Tell those close to you that you love them, and what they mean to you, even if it is every day.
Know that God has a plan for you, even if it isn't clear to you now.
Never take any one for granted.
Some of you know that last week, while a rough work week, was particularly sad for me, and my friends and colleagues in the Missile Defense Agency [MDA], with the unexpected passing of Don Toenjes. When I joined MDA, I was hired to back him up and take the load of him, being almost a one man show. Five months or more into my tenure, Don was diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma, aka incurable cancer. After a year of strenuous and experimental treatment, trust in the Lord and determination to fight with every breath, he went into remission and had a good 4 1/2 years. But Don also had another time bomb in him, his heart, which gave out 6 Feb and he passed that following Monday. He looked the picture of health as the photo shows, but I suppose God had other plans for him.
I asked some of you to pray for him, now please keep his family in your prayers.

