Allow me please to share with you a bit of timeless food for thought:

...God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:27

And God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” Exodus 3:14

I want to attempt to share with you the reasons I have chosen to meditate a bit on those passages this week, but first I must ask, what was the highlight of your week?

Think about it.

What was the highlight of your week?

Yes, I am going to tell you about mine. In fact I'm going to mention several highlights from the past week. But I do so only to encourage you to pause and consider the highlights of your week.

Highlight number one:

Survived game five.

Highlight number two:

Shared with special friends an awesome pot of chili, made with fresh, never frozen, ground venison, as we welcomed the first chill of the season.

Highlight number three:

Had lunch with Tamela Ragsdale. Found in her a kindred spirit. Couldn't believe the many things we have in common. For a brief moment we connected in the knowledge that we are not alone in the universe.

Highlight number four:

Watched eight deer play in the front pasture for an hour, while I was so sure my husband, who was sitting in a tree stand overlooking the back pasture, was seeing no activity. Turned out he saw 13 deer the same evening, but he didn't shoot one that day. He just watched with his binoculars and enjoyed the moments.

Highlight number five:

Spent a spectacular evening with Dylan. We drew pictures and talked and listened to music. Even danced to a couple of numbers. When we grew tired he found a little book that I used to read to his dad a few years back, and asked that I read it to him. He strained to follow each word as I read slowly, running my finger along the lines. When I reached the end, he said, “Oh, please read it again, Grangan!” as he slipped his little 5-year-old arm up over and around my shoulders. I knew in that moment that I would read forever if that's what he wanted.

Please note that not a single highlight happened solely because of any one hat I wear, any one role I play, any one title I may have, or one job I may do.

Yes, I wear, I play, I have, and I do. But the sum of all that and more can never quite add up to the fact that I am. Not who I am or what I am, just that I am.

And you? What do you do? What is your job? Your responsibilities? Are you married or single? A parent? A grandparent? A friend? A neighbor? Whatever title you may hold, whatever activity you may participate in, whatever the circumstances may be in which you find yourself from day to day, they are not you. You are more.

Is it the days, weeks, years that make up what we call life, or is it all in the moment?

The present moment.

What else happened this past week? Much. There were alarm clocks every morning. Phones to answer all day. Appointments to keep. Deadlines to meet.

But that's okay because I had my moments.

Let it never be said that we do not have time to live the moments. Let's strive to make the present moment one we would be proud to call our last. Anything less is not good enough.

And let us never attempt to define God by who we think He is, or what we think He does. He is more. Far more. And if we do not invite Him to share the moments, how can we expect to share with Him our lives?

Hope I have not lost you with my rambling today. But it's okay if I have, as long as you are doing a little rambling of your own by now.

Life is precious. It is a gift. It is to be appreciated. Savored. Lived. And we must do it all in the present moment. Anything less just is not enough.

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