Great post! I don`t think it sounds corny at all.
I am right there with you. I turned 44 in aug and i am the youngest of seven two brothers and four sisters.
I have two kids a boy that will turn 15 in nov.
And a daughter that is 19 and in college, My wife travels a lot due to her job.
I lost my dad last new years day 2008
My mom past in 97 the day after christmas.
I don`t know if its my age or what? But i have been doing a lot of heavy thinking lately on that very subject.
I guess theres a time in all our lives when we realize its all the little things that we do while we are here that matters the most.
SO SO True! God bless..