Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Moment in Time

So, i just came from one of my friend's "welcome home from Ireland" party. She recently took a mission trip to the wonderful country across the pond, and her family threw her a welcome home party. (but that's beside the point)
In the midst of this extravaganza I realized how party accessible her house was. She has a HUGE drive way that could accommodate like 12 cars. A pool, a gazebo, a beautiful stone walkway surrounding the pool and house, a tree house, a swing set, a few beautiful benches placed near some rather extraordinary scenery and still have enough room in her actual backyard for at least a hundred people, although there weren't nearly that many people in attendance.
As i sat there and watched the guys throw unsuspecting girls into the pool and do their crazy dives into the pool, it almost seemed as if this house, this property, was purposed to take care of her and her family's partying needs. Like it was the true purpose for it's existence. It was wonderful watching all of the people who I have come to know and love over this last extremely hard year, and it made me silently thank God for not only giving me this time with them but for a wonderful house like Haley's. It was an odd moment. One of those, Stop and smell the roses moments. Where you come to a unique and/or rather weird realization and take it in all in one glorious moment. Where you become acutely aware of the true significance of people, places, or times in this crazy world.
It doesn't happen often, but when it does it makes you grateful to be alive, to be living, breathing, existing in this moment in time. One that probably won't be that memorable, but moments like these are what make living life GREAT!

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