For One More Day

Done reading Mitch Albom's For One More Day...I must say, the guy really knows how to touch hearts. I've always been a Jeffrey Archer fan but reading Mitch Albom is like seeing yourself being scrutinized. He really does know how to get to the "deepest part of human emotion".

For One More Day happens, well, for one whole day. It's a story of Charles "Chick" Benetto who was a one-time baseball player. It's a story of a son longing for his father's approval and shying away from his mother's love. It's a story of a husband who having felt that he wasn't able to make his dream come true, became estranged to his wife. It's a story of a father who became a stranger even to his one and only child...but most of all, it's a family story. It's about family secrets best kept hidden to protect those you love. It's a story about regrets, forgiveness and acceptance. It's a story of loved ones who've been gone in our lives but has remained in our hearts.

Have you ever lost someone you love and wanted one more chance to make for the time when you thought they would be here forever? If so, then you know you can go your whole life collecting days, and none will outweigh the one you wish you had back.

- From For One More Day by Mitch Albom