I hope all of you are doing well this morning.

It’s a tough morning for those of us here at RTV-6.  As many of you know, our dear friend and co-worker Don Foss has been fighting a tough battle with cancer.  This morning we received an email from his incredibly strong wife, Susan.  According to Susan, the family is now trying to make Don as comfortable as possible as he gets ready for his journey to Heaven. 

Everyone should be lucky enough to know someone like Don.  He’s the guy who’s always smiling when you see him in the hallway.  He’s the guy who’s always making jokes and having fun when you’re working together on a project.  He’s the guy who inspires you and makes you want to be a better person.

The last time Don came by the station he stopped by my desk to talk.  We had a wonderful chat about family and faith.  Even though he was frightened about his cancer diagnosis, Don kept saying that God had a plan for him and he was ready to accept it.  He even joked and said he hoped God’s plan included a little more time on this earth, but he’d accept the plan regardless. 

Don’s wife is as incredible as he is.  Even in her email, she talked about God’s plan and she asked for prayers to help Don make his way home to Heaven.  Don and Susan have two wonderful children.  I would ask all of our blog readers to pray for all of them.  Tom Davis and I were talking about the sadness we feel and Tom said, “It’s just too much.”  It is an incredible burden.  But I believe that God never gives us more than we can handle.  I pray that Don and his family feel the love of family, friends and even strangers right now.

It seems that whenever we hear of such a sad story, we’re reminded about how precious life is and how quickly it can change.  I think the challenge for all of us is to never forget that fact.  Today is here but tomorrow is not promised to us.  Hug your children… hug your spouse… forgive a friend.  Live each day to its fullest… like my friend Don.