It kinda bothered me. But, hey, he is four. What is he supposed to do?
Fast forward to right now. I saw him for the first time since Christmas. After about an hour of us playing together, he goes, "Kimmy. You know that book you got me for Christmas? I love it. It is so funny. We read it every night."
Then he giggled. He had the biggest smile on his face.
That is a tender mercy of the Lord. A miracle. A pat of the back. A moment.
In a moment, everything can change. A day can go from great to bad. Weather can shift from stormy to sunny. The cookies in the oven can go from doughy to burnt.
Life is full of moments, good and bad and stuff in between. We remember the moments.
Sure, it would be great if life were only full of good moments, but then how would we know if we actually had a good moment if we have never had a bad one or the stuff in between.
"If life were only [good] moments, then you'd never know you had one" (Into the Woods).
And we can't only live in the moments, you need to let the moments go. They are not meant to be lived in forever. A star athlete in high school can't live in the glory days forever.
"Don't forget it for a moment though."
Memories are there, ready to be replayed in our minds. These intangible moments will be with us forever. Reflecting back on the moments is ok as long as we don't miss the next one coming.
My nephew will move on to new books, toys, activities, but I will savor this moment in my mind when I brought him joy. I will grow with him and try to find a new way that we can have another moment together. Another memory.
Look for the next moment to come because sometimes you are too long in one moment to realize that your next moment has already begun.
It's funny, eh?
