Moments That Matter to Me

The word ‘moment’ is partially defined in the dictionary as:

-a minute portion or point of time, instant

-a time of excellence or conspicuousness

How does our brain recall a meaningful moment for so many years when it lasted only an instant? What do you remember? Here are a couple of ditty’s I recall like it was yesterday:

Finding 2-yr-old diapered Nicko had pulled out the kitchen drawers, only to climb a top the refrigerator!

11-yr-old Matthew keeping one foot on first base and performing Olympic gymnast caliber splits to catch a million mile per hour hit for the win!

8-yr-old Nicko finishing an amazing Lego creation from scratch with his only help being the complicated instructions.

15-yr-old Matthew receiving a surprise baseball league Sportsman of the Year award during the year-end awards ceremony.  He was always the first one up, pacing the dugout, encouraging his teammates to cheer on the at-batters. Brought tears to my eyes!

I could go on and on, and I bet you could, too! This is a special moment that was actually captured on film!

Matthew has an enlarged photo on his wall which he took of his little girl on her 6th birthday. Gives me goosebumps every time I look at it! She was having a party at a splash pool. She is seen in the photo running toward the camera in her swimsuit, hair soaked, smile full of joy and laughter, and detailed droplets of water enveloping her like a protective cloud of sparkles. But the funny thing is she was not running toward the camera, she was running toward ME when she saw I entered the the splash pool room behind Matthew and his camera! I think that kiddo of mine has something special to share with you, too! He believes “your moments matter.” They DO!