In the Moment

I've been thinking about things that I suppose someday I might not remember. It's funny how at a certain point everything happening around you is so 'everyday'. It's not worth recording because it's going on and its now so why would it ever slip your mind or why would you want to remember, ya know? And then a few years pass and you realize there were some pretty special times meshed in with all that normality. Then even more time passes and things change and you realize some of those moments were almost sacred.

I suppose thats exactly what life is. All of life. It's special. It's sacred. And that's exactly how it' meant to be lived, each day. Meandering in and out of moments of pure duty and moments of hushed emotion that can only be expressed deep within one's heart.

For those of us mom's with kids over the age of, let's say 3, what have you already looked back at and sighed to yourself at the bittersweetness of it's passing. Snuggling with a newborn baby and just sitting there staring into their face while they sleep peacefully in your arms. Just one moment or two within a day of: feeding, changing, sleeping, crying (you and the baby), before you start the process all over again. Do you remember thinking sometimes that you couldn't wait till they started talking? Or became more independent so you could have a little eensy break? Ha! Now you know what I mean, if you didn't already.

Here's to just remind myself and anyone listening to take some time to listen for and recognize the sacred within each day. To stop in that moment and remember that one day you will look back on that time with fondness and even sometimes a sense of loss for it's simplicity. But don't stop there, don't begin to miss that moment before you've even begun to live it. Stay in the present and soak up every bit of what it is that makes you alive right then. Feel every bit of emotion that wells up within you and know that it is at these times when we are truly alive and present we are touching eternity. We are touching the heart of God. And do not fear he loves to give us many opportunities to do so again.