Bliss……….

Yesterday, I was working around my office when the phone rang and it was my son Wesley. Wes and Rhonda are moving into their new home across town and they needed someone to keep Abigail, while they made the move. I had worked all weekend so I needed part of a day off so I said sure, I’d be thrilled to hang out with her this morning. While we were watching a movie together, (Up) which I can hardily recommend by-the-way, the UPS guy came with a box. The folks at Lensbaby had been kind enough to send me their Composer model and a few accessories to use for my up coming close-up class for Kelby training. I opened the box and put the lens on my D7000 and while Abigail, was watching the movie, I clandestinely snapped a few shots.

I loved the one above it just captured her pensive mood watching this bittersweet film. The film was about one of the things that matters most in life, our relationship with our loved ones. I’m sixty-five years old, I’ve photographed five presidents, seen six shuttle launches, shot countless NFL football games right from the sidelines, and I once had an image that was in a portfolio that one the Pulitzer Prize. I’ve photographed every major National Park at least twenty-five times, and taken photographers to both Africa and several times to the Galapogos Islands. I’ve photographed
things I never imagined I would ever see, but yesterday watching an entertaining movie on the couch with my granddaughter, was as sweet as any of those experiences, actually maybe even more!

It’s funny how when you start out on this journey called life, you dream big dreams and you think all that will make you happy is to see those big dreams come true. You work and scheme and do everything in your power to make them happen. For me, thankfully most all my dreams have come true, but yesterday watching the movie with Abigail, I realized that all I dreamed of pales in comparison to time with those we love.

Years ago when I had cancer and thought I might die, the thing I most was sad to lose was time with my wife and children. Thankfully God me the desire of my heart and now 30 years later I’ve seen them all grown, married and they have given me six wonderful grandchildren. It’s interesting how much we learn the more we age.

I’m glad that I’ve been so blessed, and I’m thrilled with the life God has given me. Charles Dicken’s in a Christmas Carol wrote that man has the most difficulty learning the meaning of a simple word, “enough”….

Today’s Prayer;
Thank you Father, for in my life, you’ve given me so much more, than enough…….

the pilgrim