It happened again. Two sentences, 38 words that framed an entire day.
Reese and I sat at the counter of a local burger joint, the boys having a burger and bonding. Father and son talking about how together we could rule the universe. Oh wait a minute, that’s an entirely different story. We talked about life, the future and our crazy cat.
Madison and I had a catch out in the backyard, the old man is the catcher and his daughter is the pitcher. I have to wear shin guards and should wear a dixie cup, minus the dixie, because she throws so hard. We don’t talk much when we throw. We just laugh. It seems the favorite part is seeing how hard we can throw it to each other.
Beth and I ate dinner with a friend and saw Colin Hay in concert. It had been a while since Beth and I had been to a concert. The dinner was excellent and the concert was most excellent. The specifics of the seating arrangement at the venue (tables and chairs) required us to sit close. No complaints here! We sat for an hour and a half and listened to a very talented singer, song-writer, guitar player. I could blog for a week about the guitars and the guitar playing!
When he began to sing these words, the song from his first encore,
Any minute now my ship is coming in
I’ll keep checking the horizon
And I’ll stand on the bow
And feel the waves come crashing
Come crashing down, down, down on meAnd you said,”Be still, my love
Open up your heart
Let the light shine in”
Don’t you understand?
I already have a plan
I’m waiting for my real life to begin
I had tears in my eyes.
I thought about my lunch with Reese. I thought about playing catch with Madison in the yard. I thought about dinner with our friend. I thought about being there in that moment with Beth and knew I didn’t have to wait any longer for my real life to begin.
Two sentences, 38 words that framed an entire day:
I assume you have had moments like this when you were caught up in something so much bigger than yourself that you couldn’t even put it in words. What is it about certain things that ignite something within?
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April 25th, 2006 at 10:26 am
Wonderful experience. Thanks for sharing. If only we could all come to know that waiting for our life to begin (you know, the “I’ll be happy when………” thing) is counter-productive and that our life is all around us!
Recently, a scripture hit me right between the eyes, and I actually had to catch my breath. It was, I believe in Psalm 103. “He does not treat us as our sins deserve.” Been a Christian for 44 years, and it was like I was seeing that for the first time. (Maybe I was.)
April 25th, 2006 at 10:35 am
I can’t think of too many things more “igniting” than our relationships with our kids and the love we have for our spouses.
April 25th, 2006 at 10:57 am
Like everyone else, I got all blogged up yesterday and couldn’t post or leave a comment for anyone else. I loved your questions about school but, sadly, we’ve moved on already. I’ll just ditto everyone else (especially Peggy and Cecil…Maddux from the 4th row? Nice). It seems I never remember the good excuses my kids give me anyway. I just assign detention and move on.
It should be noted that for ME, the best reason to miss school has always been because there’s a good movie coming out. All those Star Wars Special Editions almost got me fired.
On today’s note, I think the truly happy person is the one who realizes how much they have, and who gives little thought to what they don’t have.
April 25th, 2006 at 12:20 pm
I’d like to think that the longing for “life to begin” stems from somewhere deep within our souls because we are not yet truly home. You know, kind of homesickness for a place we have not even yet experienced but for which our souls anxiously await. Something within us knows that the life we are waiting for doesn’t really begin until we leave this life.
That may not make any sense - but it’s what those lyrics made me think.
April 25th, 2006 at 12:37 pm
Kristi: There is a gospel song entitled “Beulah Land” that puts forth just that idea.
April 26th, 2006 at 2:28 am
A good post for a good day.