Capture the moment

I’ve been feeling thankful lately - in ways that I struggle to express.

Thankful for blessings that I didn’t expect to have and that could so easily be gone.

Thankful for things that seem so normal, but are really extraordinary.

So rare. 

So precious.

Blessings to be cherished.

Celebrated.

Appreciated.

Blessings that I want to hold close while somehow still holding them loosely.

Freshly blooming flowers and other delights are so fleeting - so they must be enjoyed in the moment or the chance will be gone.

Oh, the wonder.

The astonishing sweetness.

The moment.

How do I capture it?

How do I catch every drop?

The only thing I know to do is to notice.

To linger.

To celebrate.

To breathe deeply.

Again. 

And again.

To give thanks.

To wonder.