Six. The Present.

Today I am thankful for life. I am thankful to have new mercies new every morning. I am thankful that my life is filled with art, incredibly loving friends, inspiring beauty, time to work, time to play, time to relax, ears to listen, and bodies to hug.

I cannot explain it. The days fly by without warning and the moments barely seem to happen. It seems a fog has taken over the minutes.

I have a very special friend that I’ve known since elementary school. Photo shoots, beach trips, heart breaks, loves, rollercoasters, emotional and physical, and lots of laughs fill all of our memories together.

She gets married on Friday.

Tomorrow morning I’m going to her house to have breakfast with her family in the house that my surprise 16th birthday was thrown. 

Then we will go to her rehearsal dinner. And on Friday, I’ll watch her parents hand her off to the newest man in her life.

The combination of emotions has me overwhelmed and speechless.

Suffice it to say that the present moment…each quickly passing moment is packed full of goodness. Tonight I shall go to sleep exhausted…and content. Content in the moment. Joyful for today. And thankful for every passing moment.