Thursday, May 23, 2013

Moments

I'm sitting on the screened in porch, drinking in our current mild-temperature/low humidity weather that will be here for all too short a time.  I'm also drinking a French 75 (cocktailblogging to follow).   The honeysuckle smells delightful.  Instead of music, I have the birds singing in the yard here in Camp Borepatch.  And someone in the neighborhood is practicing "taps", no doubt for the coming Memorial Day weekend.

For a short, delightful instant, it's peaceful.  I dare say that will change soon, but for now it's a welcome respite.
... some moments happens in your life that you say yes right up to the roots of your hair, that makes it worth having been born just to have happen. laughing with somebody till the tears run down your cheeks. waking up to the first snow. being in bed with somebody you love... whether you thank god for such a moment or thank your lucky stars, it is a moment that is trying to open up your whole life. If you turn your back on such a moment and hurry along to business as usual, it may lose you the ball game. if you throw your arms around such a moment and hug it like crazy, it may save your soul.
- Frederick Beuchner

2 comments:

  1. ChickenmomMay 23, 2013 at 9:07 PM

    Those fleeting moments are to be treasured and remembered. Sometimes a scent, like your honeysuckle, can bring them back to enjoy again.

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  2. Rev. PaulMay 24, 2013 at 12:49 AM

    I pointed out something like this to my younger daughter today - not nearly so eloquently - but reminded her that she will not pass this way again. Take those moments, and don't be in such a rush.

    Your words, and the quote, say it far better.

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