We all get busy.

Life gets noisy.

We prioritize work, errands, our routines, and our own mental chatter.

And without realizing it, we start to take the people closest to us for granted.

Family members become background noise.

Not because they matter less…

But because we assume they’ll always be there.

But life doesn’t work that way.

Every day is a page off the calendar, and one day…we all reach our “One Day.”

That day when the realization hits:

There are more days behind us than ahead.

What hurts even more is when you think back to that person you stopped replying to.

Maybe you were punishing them.

Maybe you were too busy.

Maybe it was pride.

But they were still reaching out—with notes, calls, prayers—and you chose silence.

Then suddenly…they’re gone.

Or their memory is.

Or disease has taken the conversation away.

And you’re left holding a silence that echoes louder than any argument ever did.

So today, ask yourself this:

Who’s reaching out that you’ve been ignoring?

Who deserves a reply before it’s too late?

Don’t let “One Day” become “Too Late.”

Pick up the phone.

Send the text.

Say the words.

Before the silence becomes permanent.

Believe.