15, 2009 @ 11:21 pm
How many times in a day do we say, “I’ll do that tomorrow.” We all take for granted that tomorrow is another day. God has never promised anyone that there will be a tomorrow.
April 15, 2009 @ 10:16 pm
We must treasure every second, minute, hour, day, month, year etc. For no one knows their time. So treat time as a precious and priceless gem. Always thank and acknowledge God no matter what.
April 15, 2009 @ 7:59 pm
Well, I do I have to say, that this is most beautiful and thought provoking. It just reinforces how life should be and all to often is not.
April 15, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
Beautiful poem. It makes me think of the many times my Father would say..I want my flowers now while I am here on this earth, not after I am gone! Many years have past now since he left this earth. But I still think of him and what he said.
April 15, 2009 @ 7:20 pm
So many times we forget those we love. Let those you love know it some way everyday. This is beautiful. It made one of my friends cry.
April 15, 2009 @ 6:12 pm
I Love You
April 15, 2009 @ 6:36 am
Love is such a strange and crazy thing it does what it wants
and settles for nothing but what it wants.