Moments

Today was one of those very full days, the kind of days that go by in a blur. It was a day that was so full it was in danger of losing the moments. The other day, I overheard a friend giving advice to another friend about her upcoming wedding – “Every so often throughout the day just take a minute to take in the moments. Just stop and look around.” We aren’t a very reflective society. It seems like I can go through a whole day without catching the glimpses.
My day started this morning at 6:36 a.m. when the security alarm went off in the shark exhibit at Six Flags. I was there with my class spending the night. It was pretty amazing and now I sound like a walking shark fanatic. I need to just take a breath. I was reminded today just how dedicated the parents at our school really are. I know they all sacrificed to be there with their kids, slept in uncomfortable accommodations, but shared some awesome moments with their kids. The sharks themselves were works of art. There are over 400 different kinds of sharks. (Not all of them are at Six Flags) God just kind of went crazy designing these creatures. Each one has such an interesting pattern. One of the kids asked how they sleep since some sharks have to keep swimming to pass water over their gills. A shark has the ability for half its brain to sleep at a time. Isn’t that cool.
The drive home was pretty fun just getting to swap stories with the people in our van. We had dog stories, growing up stories, and jokes. What fun conversation. It was like sitting around a campfire but being in an air-conditioned van instead.
When I got home my terrific family wanted to hear all about my trip – thanks for listening to all the shark facts.
We then headed out to Lake, CA for Zach and Jordan’s graduation party. It was great to see familiar faces and meet new ones. Perry & I even had some time to catch up with each other. I was reminded of how important a moment can be. One of the little guys at the party fell in the lake and Jordan fished him out. Sometimes a moment can save your life. Michael asked me about my blogging – so here it is Michael. Thanks for the encouragement. I was reminded again about how much talent and creativity that group has, from writing to leading. Ubergifted. I had some nice visits with people. I heard love, pride, faithfulness, and contentment.
After a delicious meal, I headed to my friend Kim’s for an Open House for Karda. It was great to see her again. It was a catch up moment. I got to see some other faces I haven’t seen for awhile too.
There were many more moments. It’s been fun to ponder the day before it’s gone. I was thinking of a day many years ago after it had snowed. The kids were in the car and we were heading home at a crawl on I-5. We looked over to the right and we could see a little mouse running through the snow on the side of the road. Our hearts went out to it. It was so cute as it hopped through the snow. Now I had never noticed mice on the side of I-5 but apparently they are there. If we hadn’t slowed down we would missed that unusual moment.
What were some of your moments today?